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Miami Mayor Wins Delayed Re-election

MIAMI – Mayor Manny Diaz, who has presided over a resurgent Miami, easily won a second term Tuesday in an election delayed two weeks by Hurricane Wilma. “I’m extremely gratified,” he said. “I’m very happy.” Diaz faced four challengers in the non-partisan election originally scheduled for Nov. 1. With all …

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Study: Stomach Sensors Can Catch Liars

HONOLULU – A group of scientists are turning to people’s stomachs to find out if they are telling the truth. A new study by the University of Texas (search) measured electrical impulses in the stomachs of 16 volunteers that were only associated with the act of lying. “The heart rate …

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'Unlikely' Zarqawi Killed in Raid

BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. forces left a house in the northern city of Mosul where eight suspected Al Qaeda members died in a weekend gunfight, and the White House said it was “highly unlikely” that terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead. During the intense gunbattle with suspected …

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