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NEW YORK, April 23 (UPI) -- The Dixie Chicks have apologized again for onstage criticism of President George W. Bush and revealed that the incident has led to death threats against them. In their first extensive public comment on the controversy, the country music trio told ABC's Diane Sawyer they... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- International media predict a widening rift between the U.S. departments of State and the Defense, after a former speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the institution responsible for managing world affairs for the United... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Not everything that occurs during war makes it into the initial stories correspondents file, especially personal observations and ruminations. Here are some of mine from having embedded with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines for the push from Kuwait to Baghdad.... Sign in to see full entry.

BILL COULD KEEP TRADITION BURNING BRIGHTLY The Louisiana Legislature is working on a bill that might make it possible for a long-standing rural holiday tradition to continue. For as long as anyone can remember, citizens in St. James Parish in Louisiana have lit huge bonfires on the banks of the... Sign in to see full entry.

SINGAPORE, April 21 (UPI) -- The Singapore Ministry of Health on Monday announced additional measures for private hospitals in an effort to contain the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome. To minimize the risk of infection between hospitals, doctors and nurses employed in the private-sector... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- The furor over the revelations of the Stevens Report on alleged collusion between the British Army and paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland looks likely to strip away layers of hypocrisy from the British body politic. But only to replace them with a far worse and... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- The term "fascist" has become one of the most overused terms of political abuse throughout the world. Judging from usage, its current meaning is something like "one who does not agree with me." More specifically, it means "someone not nice." For those striving for... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- A slim 20-page report released in Belfast Thursday has unleashed a political firebomb on Northern Irish politics and the famed British Army and security services, just as they were riding high after the stellar British military performance in the second Gulf War. The... Sign in to see full entry.

THINGS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND Just in time for Passover and Easter, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking Pensacola motorists: What would Jesus eat? A billboard, erected this week at the busy intersection reads, "Jesus was the Prince of Peas. Follow Him - go vegetarian," the Pensacola... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- The long dark cloud of despotic terror has been lifted off the heads of the Iraqi people. Freedom of expression has returned to Baghdad. And it is already being freely used -- to abuse the United States. A headline Wednesday on Page A-1 of The New York Times succinctly... Sign in to see full entry.