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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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Thanksgiving Day by the numbers: 10 mind-stuffing facts
Data from the Census and other sources provide some numerical insights into Thanksgiving, arguably the most cherished national holiday.
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Hillary Clinton: 10 quotes on her birthday
Here are 10 quotes from Hillary Clinton – politician, public servant, and US Secretary of State.
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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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A book from Blagojevich
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The Monitor's View: Obama can't leave Iraq in the lurch
Despite his pullout schedule, he must still help Iraqis reconcile on two key issues.
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US Justice Department to bring criminal charges against 'enemy combatant'
The move places the last remaining "enemy combatant" in the US before a civilian court instead of a military tribunal.
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Obama signals major shift in US anti-terror policy
He ordered the case of enemy combatant Ali Al-Marri, who has been held in solitary confinement for five years without charges, to be moved to the US criminal justice system.
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USA
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Obama's poll numbers after first month? Eh. He's average.
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Abraham Lincoln
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The Roland Burris train wreck - "Not my fault" says PR guy
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The ethics of the elected
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Is it time for Burris to go?
Calls grow for him to resign as a perjury probe proceeds.
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Obama tops Jesus in new poll. Reagan 4th, God 11th.
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USA
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Roland Burris clears everything up: Nothing to see here, move along
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The Rod Blagojevich train wreck continues - now Burris contradicts himself
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Obama tries Jedi mind trick to get economic stimulus package passed
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The Obama roadshow continues -- next stop: Peoria
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A. Lincoln
Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.
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USA
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The Monitor's View: After Obama's Daschle mea culpa
His humility is welcomed, but now comes a test of competence in deep reforms.
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Blagojevich to Letterman: I'm glad you're not on the jury!
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US enters new era with CEO pay caps
Even in the 1930s, when anticorporate rhetoric was more vitriolic, FDR didn't limit pay.
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Blago compares himself to Christian Bale on Letterman
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A blunt Newt Gingrich on Blago, Palin, and Limbaugh
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The Rod Blagojevich media tour continues! Up next: Letterman
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Is Punxsutawney Phil responding to global warming?
As dawn broke on Monday morning, officials in cities and towns across the United States and Canada, engaged in an annual ritual of attempting to predict the weather by harassing a marmot
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