In New Hampshire, where frugality is prized, a town’s new library has thousands of books, but it needs a budget so it can open without a local tax in read more »
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A frail economy prompted a gesture of compromise from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Upon taking office, President-elect Barack Obama will be forced to weigh presidential power and civil liberties.
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The California attorney general said in a brief that a review of the constitutionality of Proposition 8 was necessary to provide closure.
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Some of the papers from Justice William H. Rehnquist’s first three years on the Supreme Court foreshadow issues facing the court today.
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Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants read more »
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After a disciplined campaign, Barack Obama is now assembling a staff whose members are known for their combativeness.
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Aides said Barack Obama would not formally offer Hillary Rodham Clinton a post unless he was satisfied that Bill Clinton’s activities would not pose read more »
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A last-minute Bush administration proposal addresses objections to abortion on religious or moral grounds.
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Injury, unemployment and waiting for disability claims to be processed has forced many veterans into foreclosure.
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Chronic kidney disease is a killer that sneaks up on thousands of people with diabetes or untreated high blood pressure.
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The killing a week ago has rekindled scrutiny in last February’s videotaped beating of the woman while in police custody in Memphis.
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Dying winds gave firefighters their first real opening against three ferocious wildfires.
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A mostly black congregation in Springfield, Mass., woke up the day after the election of Barack Obama with the joy of an elected black president and read more »
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Some conservatives want a return to the basics of the Reagan era, while others warn that the party must update the focus of conservatism.
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The postelection period may feel frenetic, but come Inauguration Day, Barack Obama may look back on it as luxuriantly languid.
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Congress returns for its lame-duck session with a major issue facing members: whether to bail out the imperiled domestic auto industry.
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As president, Barack Obama, an avid basketball player, will find that many of his counterparts in other countries have athletic pursuits of their own read more »
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Obama advisers were said to be reviewing Bill Clinton’s finances and activities to see whether they would preclude the appointment of his wife as sec read more »
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Emergencies were declared in three counties, but there were hopes that wind feeding the flames would die down.
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