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Researchers investigated different components of variation in soil at diverse scales ranging from the nanoscale to entire biomes in order to improve predictions of soil processes. Scientists used a variety of mathematical approaches to explore patterns of

NEW YORK The Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) and some 25 daily papers have teamed up with AP's Washington bureau for an unusual joint project that investigates congressional earmarks.

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The year was 1976, and Jimmy Carter was the man who rode the last blue wave to crash over the S.C. electorate. Ever since, this small Southern state has appeared nothing but blood red on any political map — the beating heart of Bush Country, a Republica