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Green Becomes Official Color of Baseball
NEW YORK -- When baseball's legendary greats came rolling up Sixth Avenue this month for the annual Hall of Fame parade, the familiar red carpet was distinctly green.
Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read
CHICAGO -- In a victory for antiabortion forces, doctors in South Dakota are now required to tell a woman seeking an abortion that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, uniqu...
Mukasey's Goal: Righting the Ship Or Just Steadying It?
From a book-lined den on the fifth floor of the Justice Department, the attorney general is watching the clock.
Man Decides Not to Jump Off Ledge, Then Falls
A patient at George Washington University Hospital fell from a fifth-story ledge overlooking New Hampshire Avenue in Northwest Washington yesterday afternoon after threatening to jump for several h...
Acceptance of Gay People in Military Grows Dramatically
Public attitudes about gays in the military have shifted dramatically since President Bill Clinton unveiled what became his administration's "don't ask, don't tell" policy 15 years ago today.