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Signs of Papal Passing

VATICAN CITY – A closed bronze door. Drawn shutters. Tolling bells. Somber music. They are all signs that a pontiff has passed. Over the centuries, the most traditional and telling signal that a pope has died has been the tolling of the Vatican’s bells, which prompts churches across Rome to …

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Japanese Official Visits China Amid Protests

BEIJING – Japan’s (search) foreign minister arrived in Beijing Sunday to deliver a protest over violent anti-Japanese rallies, as Chinese police allowed new demonstrations over Tokyo’s wartime past and its bid for a permanent U.N. Security Council (search) seat. Tokyo denounced anti-Japanese violence in Shanghai, where police on Saturday let …

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Dem Senator Wants Probe of Social Security Polls

WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator asked congressional investigators Monday to examine whether the Social Security Administration’s (search) use of taxpayer money to poll the public was legal. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (search) of New Jersey made the request to the Government Accountability Office (search) after The Associated Press reported Sunday that …

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