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Pope Meets With Iranian Foreign Minister, Receives Message From Ahmadinejad

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI met on Wednesday with Iran’s foreign minister and received a message from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Vatican said. The Vatican did not release details of the content of Ahmadinejad’s letter, but Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said the note focused on Saturday’s U.N. Security …

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Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr Ditches GOP for Libertarian Party

WASHINGTON – A former congressman who helped spark President Bill Clinton‘s impeachment has quit the Republican Party to become a member of the smaller Libertarian Party, saying he is disillusioned with the Republicans on issues such as spending and privacy. Bob Barr, who served eight years as a Republican congressman …

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Holding Hands With Spouse May Reduce Stress

Holding Hands to Reduce Stress The couples were told that the study was about holding hands — and that mild electric shocks would be involved. The wives wore electrodes on their ankles and watched screens that warned them when a shock was coming or assured them that they weren’t due …

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