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Presidential Council Approves Iraqi Provincial Law Elections

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s presidential council withdrew its objection to a provincial elections law on Wednesday, giving a major boost to U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation on the day marking five years of war in Iraq. The move came two days after Vice President Dick Cheney visited Baghdad to press …

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Digital TV Switchover Begins This Week

NEW YORK – About a quarter of the nation’s TV stations cut off their analog signals Tuesday, causing sets to go dark in households that were not prepared for digital television despite two years of warnings about the transition. Though most viewers were ready — and people with cable or …

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Ohio High School Student Loses Legs to Flesh-Eating Bacteria

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio high school student has lost both his legs to a fast-moving case of a flesh-eating bacteria. Doctors amputated Blake Haxton’s legs above the knees, and a spokesman for Ohio State University Medical Center said the 18-year-old was listed in critical condition Tuesday. Haxton is the …

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