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WASHINGTON – Officials weighing whether to dispense smallpox vaccine to the nation were presented with the possibility Saturday that the virus might be a more effective terrorist weapon than they thought. U.S. researcher Alan Zelicoff, drawing on long-secret Soviet documents, reported on an isolated 1971 outbreak that he said appeared …

There’s a one-word explanation for the surprising Republican success in this month’s elections: character. Undecided voters concluded that George W. Bush stood for something and that Democrats didn’t — and that he means what he says, period. Now comes the interesting part — an inevitable standoff between the United States …

NEW YORK – Billionaire third-party candidate B. Thomas Golisano said Sunday he was staying in New York’s race for governor, ending days of speculation that he might quit and endorse Democratic challenger H. Carl McCall. Golisano made his announcement during a paid, two-minute address broadcast Sunday night. “A vote for …