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National Museum of American History reopens after renovations in Washington
People portraying General George Washington and his wife Martha look over a replica of Star Wars robot R2D2 during a ceremony for the reopening of the National Museum of American History in Washington on November 21, 2008. The museum, closed for renovations for two years, reopened to the public today. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) | Slideshow
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    U.S. intel panel warns of coming national decline
    U.S. intel panel warns of coming national decline
    Now it's official -- sort of. The United States is in decline.
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    'Twilight' tickets selling fast
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) --
    Fandango says it has been selling five tickets per second to U.S. screenings of the film of Stephenie Meyer's vampire book "Twilight" since early Friday.
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