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    Broadcaster silent as Judgment Day hours tick by

    By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News

    The guy who started all this, Harold Camping, isn't likely to make an appearance (or a disappearance) today. His followers are also staying the course, at least for the rest of the day. However, clergy are standing by for post-rapture-failure counseling.

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