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Michigan Teen With Cerebral Palsy Makes 100-Mile Wheelchair Trek

BIG BAY, Mich. – A 14-year-old Michigan boy has completed a four-day, 100-mile trip in his wheelchair as part of a fundraiser. Gene Fletcher said he raised more than $20,000 for the Bay Cliff Health Camp, a nonprofit therapy and wellness center on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for children and adults …

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Karzai Renews Call for Taliban to Lay Down Weapons

KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term. Karzai’s appeal, made in a message …

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Democrats' Health Care Sleight of Hand

As a former (recovering) professional magician, I’ve seen and perpetrated my share of sleight-of-hand. But I have never seen anything quite like the linguistic and budgetary legerdemain Democrats have performed to make President Obama’s health-care plan appear “affordable.” Congressional Democrats have been forced into such chicanery because of the price …

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