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Focus
Are terrorists beyond redemption?
The record shows that some radicals can be persuaded to give up the gun when inducements and local conditions are right. The Pentagon recently spent $4.5 million to find out more.
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A different kind of hero
His father played on a basketball team in the state finals. His son sets out to find the rest of the story.
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Robert Reich
GOP's big investors: Who's really running for president?
A handful of billionaires are all but funding the GOP primaries. Never before have so few spent so much to influence so many.
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Rebranding 'Hotel Rwanda' into tourist destination
Eighteen years after a genocide that killed 800,000, symbolized in the movie 'Hotel Rwanda,' major hotel chains are moving in to take advantage of growing tourist business.
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Change Agent
Abaarso Tech, run like a business, brings top-notch education to Somalia
Jonathan Starr founded Abaarso Tech in Somaliland to unlock the potential of the country's brightest boys and girls.
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NFL lockout ends as owners approve new deal. Now what?
Owners voted Thursday to back a 10-year deal that ends the summer-long NFL lockout. If players also support the deal, then there will be a whirlwind of activity before the season opener.
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A Kurdish family's loss symbolizes northern Iraq's unmet promise
A 16-year-old protester was among the first to be killed in democracy protests earlier this year against the corruption and authoritarianism that pervade Kurdish politics.
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Time to pitch your tent ... in New York City? US touts urban camping plan.
US plan to create 'great urban parks' set to begin in New York City, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. It's part of Obama's bid to reconnect young people with the great outdoors.
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In Pictures: Sarah Palin bus tour
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/10
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How a campaign manager spent $250,000 he embezzled from Chris Shays
Michael Ian Sohn, the former campaign manager for former Rep. Christopher Shays, pleaded guity to buying a $13,000 engagement ring, theater tickets, a bed, and more with campaign cash.
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Erin Andrews sues hotel chains and Chicago man for secret tapings
Erin Andrews, the ESPN reporter who was secretly videotaped, filed a lawsuit Thursday. Erin Andrews filed the suit against the hotels for negligence and invasion of privacy.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistani court convicts 5 American terrorists to 10 years in jail
A Pakistani court sentenced five Americans on charges of criminal conspiracy and funding a banned terror organization. They grew up together in Alexandria, Virginia, and were arrested in December in Pakistan.
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Difference Maker
A passion to clean up the Pacific Ocean's great 'garbage patch'
Avid sailor and educator Mary Crowley is recruiting help to clean up the North Pacific Trash Gyre, a 'garbage patch' of plastic and other trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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Terrorism & Security
Singapore raises terror alert on Malacca Strait, one of the world's most important oil shipping lanes
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore raised terror alert levels after a tip-off that terrorists are planning to attack vessels in the Malacca Strait. The threat hasn't prevented millions of barrels of oil from being shipped through the strait daily.
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In Pictures: Dogs at work
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From Marriott to Ernst & Young to General Mills, why some companies excel
From personalized development plans to comprehensive wellness programs, some of America's top companies excel through treating their employees excellently.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistani military defectors toughen fight against terrorists
The weekend attack by Al Qaeda and Taliban in Pakistan showed the lethal role Pakistani military defectors play in terrorism.
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Indonesia eyes militant networks after Noordin killing
Experts say Noordin's death Thursday gives Indonesia a window to recalibrate its battle to confront other militants.
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Noordin Top's death: The impact on Southeast Asia's battle with terrorism
The killing of one of Indonesia's most-wanted men is a key victory. But questions remain about the extent of the Jemaah Islamiah network Noordin may have left behind.
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Global News Blog
Indonesia claims to have killed region’s most-wanted terrorist
Police said Thursday they were 90 percent sure they had killed Noordin Mohammed Top, who is suspected of planning every major terrorist attack in Indonesia since 2002. But they have made such claims before, and his death is not confirmed.
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Even if pithy posts aren’t your thing, one of Twitter’s other uses is probably more helpful: finding deep discounts and alerts on sales at your favorite stores.
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Terrorism & Security
Militant killed in raid probably not Indonesian terrorist leader
Police now doubt the man killed Saturday is Noordin Mohammed Top, who claims to be Indonesia's Al Qaeda leader and is accused of planning multiple bombings.
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Global News Blog
Indonesia's most wanted terrorist reportedly killed
Noordin Mohammed Top, sought in connection with Indonesia's most deadly terror attacks and a self-described representative of Al Qaeda, is likely killed after an overnight gun battle.
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Indonesia hotel bomber: a graduate of jihad 'ivy league'
Investigation turns to an Islamist school that one of the suspected suicide bombers attended in 1995.
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