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Israel prepared for ground war in Gaza

By Sheera Frenkel, McClatchy Newspapers – TEL AVIV, Israel — Restaurants and bars across Tel Aviv were half-empty this weekend, as many residents of Israel’s commercial center stayed indoors for fear of rocket

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President Declares Disaster for Delaware

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Delaware to supplement state and local

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Profiles of China’s new leaders

By Julie Makinen and Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — The 18th congress of the Communist Party in China wrapped up this week with President Hu Jintao stepping down as

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Cuba journalist convicted of spying

By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — A journalist with Cuba’s Granma newspaper was sentenced to 14 years in prison for spying, a charge filed soon after he reported

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Lot next to Obama’s Chicago home up for sale

By Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Another home-buying opportunity has surfaced in President Barack Obama’s neighborhood, this time right next door. The owners of the famously vacant land next to

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I was a foot soldier for Obama

By John Johnson, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — It was at a modest house on the outskirts of this gambling mecca last weekend that I finally became confident President Barack Obama

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Duluth gets $500,000 Cargill grant for flood relief

Richard Meryhew, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – An Eden Prairie foundation has pledged $500,000 to northeastern Minnesota residents struggling to recover from the torrential rain and flash flooding that overwhelmed Duluth and surrounding communities

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