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Study: 11 Million in U.S. Illiterate in English

WASHINGTON – About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English, meaning 11 million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal study shows. From 1992 to 2003, adults made no progress in their ability to read sentences and paragraphs or understand other …

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Iraqis March for Unity Government

BAGHDAD, Iraq – More than 10,000 people marched through Baghdad on Tuesday in support of a national unity government of Sunnis and Shiites. Insurgent attacks killed six Iraqi policemen and two civilians in a fresh surge of violence. A lull in attacks followed the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections. But that …

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Grass Fires Leave Five Dead, Three Missing in Texas

CROSS PLAINS, Texas – Five people are dead and three others are missing as grass fires continue to roar across drought-stricken areas of Texas and Oklahoma, officials said Wednesday. In Cross Plains, Texas, a fire official said a search was on for three people who were unaccounted for after 25 …

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