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Mrs. Imogene Dunlap, 75, of the Midway community died peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2005 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., surrounded by family and friends following a two-day illness. She was a native of Warren County, a humanitarian, homemaker and avid gardener. She was an active member of Berea Church of Christ and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs told Congress that its health care costs grew faster than expected and left a $1 billion hole in its budget this year, lawmakers said Thursday. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer, R-Ind., said the department can meet this year’s health care costs by drawing on spare…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States’ popularity in many countries — including longtime allies in Europe — is lagging behind even communist China. The image of the U.S. slipped sharply in 2003, after its invasion of Iraq, and two years later has shown few signs of rebounding either in Western Europe or the Muslim world,…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Ann Theisen’s 6-year-old daughter, Hannah, had a sore throat, she didn’t take the little girl to the family doctor. Instead, she went to the Cub Foods store down the street from her house, lured by the prospect of faster treatment at a MinuteClinic tucked into a corner of the supermarket. Within…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly oppose reinstatement of the military draft and most say they wouldn’t encourage their children to enlist in the service either, an AP-Ipsos poll found. That resistance underscores the dilemma facing the Bush administration as it struggles to recruit a volunteer military in war time. The Army is falling short of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC is gambling that summer viewers might enjoy a Roman holiday, circa 40 B.C. Movie theaters are dominated by various kinds of blockbusters at this time of year, “Empire” executive producer Tony Jonas figures, so maybe the same approach will work on the small screen. “While the rest of television is…

By CHRISTY LEMIRE / AP Movie Critic The undead have started thinking for themselves, and the living have the benefit of armored vehicles and automatic weapons in fighting them. Other than that, the zombie genre remains alive and well, and (mostly) just the way you like it, with “George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead.”…

By CHRISTY LEMIRE / AP Movie Critic In this photo provided by Columbia Pictures, Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman star in the romantic comedy “Bewitched.” (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/John Bramley) No magic spells could make “Bewitched” enjoyable, after all the work put into it by a coven of rotating cooks stirring the long-simmering cauldron. The brew…

INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — Through his agile fingers, still soft despite decades of making love to the taut strings of his guitar, B.B. King becomes immersed in his music. The high-pitched wail of the notes he coaxes out of the instrument, nicknamed Lucille, is salve to the soul of the nearly 80-year-old bluesman, who shows…