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Mugabe angers Zimbabwe opposition as ex-South African leader tries to save political talks
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ President Robert Mugabe swore in two vice presidents Monday despite a deadlock in power-sharing talks with Zimbabwe's opposition movement, heightening tensions that are threatening to unravel the negotiations. The opposition...Tags: Morgan Tsvangirai, Economic Sanctions, Heads of State, European Union, Foreign Aid
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Old rail haunts, child-seat inspections
Tribune staffHAUNTED RAILS The Illinois Railway Museum, Union, holds its Terror on the Railroad Haunted Event Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 and Nov. 1. Participants in Halloween train experience must be at least 13 and in good health. Tickets cost $10 at the gate on...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Farms, Adults, Public Holidays, Health and Safety at School
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Ed Gein, Orson Welles, Abraham Lincoln items included in "Odd Wisconsin" exhibit in Madison
Associated Press WriterMADISON, Wis. (AP) _ There are the extraordinary items: the poster announcing the auction of serial killer Ed Gein's items, Orson Welles' 156-page typed script for "Citizen Kane" and an original speech Abraham Lincoln gave in Milwaukee. And there are the...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Plainfield, Milwaukee, Theodore Roosevelt, Republican National Conventions
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Larry Hagman excited about 'Dallas' reunion
Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a TV show called Dallas when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it. But his wife persuaded him to give the role of conniving oil baron and cattle rancher J.R. Ewing a...Tags: Ceremonies, Larry Hagman
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NJ's voter registration deadline nears
Tuesday is the deadline for new Jersey residents to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Registration offices throughout the state have extended evening hours for those still looking to fill out the required forms. Applications...Tags: Local Elections
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Report: Ind. workers losing job-provided coverage
Associated Press WriterA new report provides grist for a health policy political debate Monday: Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. Health plans through work...Tags: Insurance, Employers, Healthcare Provider, Indiana Hoosiers, Economic Policy
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LI man arrested for basement beatings
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comA West Hempstead man was arrested yesterday on charges that he beat his 11-year-old stepson, then beat and locked his wife in the basement when she tried to stop him, police said. According to police, Alon M. Holliday, 34, of 367 Elm St., was charged...Tags: Metal and Mineral, West Hempstead, Colleges and Universities, Hempstead
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Put children at the top of the agenda
Dana Friedman is executive director of The Early Years Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on early-childhood learning based in Plainview.After many of the debates and convention speeches over the past several weeks, the candidates' children were paraded onstage for all of America to see. But this display of family values would have a greater impact on voters if the presidential...Tags: Private Health Care, Government Health Care, Hofstra University, Health and Safety at School, People
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Joerg Haider, 58, Austrian governor
The Associated PressAustrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews and led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic, died Saturday in a car accident. He was 58. Mr. Haider was...Tags: Refugee, European Union, Economic Policy, Human Rights, Government
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Old associates dragged onstage
The Associated PressScraping for any advantage in the presidential campaign's waning days, John McCain and Barack Obama are introducing voters to a new cast of characters. McCain would like people to know about a former 1960s radical and a corrupt government insider, both...Tags: John McCain, Tony Rezko, Real Estate Buyers, Coup d'Etat, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Ecstasy, abandon accent Christopher Taylor's 'Jesus'
Chicago Tribune criticFriday night in Ganz Hall of Roosevelt University, Christopher Taylor performed Olivier Messiaen's two-hour-long piano cycle, "20 Contemplations of the Infant Jesus," with staggering virtuosity and sweep. More than any of the other pianists who played...Tags: Olivier Messiaen, Roosevelt University, University of Chicago, Ceremonies
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'Dallas' cast heads to Southfork for 30th anniversary
Associated PressPARKER, Texas—Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it. But his wife persuaded him to give the role of conniving oil baron and...Tags: Bing Crosby, Alternative Energy, Ethel Merman, Ceremonies, Ojai
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