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Israeli strikes on Hamas targets by air and from gunboats at sea continued as negotiations to end the dispute pushed forward in Cairo. Black smoke rose over Gaza City suburbs,
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Was it humor or was it politics We may never fully know, but crowds came to Washington by the busload Saturday for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Some rally-goers said they were there to get their message out, while others sought a comedy show but everyone seemed to agree that the country political divisions run deep.This election has been driven by both extremes, whether it is the left screaming over the right or the right screaming over the lef
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crocs I thought there would be, said Sarah McCarthy, 32, of Pittsburgh. It great to see so many people getting together, having a laugh, not shouting. Everyone is here- not just one [political] side. Within the crowd, congeniality prevailed. At the end of the three-hour event, which mixed musical performances with on-stage shtick, Stewart addressed the crowd with a call for more rational disco
