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BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Union (search) may consider banning Nazi symbols in its 25 member nations after Britain’s Prince Harry (search) wore a swastika armband to a costume party, the bloc’s top justice official said Monday. Franco Frattini, the EU’s justice and home affairs commissioner, said he was open …

WASHINGTON – While the Bush administration had tried to drive down expectations for turnout in Iraq’s first legitimate election in decades, by all accounts Iraqis pleasantly surprised just about everyone as voters headed to the polls in droves on Sunday. Calling the election a resounding success, President Bush said Iraqis …

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin (search) attorney general says a student’s lawsuit to end mandatory summer homework doesn’t make the grade. The state’s chief law enforcement official says putting limits on homework is a local issue, not a state one. The attorney general considers the complaint “unmeritorious,” and wants a court …