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  • NATIONAL CLIPS July 28

    NATIONAL CLIPS July 28

    July 27, 2007

    DES MOINES, Iowa: Voters ratchet up pressure for Iraq withdrawal Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley probably thought coming home meant family picnics with sweet corn, instead of scores of constituents outside his home office windows, July 18,...

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  • NYC steam explosion seen as warning

    NYC steam explosion seen as warning

    July 27, 2007

    NEW YORK (AP) — With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting...

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  • Agent Orange victim, activist dies

    Agent Orange victim, activist dies

    July 27, 2007

    Nguyen Thi Hong, 60, a member of the Vietnam Agent Orange Justice delegation that visited the U.S. in June this year, died July 20 in Vietnam from Agent Orange-related cancers. She and two other Vietnamese Agent...

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  • Hot battle: childrens health care vs. Bush

    Hot battle: childrens health care vs. Bush

    July 27, 2007

    The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is under attack by the White House. Created under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, SCHIP is set to expire Sept. 30. On July 19, the Senate Finance Committee...

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  • We need your photos!

    We need your photos!

    July 27, 2007

    When I was younger, I walked into the Columbus, Ohio, Associated Press office inquiring about a job in photography. The manager asked me the same question he asked all the other young hopefuls who showed up...

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