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New Tack Offers Straying Parolees a Hand, Not Cuffs
Several states are altering their parole systems to focus on rehabilitating offenders instead of punishing them for parole violations.
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Chasing Utopia, Family Imagines No Possessions
Aimee and Jeff Harris of Austin, Tex., are donating virtually all their possessions to charity and hope to end up as organic homesteaders in Vermont.
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News Analysis: Same-Sex Marriage and Racial Justice Find Common Ground
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George?s argument in favor of same-sex marriage drew an analogy to interracial marriage bans of the past.
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F.B.I. Gets Mixed Review in Interrogation Report
The F.B.I.?s agents were praised for not being complicit in abuses at Guantánamo Bay, but the agency was found to be slow to respond to complaints about the tactics.
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Report Assesses Blame in Hepatitis Cases
The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada was found to have routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials, contributing to a large hepatitis outbreak.
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U.S. Plans Steps to Ease Congestion at Airports
The Bush administration proposed Friday to auction landing slots at two major airports, Kennedy and Newark, and to impose a limit on airline traffic at Newark.
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For Officers? Survivors, a Long Wait for Benefits
A new law extends federal benefits to survivors of public safety officers who died of heart attack or stroke within 24 hours of responding to an emergency.
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White House Memo: A Fast-Fading Sway: The Nation?s Leader, but Not His Party?s
With eight months left in office, President Bush?s ability to shape the country?s legislative and political agenda has diminished more quickly than his aides and allies expected.
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Detainee?s Trial Delayed Until Justices Rule
A military judge said he wanted the opportunity to examine a much-awaited Supreme Court decision on the rights of the detainees before the trial proceeded.
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Obama Says Bush and McCain Are ?Fear Mongering?
Senator Barack Obama responded sharply to attacks on his foreign policy and tried to turn the tables on his Republican critics.
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A Subdued Clinton, and a Subdued Audience, on the Campaign Trail
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton found herself largely ignored on Friday while a battle raged between Senator Barack Obama on one hand and Senator John McCain and President Bush on the other.
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Rhode Island?s Budget Crisis Deepens
Officials are warning Rhode Islanders that balancing the budget, which is required by law, will require further cuts in state services, employee benefits and local aid.
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In Effort to Avoid Conflicts, McCain Issues New Rules for Staff
The midcampaign staff review underscores the difficulties Senator John McCain is having in trying to build his Republican presidential campaign around his crusades for tighter ethics rules.
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Missouri Legislature Ends Session With Voter ID Amendment Still on Agenda
The bill would have enabled election officials to require proof of citizenship from people registering to vote.
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Courting N.R.A., McCain Criticizes Obama and Clinton on Gun Control
John McCain has been at odds with the National Rifle Association in the past because he favors background checks for firearm sales.
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In Huckabee Joke, Gun Aims at Obama
Mike Huckabee startled listeners at the annual convention of the National Rifle Association by joking of an imagined gun pointed at Senator Barack Obama.
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House G.O.P. to Re-evaluate Course
House Republicans have set a special meeting for next Tuesday to try to find a way to turn around their political slide.
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Nominee for F.E.C. Withdraws
The nominee to the Federal Election Commission, Hans von Spakovsky, a former Justice Department official, did not have Democratic support to win confirmation.
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National Briefing | South: Virginia: Mayor Won?t Run Again
L. Douglas Wilder, who earned a place in history as the nation?s first elected black governor, will not seek re-election as the mayor of Richmond.
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National Briefing | Washington: Conviction in Capitol Gun Case
A jury has convicted a man of carrying a loaded shotgun near the United States Capitol and hiding explosives in his truck.
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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Seafood Recall Is Ordered
Federal health authorities are ordering a Pasadena company to shut down and recall all smoked seafood produced since last June because it failed to develop safety standards.
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National Briefing | Midwest: Iowa: Lawsuit Filed Over Raid
The nation?s largest single immigration raid, in which nearly 400 workers were detained, violated the constitutional rights of the workers.
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Robert Mondavi, Napa Wine Champion, Dies at 94
Mr. Mondavi was the California vintner behind the rebirth of the Napa Valley wine industry who championed the idea that fine wine was an integral part of the good life.
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Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 4,072 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American on Friday:.
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On Religion: Tending to a Flock in Hard Hats
The Rev. Brian Jordan ministers to the building trades, which means both celebrating acts of material creation and mourning those killed in this dangerous work.
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Einstein Letter on God Sells for $404,000
A letter Albert Einstein wrote in 1954 in which he described the Bible as ?pretty childish? sold for $404,000 at an auction in London.
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