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National Clips
January 6, 2006LOUISVILLE, Ky.: Hundreds honor Emancipation Day Freedom knows no religious bounds as hundreds celebrated achievements of civil rights pioneers Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 1, the day 143 years after the...
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Philadelphians fight high heating bills
January 6, 2006PHILADELPHIA — About 7,600 households here have been without heat since November. Another 7,000 households are using alternative heating methods, such as kerosene or electric space heaters, to keep the winter cold at bay. The consequences...
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Power struggle continues in Iraq
January 6, 2006Final results of Iraq’s Dec. 15 elections are not expected for at least two weeks, as investigations of vote fraud allegations continue. Meanwhile political deal-making is under way. Controversial preliminary results gave the Shiite Islamic coalition,...
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Chicago leaders urge CTA to accept Citgo offer
January 6, 2006CHICAGO — “Is it not time for peace and reconciliation in a time of war and belligerency?” asked Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). “When the people of Venezuela are offering this gift to Chicago, then why should...
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NSA spy plot fuels call to censure Bush, Cheney
January 6, 2006Revelations that President George W. Bush ordered the National Security Agency to engage in massive spying on law-abiding people, in flagrant violation of federal law, have ignited a firestorm of angry demands that he and Vice...
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