WASHINGTON – The impeachment of former President Clinton is in a gray area of history, too long ago to be a current event, too recent to be judged in perspective. Yet history is already judging Clinton in the place where millions of students get their information about him — textbooks. …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Dozens of masked Palestinian gunmen took over election offices in the Gaza Strip, exchanging fire with police and demanding spaces for the ruling Fatah Party’s military wing on a list for Jan. 25 parliamentary elections. The clashes came hours before a Wednesday afternoon deadline for …
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NEW YORK – A Washington, D.C., cab driver, a Florida doctor and a Bronx jazz musician have pleaded not guilty to charges they conspired to help terrorist organizations. Taxi driver Mahmud Faruq Brent, of Gwynn Oak, Md., smiled and waved at family members and friends before entering his plea in …
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KALEMIE, Congo – Rescuers in fishing boats searched for survivors Tuesday in a central African lake at the epicenter of a strong earthquake that killed three people. On shore, some of the newly homeless wondered why disaster had again struck their destitute region, already devastated by years of civil war. …
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Microsoft Corp.’s Windows OneCare PC security bundle is now available to the general public. The consumer-facing tool, which features virus scanning, firewall protection, data backup and PC cleanup tools, has been released to the Windows Live portal as part of Microsoft’s plan to extend the beta testing process to a …
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YAKIMA, Wash. – Another escapee from the Yakima County Jail has been caught. Yakima police say a tip led officers to surround a house today where Gianni Alaimo surrendered. Of the nine inmates who escaped Nov. 26, only one — Luis Albert Soto — remains at large. The escapees used …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 8, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight — and this might not …
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LOS ANGELES – Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special. “Elton John: The Red Piano,” a Las Vegas extravaganza taped at Caesars Palace, aired Monday night without the segment in …
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MOSUL, Iraq – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, serving Christmas Eve dinner to U.S. soldiers, told the troops they will persevere and win the war in Iraq, just as generations of Americans prevailed in past conflicts. Rumsfeld told the troops the war that has cost more than 2,150 U.S. lives …
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WASHINGTON – The nation’s murder rate jumped 2 percent during the first six months of this year, with the highest increases in small towns and the Midwest, the FBI said Monday. Crime fell nationwide for other significant offenses, including rape, arson and assault. After a dramatic decline in the number …
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