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Pope Francis, in his own words, on the issues
Before he became pope, Francis spoke his mind about many of the most sensitive topics the Roman Catholic church faces today. Here is a sampling from "On Heaven and Earth," published in 2012, and his authorized biography "The Jesuit," published in 2010 and republished last month as "Pope Francis. Conversations with Jorge Mario Bergoglio."
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Explore Washington state's top parks
Waves crash against Cape Disappointment's rocky cliffs below a lighthouse near the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Ilwaco, with the mouth of the Columbia River and the Oregon coastline visible in the background.
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New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among the age group in which most smokers take up the habit. The bill, which was introduced by the City Council and has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, would make New York City, which already has the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, the first big city or state to set the smoking age at 21. Currently, individuals must be 18 to buy cigarettes. ...
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Huhne fights demand for legal costs
Prosecutors are seeking more than £100,000 in legal costs from ex-cabinet minister Chris Huhne following his conviction for perverting the course of justice.
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U.S. sending more medics to Guantanamo as hunger strike grows
By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. military is sending additional medical personnel to the Guantanamo prison camp, where more than half the captives have joined a hunger strike to protest their open-ended detention, a camp spokesman said on Monday. Reinforcements numbering fewer than 40 will arrive by the end of April, said Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House, a spokesman for the detention operation at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in southeastern Cuba. ...
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Service held for Stephen Lawrence
The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says her "pain is raw", at a memorial service to mark the 20th anniversary of his death.
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VIDEO: 'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting
Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army has disputed this figure
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Foreigners Among Civilians Feared Held by Taliban
Eight Turkish engineers and at least one Russian are among the hostages after surviving a forced landing in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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U.S. justices conflicted over AIDS funding case
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Monday as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organizations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad. Several justices voiced concerns that the law imposes unconstitutional limits on freedom of speech, but others indicated the government had a right to direct how its money should be spent. ...
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Explore Washington state's top parks
Waves crash against Cape Disappointment's rocky cliffs below a lighthouse near the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Ilwaco, with the mouth of the Columbia River and the Oregon coastline visible in the background.
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"Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival" at Gorge Amphitheatre
"Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival"
Alice In Chains
Jane's Addiction
Coheed And Cambria
Circa Survive
Walking Papers
Middle Class Rut
New Politics
Danko Jones
Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
Appearing at Gorge Amphitheatre (Quincy, WA) on Saturday, September 07, 2013
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Boston suspect won't be treated as enemy combatant: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ethnic Chechen college student suspected in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings will not be treated as an enemy combatant in the legal proceedings, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday. Some Republican lawmakers had called on the Obama administration to designate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant, a designation that would allow him fewer rights such as the appointment of counsel. The White House rejected those appeals. ...
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NBA will return to Seattle, but it won't be the Kings
By Bruce Baskin Bruce Baskin of Chehalis has been a football fan since the 1967 Ice Bowl and follows the Dolphins as sports director for WRMI radio in Miami. Admit it. You’re enjoying this – or at least part of it, anyway. I sure am. With all the drama surround
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Calif. man pleads no contest in yacht kidnapping
A South San Francisco man is facing up to four years and four months in jail after pleading no contest to charges that he kidnapped his two children and took them away on a stolen yacht.
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W.Va. teen arrested in T-shirt flap back in class
A West Virginia teenager returned to class Monday wearing the same National Rifle Association T-shirt that led to his suspension and arrest after he refused a teacher's order last week to remove it.
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Khloe Kardashian out as `X Factor' judge
Khloe Kardashian is left out following the latest game of musical chairs on "The X Factor."
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Biden to attend MIT officer's memorial service
Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend the memorial service for the MIT police officer killed in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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'Wadjda' prompts women's rights talk at Tribeca
Haifaa Al Mansour had to go to great lengths to make the groundbreaking Saudi film "Wadjda" - and not only because it is the first feature made entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first directed by a Saudi woman.
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Nike yanks T-shirts in aftermath of bombing
Nike Inc. says it has pulled from the market T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Boston Massacre" in the aftermath of last week's bombing during the Boston Marathon that killed three people and left dozens injured.
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ESPN wraps up spring game
Here’s a wrapup of the UW Spring Game this morning from ESPN.com. As readers may have noticed, I was gone last week doing some of our NBA stuff with Percy Allen filling in, and I’ll continue to have some NBA duties the next few weeks. But I will try to keep some regular content on
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