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WASHINGTON – When President George W. Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. “I’m optimistic,” he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world’s longest-running disputes within little more than a …

MADISON, Wis. – Fire has consumed a fraternity house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leaving about two dozen residents without their belongings in the midst of final exams. Hundreds of students gathered early Tuesday morning as the Sigma Phi Epsilon three-story house went up in flames. A police officer on …

NEW YORK – Gov. David Paterson has been diagnosed with acute glaucoma in his left eye and was undergoing an outpatient laser procedure Tuesday, his office said. The governor, who is blind in his left eye and has only limited vision in his right, received the diagnosis after admitting himself …