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Flag Amendment Raises Vitriol in Virginia Senate Race

WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. George Allen attacked his Democratic challenger’s opposition to a flag-burning amendment, and James Webb retaliated by calling Allen a coward who sat out the Vietnam War “playing cowboy at a dude ranch in Nevada.” The statement by a senior adviser to Webb, a decorated veteran and …

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Study: Cutting, Self-Abuse, Common Among College Students

CHICAGO – Nearly 1 in 5 students at two Ivy League schools say they have purposely injured themselves by cutting, burning or other methods, a disturbing phenomenon that psychologists say they are hearing about more often. For some young people, self-abuse is an extreme coping mechanism that seems to help …

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Police Arrest More Than 300 in World Cup Brawls With English Fans

STUTTGART, Germany – Police broke up two brief but violent disturbances involving English soccer fans Saturday, arresting more than 300 people the day before England plays Ecuador in a World Cup second-round match. Following Germany’s 2-0 afternoon win over Sweden, English and German fans clashed in a plaza near outdoor …

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