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Rescuers search for survivors in Chile; death toll jumps to 708
By Patrick J. McDonnell in Santiago, and Tracy Wilkinson
The toll nearly doubles as crews reach devastated towns. About 2 million people are hurt or without homes one day after the 8.8 quake.

Justice and friendship prevail

By Kurt Streeter
Part 1: Reversing a three-strikes conviction, Judge Spencer Letts gave Michael Banyard a new life and himself a new mission.
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