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Time is right for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace effort, Obama says

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama on Tuesday...

Thrifting local: The season of giving — and giving back

A couple of years ago, a group that got its start in the late 1970s blocking railroad tracks in a successful effort to close Rocky Flats ran into some budget trouble...

The Americans Claim Gold in Women’s Team Gymnastics, While the Chinese...

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Enter the American era. On Tuesday night, in front of a crowd swathed...

Just a number

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It took about 15 whole seconds for the board members to stand up. Now, that’s a bit of a cheap shot, but it illustrates a broader point about influence in the Colorado Legislature...

Soldiers sworn in as U.S. citizens

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MIAMI — Fabian Prado was 7 when he, his 8-year-old brother and their mother crossed the U.S-Mexico border without papers in 1987 — among the first Cuban refugees to flee to the United States via Mexico...

State governments reconsidering medical marijuana dispensaries

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Last week, Michigan authorities raided three Oakland County...

Buff briefs | Exhibit features Disney artist

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Exhibit features Disney artist...

THE PORCH

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I’m sitting on the porch in a low wooden chair in front of the open doors leading to the common room. The wooden porch runs the length of the building and is covered by a grass-thatched roof that absorbs the rain falling outside. It’s summer in Thailand, and it’s ...

Plan to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ meets with soldiers’ skepticism

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PHILADELPHIA — They served in combat in Iraq, depended on comrades in life-and-death situations, and appreciate the contributions of gay men and women in the armed forces...

American Indians: Resiliency in Independence

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On the Fourth of July, citizens celebrate with barbeques, picnics, ceremonies and lots of fireworks each year in the United States. It marks a beginning point in this country’s history, independence from the British. How does the American Indian fit into this ...