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NATIONAL CLIPS July 28

July 27, 2007

DES MOINES, Iowa: Voters ratchet up pressure for Iraq withdrawal Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley probably thought coming home meant family picnics with sweet corn, instead of scores of constituents outside his home office windows, July 18,...

NYC steam explosion seen as warning

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) — With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting...

We need your photos!

July 27, 2007

When I was younger, I walked into the Columbus, Ohio, Associated Press office inquiring about a job in photography. The manager asked me the same question he asked all the other young hopefuls who showed up...

Remember Soweto

July 21, 2007

For many years, on June 16/Soweto Day, protesters confronted the apartheid South African government at embassies and consulates around the world. The day commemorates the 15,000 school children of Soweto who marched peacefully to protest apartheid...

Huge protests in Peru against profiteering

July 20, 2007

Social upheaval in Peru culminated July 13 with President Alan Garcia calling upon the armed forces to join 15,000 national police in attempting to quell nationwide protests organized by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers. Teachers...