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James (Whitey) Bulger, in a mug shot from the 1950s, when he was still a rising young criminal in South Boston.
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Mayor Oscar B. Goodman of Las Vegas is leaving office next month, but since his wife is the mayor-elect, he won’t be going far.
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Flood waters from the swollen Souris River had turned some residential neighborhoods of this city into lakes on Thursday.
Veteran of Iraq War Now Fights His Own Deportation
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The government wants to deport Elisha L. Dawkins, a veteran of the Army and the Navy, saying he lied on a passport application in 2006.
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On the surface, Indiana seems to have weathered the recession rather well, but large cracks have opened in its economic foundation, a sign of just how severe the downturn remains.
State Department Error Dashes Hopes of Thousands Seeking to Live in U.S.
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Thousands of would-be U.S. visa hopefuls seek solace on the Web after the State Department voids a lottery draw.
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The Iowa Farm Bureau wants to end direct payments to farmers for crops, and a growing number of politicians agree. But Depression-era farm programs do not die easily.
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Post Office to Stop Payments to Retirement Fund
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New Age Guru Guilty in Sweat Lodge Deaths
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Michigan Residents Sue Over Law on Emergency Management of Struggling Cities
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The lawsuit contends that a new measure broadly expanding the powers of emergency managers violates the State Constitution.
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Court Rules Against Former Lawmaker
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Obama Will Speed Pullout From War in Afghanistan
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