On June 1, Washington State is converting its 78-year-old liquor sales system from state to private control.

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In Washington State, Liquor Stores Are About to Go Private

A federal lawsuit argues that restricting assignments violates the constitutional rights of women.

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2 Women Sue Over Army’s Combat Ban

The Japanese martial art of kendo has a subjective scoring system, so it is unlikely to be included in the Olympics in its present form, which is fine to many in the sport’s global community.

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The Way of the Sword Is Too Complex for the Olympics

The Japanese martial art of kendo has a subjective scoring system, so it is unlikely to be included in the Olympics in its present form, which is fine to many in the sport’s global community.

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The Way of the Sword Is Too Complex for the Olympics

U.N. says government troops responsible.

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32 Kids Killed in Syria

The sleepy frontier community on the India-Burma border

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A border caught up in a time warp

Second incident in two weeks.

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Israeli Settlers Shoot Palestinian

MILWAUKEE — Evan Bradtke, a 20-year-old college student, spends time these days working out of a small, windowless room in a nondescript suite of offices a few miles outside Madison, Wis. Hour after hour he calls voters, urging them to turn out on June 5 to support embattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker . Read full article > >

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Wisconsin recall election: Scott Walker’s fate will have November implications

A tropical storm warning was in effect for parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida thanks to subtropical storm Beryl, which is forecast to bring rain and cause dangerous surf over the busy Memorial Day weekend.

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Beryl to bring rain, wind to Southeast

To rock musician.

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Keira Knightley Engaged

With the election of a new French president this month, the wealthy in France are suddenly scrambling for places to stash their money for a while, including in the United States.

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Big Deal: Voting With Their Wallets

After leaking documents to press.

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Vatican Confirms Pope’s Butler Arrested

When Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lost the presidential election by a sliver of a percent in July 2006, he cried fraud. His supporters took to the streets, and the most fervent blocked the capital city’s major boulevard for weeks. Read full article > >

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Lopez Obrador tries again in Mexico

Will save $2.1 billion a year.

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Post Office Pays Out Employees

Memorial Day originated after the Civil War, an effort at reconciliation in the aftermath of a young nation’s most savage years. But where? That is a more complicated question.

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Many Claim to Be Memorial Day Birthplace