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Day: August 13, 2012

Twins snap four-game losing skid

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins had high hopes for outfielder Darin Mastroianni when they plucked him off waivers last offseason. With Samuel Deduno, they weren’t sure

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3 reported dead in shootout near Texas A&M

By Dave Doolittle, Chuck Lindell and Patrick George, Austin American-Statesman – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Three people have died, including a Brazos County constable and a reported gunman, in a shootout Monday

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Summerfest in Hampton Declared a Success

by Deb Brown – HAMPTON – Nice weather and lots of sunshine provided the background for a marvelous Summerfest Weekend in Hampton. Two days of fun and frolic, inflatables, classic cars, live

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“Food stamp” fraud has high cost

Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – The federal government distributes enough food aid every year to help feed more than 46 million low-income Americans. But a sliver of that “food stamps” pie doesn’t

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Bomb kills Afghan governor, 3 bodyguards

By Laura King and Hashmat Baktash, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful remote-controlled bomb ripped through a car carrying a district governor in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing him and

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Beyond 7 Billion: The unending boom

By Kenneth R. Weiss, Los Angeles Times – JAIPUR, India — Ramjee Lal Kumhar and his bride, Mamta, first laid eyes on each other inside a billowing wedding tent festooned with garlands

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