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Recess appointments
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Recess appointments

National |  After years of waiting, President Bush decided enough was enough. With Senate Democrats refusing to consider a half dozen of his judicial nominees, Mr. Bush…

Pledged to God-for now
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Pledged to God-for now

National |  Call it a case of delayed justice. On June 14 the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the phrase "under God" should remain a part of the Pledge of…

Taking the enemy to court
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Taking the enemy to court

National |  The Supreme Court in June dealt a blow to President Bush's war on terror, ruling that nearly 600 "enemy combatants" held for years at a naval base in Cuba…

Gay but not happy
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Gay but not happy

National |  After the Massachusetts Supreme Court gave a thumbs-up to gay marriage last year, 2004 seemed destined to go down as the year homosexual nuptials went…

Anglicans in crisis
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Anglicans in crisis

National |  With the worldwide 77-million-member largely conservative Anglican Communion tottering at the edge of schism over homosexuality issues, Archbishop of…

Cell-out
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Cell-out

National |  Advocates for the unproven potential of embryonic stem-cell research found allies this year in famous families. After former President Ronald Reagan died of…

Year's best gadget
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Year's best gadget

National |  If the 1960s were about free love, the first four years of the 21st century have been about free music. The Recording Industry Association of America prefers…

Hypersonic leap
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Hypersonic leap

National |  Forget about going around the world in 80 days. What about three and a half hours? NASA tested an engine which could do just that. On Nov. 16, the…

Batsmen and hurlers
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Batsmen and hurlers

National |  Dozens of small towns return to the roots of the national pastime

Ploys for tots
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Ploys for tots

National |  Activists in several states are using questionable research to push for voluntary -- and, some fear, eventually mandatory -- tax-funded preschool for all…

Socialism recycled
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Socialism recycled

National |  The left swung the last presidential election, as Ralph Nader grabbed a crucial 3 percent of the vote. Led by high-decibel radicals like Michael Moore, the…

Could this man be Bush's Nader?
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Could this man be Bush's Nader?

National |  Constitution Party may represent the margin of defeat for President Bush

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