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Ted Nelson, a sociologist, philosopher and pioneer of information technology, said, "The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't, and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together, or tried."
June 11, 2008
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By PHILLIP ALDER
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Coffee Break
KATMANDU - Nepal stood on the brink of becoming the world's newest republic Tuesday as an assembly charged with ending 239 years of royal rule was sworn in amid tight security.
June 11, 2008
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By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
LAHORE, Pakistan - When Mohammad Imran was planning the dinner for his cousin's wedding reception, he had no excuse to trim the pricey menu down from six entrees. Then the government came to his rescue.
June 11, 2008
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By NAHAL TOOSI and ASIF SHAHZAD
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - One-time thief Heber Nixon Jr. has filled out his share of futile job applications. All said being a felon wouldn't stand in his way - but the promised calls from managers never came.
June 11, 2008
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By KATHY MATHESON
Associated Press Writer
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National
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS. - The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun.
June 11, 2008
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By JOHN GONZALES
Associated Press Writer
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National
NEW YORK - Soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years.
June 11, 2008
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
AP Business Writer
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National
LOS ANGELES - Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering.
June 11, 2008
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The Associated Press
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National
TUCSON, Ariz. - Fresh images sent back by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander from the Martian northern polar region showed most of its science instruments were in good shape, mission scientists said.
June 11, 2008
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By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN
Associated Press Writer
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National
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed ''deep concern'' Tuesday after a leading children's charity said it uncovered evidence of widespread sexual abuse of children at the hands of U.N. peacekeepers and international aid workers.
June 11, 2008
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By EDITH LEDERER
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MIANYANG, China - About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley.
June 11, 2008
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By AUDRA ANG
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch shipping company negotiated with Somali pirates Tuesday, seeking the release of nine crew members on a freighter that was hijacked in the latest attack on merchant shipping off the coast of Somalia.
June 11, 2008
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By ARTHUR MAX
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The U.S. should rethink its approach in Pakistan, including a multimillion-dollar program aimed at training and equipping tribal militants, unless Islamabad does more to keep terrorists from crossing the Afghan border, a top Democrat said Tuesday.
June 11, 2008
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By ANNE FLAHERTY
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
WASHINGTON - An unexpected blend of liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices gave workers more leeway Tuesday to sue when they face retaliation after complaining about discrimination in the workplace.
June 11, 2008
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By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
WASHINGTON - The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon records show.
June 11, 2008
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By PAULINE JELINEK
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic personal stamp on a health care cause he first championed nearly 40 years ago: The nation's war on cancer.
June 11, 2008
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By ANDREW MIGA
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
