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NEW YORK – Campaigning for re-election in an unquestionably liberal city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (search) has broken with fellow Republicans and opposed President Bush’s pick of chief justice nominee John Roberts. Bloomberg said he could not support Roberts because the judge had failed to indicate clearly during his Senate confirmation …

WASHINGTON – Congressional investigators looking into whether Rafael Palmeiro (search) lied under oath are interviewing players who know him, including a Colorado outfielder suspended this year for steroids, The Associated Press has learned. Palmeiro testified to the House Government Reform Committee in March that he never had used steroids (search). …

In the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, secure family ties unraveled. Teens were airlifted from rooftops while their parents stayed behind. Toddlers wandered unaccompanied on freeways. Mothers were forced to leave sick babies inside hospitals while they fled to safety with their other children. For the first time in its history, …