Nation & World
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011
Nation shows it knows how to revel
From the mountains to the prairies, Americans celebrate the country's 235th birthday.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011
In Focus: ‘Veterans’ cemetery that America forgot’
Service retirees lament that Washington isn't willing to help fund the maintenance of the Philippines facility.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011
Nation and World Dispatches
WASHINGTON Secret Service to investigate false update on Fox account The Secret Service said Monday it will investigate the hacking of Fox’s political Twitter account over updates claiming that President Obama had been assassinated. Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said the law enforcement agency, whose job it is to protect the president, will conduct a […]
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Monster catfish comes of age in Virginia
A 143-pound 'blue cat’ smashes the state record and may set a world mark – but many experts fear it could harm native species.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Thousands return home as Los Alamos fire danger subsides
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence Sunday to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week. Residents rolled into town, honking their horns and waving to firefighters as […]
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Last draftee is ready to retire
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, and found a new home.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Congress moves to cut screening for food E. coli
The commercial produce industry had suggested ending the program's $4.5 million in funding.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Pipeline break fouls Yellowstone River
Montana’s governor slams Exxon Mobil for seeking to downplay harm to wildlife from the weekend oil spill.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Prosecutor: Anthony ‘sacrificed’ child
ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony briefly wept Sunday as prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments that she murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee to reclaim the carefree life she had before the girl was born. Prosecutors portrayed Anthony as a woman who killed her daughter because she got in the way of her love life. “Something […]
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
World/Nation Dispatches
BANGKOK Sister of fugitive ex-leader gets landslide election win The U.S.-educated sister of Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, led his loyalists to a landslide election victory Sunday, a stunning rout of the military-backed government that last year crushed protests by his supporters with a bloody crackdown that left the capital in flames. The […]
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