In the news, Sunday, September 30, 2012

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SAT 29      INDEX      MON 01

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Fighting in Syria sets market ablaze
Historic souk was among best-preserved
Karin Laub      Associated Press

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Big cases await Supreme Court
Roberts expected to rejoin the right
Mark Sherman      Associated Press

Docket runs from human rights to drug-sniffing dogs

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This date in history

1846: Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the first time as he extracted an ulcerated tooth from merchant Eben Frost.

1949: The Berlin Airlift came to an end.

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Guest opinion: Allow tribe’s STEP project a fair chance
Bonnie Mager

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Famous architect’s legacy on display daily in home town
Don Babwin      Associated Press