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NFL 2012: a banner year for rookie quarterbacks
Encouraged by the success of Carolina’s Cam Newton and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton last season, five teams hand the offensive controls to five players fresh out of the college ranks.
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In Pictures: NCAA cheerleaders
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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In Pictures: Super Fans
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In Pictures: NCAA cheerleaders
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March Madness: Who’s in, who’s out of the NCAA basketball tournament
The NCAA basketball's biggest tournament, aka March Madness, is upon us. The top four seeds announced Sunday: Ohio State, Duke, Pittsburgh, and Kansas. But with 68 teams in the NCAA basketball event, it's anyone's guess who will make it to the Final Four.
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Why did Peter King take on CAIR at radicalization hearings?
At the hearing on 'radicalization in the American Muslim community,' Rep. Peter King takes particular aim at the CAIR, the largest US Muslim civil-rights organization.
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Opinion: Peter King hearing: Why won't media – or Muslims – address Islamism in America?
America’s freedoms aren't in danger from Islamists. But we can't ignore Islamist influences on Muslim-American organizations. It is not enough for Muslims here simply to assert their rights but also to address questions whose continued neglect fuels understandable anxieties.
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Why Europe is turning away from multiculturalism
Britain joined Germany and France in questioning Europe's approach to multiculturalism, saying that it no longer works for other cultures to live 'apart ... from the mainstream.'
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Scott Brown memoir details childhood abuse and a life of hardship
Scott Brown's new autobiography "Against All Odds" may add to his "political intrigue."
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Opinion: Cutting Social Security will not fix the national debt
After President Obama's debt commission, Social Security is becoming a popular target for fiscal hawks. But Social Security will never add a dime to the debt, and Washington ought to be paying more attention to an actual crisis: the retirement income deficit.
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In US, atheists know religion better than believers. Is that bad?
A new study shows that many devout Americans know less about religion than do atheists. To some observers, it suggests a shallowness of faith. To others, it is evidence that Americans know the spirit better than the letter of religion.
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New world university ranking puts Harvard back on top
Harvard snagged the No. 1 spot in a new world university ranking that puts the United States at the head of the pack in higher education excellence.
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Estate tax bills take aim at a growing 'aristocracy of wealth'
The Senate has so far failed to pass an estate tax bill, allowing the tax to expire this year. Two new proposals, though, aim to reintroduce the estate tax and could generate billions in revenues.
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Gay marriage ban unconstitutional, rules federal judge in Boston
Gay marriage: In Boston, US District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it forces Massachusetts to discriminate against its own citizens by denying them some federal benefits.
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Oval Office speech: Obama's 'take charge' moment in Gulf oil spill
In the Gulf oil spill crisis, President Obama has shied away from theatrical moments that symbolize he's in charge. Tuesday's Oval Office speech is his attempt to take charge on his own terms.
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BP takes Gulf oil spill heat, but what about other companies?
BP accepts responsibility for the massive Gulf oil spill, making it a lightning rod for public rebuke. But other companies, including Transocean and Halliburton, may be legally liable, too.
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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Push for Big 10 expansion speeds up
Reports say three to five new schools could join in a Big 10 expansion, with Notre Dame the top candidate.
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Rothbardian antibank league on the rise
Murray Rothbard believed that in a free society plain citizens could bring inflationary fractional reserve banks to heel through “antibank leagues" – deliberate and concerted campaigns to get people to withdraw their deposits in cash.
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In Pictures: Super Fans
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Kennedy funeral in the diverse Boston neighborhood he loved
“He could have gone to Hyannis or some other ritzy area, but he chose to come here.”
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Practicing Catholic
Journalist and former priest James Carroll uses his own life as a lens through which to explore contemporary American Catholicism.
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Will pension funds suffer the next financial implosion?
Concerns mount as to whether these plans can stay afloat amid recession.
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Ethical investing: The Obama effect
Industry-watchers consider the future of renewables, defense, and other sectors.
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Most US Christians define own theology
More than half say other faiths can also lead to salvation.
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A biblical lesson for today's bankers
Just as Joseph stored food ahead of a drought, banks should build capital for lean times.
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Catholic groups fear abortion rights bill
But it's unclear if the Freedom of Choice Act imperils a doctor's right not to perform the procedure.
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Citigroup bailout doesn't calm jitters over 'toxic' assets
Rescue plan leaves troubled mortgage-backed securities on bank's balance sheet.
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