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Martha Stewart Less Visible but No Less Talky

KATONAH, N.Y. – Her middle name is Helen. She likes to spend a lot of time with eggs. And she has no use at all for that clunky black gizmo on her ankle. In the month since Martha Stewart (search) was released from prison, after serving five months for her …

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6.8 Undersea Quake Hits Sumatra

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A strong undersea earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra (search) on Sunday, sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes in panic, but no tsunami was triggered, seismologists said. The 6.8-magnitude temblor smashed scores of windows in the west Sumatran city of Padang (search), state news …

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Jaafari Named Iraqi PM; Talabani Sworn In

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Cementing Iraq’s first democratic government in 50 years, one of Saddam’s Hussein’s (search) most implacable enemies took his oath as president Thursday and quickly named another longtime foe of the ousted dictator to the powerful post of prime minister. The new government’s main task will be to …

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