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Blast-off: 6 recent missile advances
Missiles have been prominent in the news with India’s successful test, North Korea’s failed one, and much talk of missile defense systems in Europe and the Persian Gulf. Here are six recent noteworthy missile-technology advances.
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Six reasons to keep America as No. 1 superpower
Many around the world say American decline would preserve global stability through a better balance of power. They’re wrong, says Steve Yetiv, a political science professor at Old Dominion University. It’s not that other countries or international institutions can’t play vital roles. They do. But they can't yet do what Washington does around the world, Yetiv says. Here he gives six examples.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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5 countries with the longest ongoing US sanctions
Sanctions are once again leading the news with trade embargoes tightening around Iran and debates over whether to loosen US restrictions on Cuba and Myanmar.
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Q&A: What's with the war talk surrounding Iran?
Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program have escalated in recent weeks as the US and Europe ramp up sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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A Map of Home
A Palestinian-American teen is the narrator in this funny, moving, debut novel.
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Lebanon warily watches its Salafis
While the small community of adherents to strict Islam are being courted by Sunni and Shiite rivals, many worry they could bring Al Qaeda into the Lebanon conflict.
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U.S. financial crisis spreads toward your wallet
Banking woes, rising debt levels, and unemployment will put consumers in greater trouble, economists say.
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Cindy McCain: rodeo queen to first lady?
Both privilege and challenge have marked her life, and now Mrs. McCain could follow her husband to the White House.
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The hunt is on for host families
Hosting a foreign exchange student improves global understanding, but fewer families are volunteering because of the poor economy.
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Kuwait ramps up deportation of Asian workers
More than 250 Bangladeshi workers have been sent home in the past few days and hundreds more will follow after last week's protests over labor rights.
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Opinion: A better benchmark for Iraq: lawyers
Lawsuits signify social progress. We don't kill people; we sue them.
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Opinion: How the best and the brightest plan to fight terrorism
A peek at how the next generation will tackle the ‘Long War’.
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US Army seeking to cut its CO2 emissions
The US Army has begun taking steps to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2015, to comply with a 2007 order by President Bush.
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Soaring inflation undermines sustainability of Persian Gulf region
States scramble to protect themselves from skyrocketing energy costs, but measures such as government subsidies are proving ineffective.
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U.S. Army trains its own Olympians to be all they can be
The World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) seeks to find and train Olympic-caliber athletes both inside and outside the Army's ranks.
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US Army trains its own Olympians to be all they can be
The World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) seeks to find and train Olympic-caliber athletes both inside and outside the Army's ranks.
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Saudi Arabia to boost oil output. Will gas prices fall?
At a rare meeting Sunday, some oil-producing nations tried to stabilize prices – and Western concerns over a recession.
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Kuwait's empowered Islamists question all things Western
After an Islamist victory in Kuwaiti elections, lawmakers' new agenda reflects a regional debate over the pace of social change as economies surge.
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Reporters on the Job
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Syria sees warming ties in Middle East
Its improved standing poses challenge to US policy of isolation.
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U.S. dollar faces threats to its reign
War spending, trade deficits, and devaluation against foreign currencies weigh on the greenback.
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Will the war be forgotten after Memorial Day?
Many veterans worry that Americans have become more interested in other issues – the economy, the presidential campaign, and pop culture – than the long wars in which thousands of US troops have fought and sacrificed.
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Post 911 is not your grandfather's American Legion
It caters exclusively to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Instead of barbecues and parades, these vets go skydiving.
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Guantánamo ex-detainee tells Congress of abuse
Murat Kurnaz, who testified in a landmark hearing Tuesday, says he spent days chained to the ceiling of an airplane hanger. He was determined innocent in 2002, but held until 2006.
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Hard-liners' win in Kuwait puts reformers' goals in doubt
Economic development was key for many Kuwaitis, but Saturday's parliamentary poll seated tribal leaders and Islamists, signaling more political stagnation ahead. While women won the right to vote in 2005, no female candidates were elected.
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Opinion: Barack Obama – Muslim apostate?
For Al Qaeda, the answer – and the implication – is clear.
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Opinion: What would really rebuild Iraq
War has totally disrupted family, education, and culture.
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At Kuwait meeting, U.S. hope for regional aid to Iraq
The summit of Arab neighbors Tuesday is the third attempt to gain more support for Iraq's reconstruction from Sunni states. Baghdad's crackdown on Shiite militias may help.
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