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Al-Zarqawi's Broken Record

You’ve probably heard the news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is out with another tape. He’s blasting Shiites, denouncing Jews, saying Shiites are essentially Jews and saying we’re essentially still Satan. And, in a new twist, so is the president of Iran… kind of: says he’s all talk, no terror. But on …

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Off the Beaten Path, Bush Takes a Detour to Graceland

Elvis has left the building … to the politicians. The Memphis, Tenn., home of the King of Rock and Roll will host a summit of sorts Friday when President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi travel to Graceland for a personal tour of one of America’s wackiest …

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New Orleans Nightlife Coming Back

NEW ORLEANS – At night, the neighborhood of Foubourg-Marigny — an up-and-coming hipster haven just a stone’s throw from the rowdier and more touristy French Quarter — doesn’t have the blaring, canned recordings of a trumpet playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” or the infamous fishnet-stockinged legs peeking through …

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