Police efforts to thwart large protests outside the Republican National Convention on Thursday night led to a clash less than a mile from the arena that resulted in “a couple of hundred” arrests, authorities said.
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Ron Paul has no plan to set foot in the Republican convention next door in St.
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As he drove from Kansas on Sunday, 79-year-old Stephen Anderson hoped he could share his message about the dangers of the growing national debt with delegates entering the Republican National Convention.
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Hurricane Gustav rained on the Republicans’ parade Sunday, dampening the mood among delegates from states on the Gulf Coast and far away.
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If there’s an opportunity to escape the deadly blast of a grenade, the Army trains soldiers to take it.
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The discovery of dangerously high levels of arsenic that prompted the closure of a popular park in Washington last week came as a shock to families who enjoy the green space for soccer games and picnics.One possible source of the poison is especially disturbing – it could stem from mortician practices during the Civil War.During the conflict, Fort Reno Park was a military outpost for soldiers protecting the capital from Confederate invasion.
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Congress on Wednesday waded into an escalating scientific dispute over a controversial ingredient in plastic products that some think may harm the development of children’s brains and interfere with human reproduction.
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The White House drug czar said in a warning to parents Friday that depressed teens are medicating themselves with marijuana, running risks of even deeper depression.
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The federal government on Thursday took the first step toward a massive expansion of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as President Bush signed legislation ordering the Interior Department to consider making additions to the protected area.
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Under pressure to do something about surging food prices, members of Congress are increasingly questioning the government’s incentives for corn-based ethanol production, which have been blamed for contributing to the crisis.At hearings Tuesday and Wednesday, a bipartisan chorus in the Senate and House called for rethinking ethanol policy.
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