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San Francisco Considers Handgun Ban

SAN FRANCISCO – The city that bucked state law and sanctioned gay marriage (search) is now taking aim at the constitutional right to bear arms (search) by proposing a ban in San Francisco on private ownership of all handguns. “When you get guns out of people’s homes and off the …

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Report: NASA Overworked, Under-Budgeted, Can't Do Research

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA lacks the money to support vigorous science research while building the international space station and returning astronauts to the moon, according to a report released Thursday by the National Research Council. The end result, the scientists warned, will be further erosion of the nation’s leadership …

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Prosecutor: Big Dig Indictment 'Just Scratched the Surface'

BOSTON – The indictment of six men who worked for the Big Dig‘s largest concrete supplier is just a small step in the pursuit of contractors suspected of fraud on the multibillion-dollar highway project, authorities say. The six current and former employees of Aggregate Industries were arrested Thursday on federal …

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