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Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Donald Rumsfeld Resigning as Defense Secretary

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 WASHINGTON — Donald H. Rumsfeld is stepping down as defense secretary and former CIA Director Robert Gates will be nominated to take his place. Rumsfeld, President Bush's sole defense secretary in six years of leadership, is the first administration casualty after a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Ohio, Indiana Source of Early Voting Problems

Tuesday, November 07, 2006 WASHINGTON — Programming errors and inexperience dealing with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts Tuesday, delaying voters in several states and leaving some with little choice but to use paper ballots instead. In Cleveland, voters... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 4, 2006

Episcopalians Install First Female Priest as Bishop

Saturday, November 04, 2006 WASHINGTON — Katharine Jefferts Schori took office Saturday as the first woman presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, a first not only for her denomination but also for the global Anglican Communion, which has never before had a female priest leading one of its... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 3, 2006

First Funeral for SoCal Firefighter Held Friday

Friday, November 03, 2006 RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As families planned funerals for five firefighters killed by a wind-swept wildfire a week ago, authorities marched a suspect into a courtroom to charge him with murder and arson — crimes that carry a possible death sentence. Friends and family of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Airliners Clip Wings on Taxiway at Newark Airport

Wednesday, November 01, 2006 NEWARK, N.J. — A plane leaving a terminal at a major New York-area airport clipped wings with another plane being towed to a hangar for service on a taxiway Tuesday evening, the head of the air traffic controller's union said. The incident at Newark Liberty International... Sign in to see full entry.

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