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Report: Air marshals to expand duties
Dec 13 2005 11:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal air marshals will expand their work beyond airplanes, launching counterterror surveillance at trains stations and other mass transit facilities in a test program this week, according to a published report.
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Federal panel plans better voting system
Dec 13 2005 9:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voting systems would be more secure and voter access improved for those with disabilities under voluntary guidelines approved Tuesday by the Election Assistance Commission.
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Judge weighs order to release two at Gitmo
Dec 13 2005 9:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is considering ordering the release of two Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay, which would be an unprecedented step in the legal battles surrounding the Bush administration's treatment of detainees.
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Housing costs lifting rentals out of reach
Dec 13 2005 3:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The cost of rental housing has increased faster than wages, making it increasingly difficult for low-income families to afford even modest apartments, an advocacy group said Tuesday.
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Ben Franklin's letters go on display
Dec 13 2005 12:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Benjamin Franklin was a passionate writer, especially in the cause of the democracy he helped found, but even such a prolific man of letters may have had second thoughts about posting too-hasty words, according to an exhibit for the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth.
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Library of Congress to show rare photos
Dec 13 2005 7:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For those too young to have lived through them, it can feel like the Depression and World War II happened in black and white.
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