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November 21, 2003
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Iraq Insurgents Attack Oil Ministry, Hotels

Insurgents struck at the heart of Baghdad today, firing rockets from donkey-drawn carts. Their targets were the Iraqi Oil Ministry and the Palestine and Sheraton hotels.

AARP Supports Medicare Bill

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The AARP says it is supporting a Medicare bill that could mean privatizing part of the health insurance program for the elderly.

Gothika

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Our film reviewers look at the new thriller starring Halle Barry.

Editorial Roundtable 11/21/03

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Bill Nemetz of the Portland Press Herald and Dorothy Rabinowitz of the Wall Street Journal weigh in on the matters of the week: gay marriage, Rush Limbaugh, and President Bush in London.

Royal Taste

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An interior design makeover artist talks about what she would do to the decor inside Buckingham Palace.

Remembering JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald

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Priscilla McMillan talks about meeting both John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.

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