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Liberty's crown to reopen?
Attraction closed since Sept. 11 attacks. Full story
Huge landowner gets a closed-door deal
The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for converting hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to subdivisions. Full story
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Dubbed 'Senator No', Republican served five terms. Full story | Video
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Calif. faces blazes on two fronts
Weary firefighters got no rest during the holiday weekend as a pair of out-of-control wildfires roared across the landscape along California's Central Coast at opposite ends of the arid Los Padres National Forest.
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Supervisors charged in immigration case
Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally.
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Sailor ends 4,800-mile wave-powered trip
Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie took more than three months to sail from Hawaii to Japan in a boat powered by the energy of ocean waves.
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Commuter colleges go residential
The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.
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Passport snooping not uncommon
An internal State Department investigative report suggests that employees may have been snooping on the passport records of celebrities far more than previously disclosed and urges new action to secure the files.
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On Iran, top military officer sounds like Obama
It could turn out to be one of the significant comments of the 2008 campaign — and due to the July 4 weekend, it isn’t getting much notice. The nation’s highest ranking military officer warned Wednesday upon his return from a visit to Israel that a strike on Iran would be a very bad idea.
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Rosa Parks' belongings set to go under hammer
Thousands of personal items which belonged to Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer, are set to be sold at auction.
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British Muslims feel like 'the Jews of Europe'
Muslims in Britain feel like aliens in their own society and say they are targeted like "the Jews of Europe", the country's first Muslim government minister said.
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Helmsley's billions going to the dogs
At least two groups are eyeing the hotel queen's estate — estimated to be up to $8 billion — following a report Helmsley wanted her fortune to go to the dogs.
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