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Voices in the News

Voices in the News

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Politics

Immigration Debate: Views from North Carolina

by Linda Wertheimer

Immigration Debate: Views from North Carolina

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Middle East

Israeli Shelling Takes a Toll in Gaza

by Liane Hansen , Linda Gradstein

Israeli Shelling Takes a Toll in Gaza

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South Carolina Republicans Gather, Hear Allen

by Adam Hochberg

South Carolina Republicans Gather, Hear Allen

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News Analysis

Health-Care Plan: A Massachusetts Miracle?

by Daniel Schorr

Health-Care Plan: A Massachusetts Miracle?

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Books

'History on the Half Shell' in 'Big Oyster'

'History on the Half Shell' in 'Big Oyster'

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National

Injury to Eagle Raises Fears for Chicks

Injury to Eagle Raises Fears for Chicks

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Sunday Puzzle

Spell Out the City

Spell Out the City

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Books

Journalist Turns Novelist in 'The Sand Cafe'

Journalist Turns Novelist in 'The Sand Cafe'

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World

Violence Looms over Anniversary of Baghdad's Fall

by Liane Hansen , JJ Sutherland

Violence Looms over Anniversary of Baghdad's Fall

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World

Polls Against Berlusconi as Italians Vote

by Sylvia Poggioli

Polls Against Berlusconi as Italians Vote

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Presidential Vote Presents Clear Choices for Peru

by Liane Hansen , Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Presidential Vote Presents Clear Choices for Peru

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World

Text-Messaging Changes Dating in Afghanistan

by Rachel Martin

Text-Messaging Changes Dating in Afghanistan

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World

Irish History on the Auction Block

Irish History on the Auction Block

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Obituaries

Thomas Abercrombie: A Photographer and Much More

Thomas Abercrombie: A Photographer and Much More

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New Music

What's In a Song? Planting a Seed

What's In a Song? Planting a Seed

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Books

The Return of 'Slovenly Peter'

by Rachel McCarthy

The Return of 'Slovenly Peter'

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Diversions

Crocheting with 'The Happy Hooker'

Crocheting with 'The Happy Hooker'

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