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Jacob Tyler Roberts killed two people and himself at a mall outside Portland in December. Police reports and witness accounts reveal an odd confession and capture the outlines of a dark side he hid. In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continuesRepublican Mark Sanford has sought redemption and a return to his former House seat. But the race, which ends Tuesday, remains a tossup. Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says'Wet areas will get wetter and dry areas will get drier,' says a scientist, describing the findings of a NASA-led study on rainfall trends. Drought-prone places include the Southwestern United States. At NRA convention, both sides of gun debateMany attending the Texas event say they want to support 2nd Amendment rights they see as endangered. Outside, protesters read the names of those slain by guns. |
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Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria.
Vicente Fox to Congress: Rethink that wall
Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating...
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