Here are the best sites to follow the trial, including related audio/video files.

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John Glenn is now the oldest man to leave Earth. The 77-year-old blasted off with the rest of the crew of the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday, beginning a nine-day mission that ranks among the most publicized in history. Whether you think it’s a NASA publicity stunt or a just reward [...]

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Let’s say you’re trying to track down a news story you saw the other day, but can’t quite remember where. Or maybe you’re helping your daughter find the most current information on El Niño for a school project. Or maybe you want to know what a rival town’s sportswriter really said [...]

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A year ago, they were called search engines. But 1998 saw many search engines morph into “portals” and many other websites heading in that direction. So, what is a portal? Whatis.com describes a portal as “a new term, generally synonymous with gateway, for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes [...]

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Senator Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat, joked that yesterday’s session of the Senate campaign-finance hearings was like a visit to a Blockbuster video store, as Republicans focused on videotapes they say prove President Clinton illegally solicited campaign donations at the White House.

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You’ve just settled down on a park bench for some lunch al fresco and a chance to collect your thoughts before the afternoon’s big meeting. Suddenly, a storm thunders in, blowing your notes into the gutter, soaking your best suit and making your sandwich a soggy, inedible mess. So your office doesn’t [...]

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