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parliament.
• Netanyahu says he wants the new government to bring about stability in Israeli politics, approve a responsible government budget and "responsibly" conduct peace talks with the Palestinians.
• The outgoing coalition, dominated by hard-liners, was accused of not seriously pursuing peace.
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Hand-painted building ads make comeback in NYC as masters teach 'walldogs' nostalgic art form
• NEW YORK (AP) -- New York is sprinkled with barely visible old ads painted on the sides of buildings -- remnants of lost eras of urban life. Now, they're making a comeback as a nostalgic art form.
• Painters known as "walldogs" work on scaffolds, dipping brushes into a lineup of open paint cans. Then come the details, carefully brushed in gleaming color onto walls that are sometimes hundreds of years old.
• "So it's like, 'Make me a bucket of soup,'" says Art Pastusak, 61, a master mentoring apprentice walldogs. "Slap it on the wall, and let's crank."
• Paul Lindahl co-founded the company leading the comeback, Colossal Media. He hired Pastusak to teach what he's been doing for three decades to a younger generation.
• Though computers have taken over, ad painting fascinates people, says Lindahl, who likens the craft to performance art.
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NC in the national spotlight as voters weigh in on gay marriage ban in state's constitution
• RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The national debate over gay marriage turns its attention South on Tuesday, as North Carolina could be on the verge of becoming the next state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman.
• In the final days before the vote, members of President Barack Obama's cabinet expressed support for gay marriage and former President Bill Clinton recorded phone messages urging voters to oppose the amendment.
• Supporters of the amendment responded with marches, television ads and speeches, including one by Jay Bakker, son of late televangelists Jim and Tammy (Continued on page 29)
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