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Also be sure to check out the new Politics page in our Briefing section. There, you'll find a quick look at the latest news from the 2008 race and special features like the God-o-Meter--our partnership with Beliefnet.com--which tracks the use and abuse of religious rhetoric on the campaign trail. As the candidates lurch toward the ultimate defining moment of Election Day, we'll be there every step...
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...countries to allow new casinos. In Vietnam, a $4 billion luxury gaming resort will open near Ho Chi Minh City in 2009. Ground has already been broken for a pair of casino complexes in Singapore. The Philippine government is planning to open a 100-acre (405,000-square-meter) gaming complex that will employ 40,000 Filipinos in Manila Bay. In an attempt to lure Chinese gamblers over the border, Kazakhstan is creating the "Las Vegas of the steppe" in Kapchagai and Shchuchinsk. Governments in Taiwan, Thailand and Japan are considering legalizing casinos. According to Merrill Lynch, gaming companies...
...substance, a class D substance, and more needles. October 132:37 a.m.—HUPD responded to a report of an assault at the Soldiers Field Park Complex. The reporting party stated that he or she had entered a cab, but the driver did not turn on the meter. The driver then said that the fare would be a flat rate of $40. Upon arrival, the reporting individual paid $32 before exiting the cab. The driver then exited the cab and slapped the reporting party before getting back in and driving away.October 152:42 p.m.—Officers...
...Located in East London's gritty Docklands region on the banks of the River Thames, the white, 80,000-square-meter, tent-like structure - designed by famed architect Richard Rogers - is one of the few manmade objects visible from space. Opening to great fanfare on Dec. 31, 1999, on the cusp of the new millennium with Queen Elizabeth II and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in attendance, the Dome was initially considered a failure. Sure, it lured 6.5 million visitors to its themed Millennium Experience attractions during its year-long run - many more than any other U.K. attraction...