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Wednesday      
October 31, 2007
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Orphan Debacle in Chad

The Chadian government has charged 16 members of Zoe’s Ark, a European NGO, of attempting to smuggle 103 children out of the country.

Uninsured Vets

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A new study finds that about one out of every eight veterans under the age of 65 lacks health insurance and is not eligible for treatment at Veterans Administration facilities.

Advice Column

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We speak to the “Dear Abby” of military circles… clinical social worker and military wife, Vicki Johnson, whose “Dear Ms. Vicki” column appears in the newspaper at Fort Campbell in Kentucky as well as in “Military Spouse” magazine.

Samuel Sewall

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Samuel Sewall was one of the judges on the court that tried hundreds of accused witches in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. He was the only judge from that court to publicly regret his role in the executions of 20 people convicted in those trials.

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