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'Stop and frisk': 7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic
A federal class-action lawsuit regarding the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program has raised questions about the controversial practice made legal under a 1968 US Supreme Court ruling. But what is it, and does it work?
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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5 myths about amnesty for illegal immigrants in Senate bill
Under a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, immigrants who have come to the United States illegally are given a "path to citizenship." On close inspection, each of the following five claims about the requirements for illegal immigrants to earn amnesty are not what they seem.
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20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
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3 new novels featuring risk-taking protagonists
In these three new releases, characters seize at chances for new experiences.
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UN-backed election body in Afghanistan orders partial recount
The Electoral Complaints Commission says it found evidence of fraud at 10 percent of polling stations. A recount will prolong the country’s political uncertainty.
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Nancy Garrido: participant or victim in Jaycee Dugard case?
Husband Phillip Garrido was ordered held on $30 million bail Monday. Nancy's lawyer may suggest she was a battered woman.
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FBI: violent crime down, but people don't feel safer
The FBI crime report, released Monday, shows murder and rape are down dramatically. But data on property crimes are inconclusive.
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Medical school reinvented: Adding lessons in compassion
The education of doctors puts new focus on patients' cultural diversity and serving communities in need.
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Seven cities that surprised in recession
Akron, Ohio, and Pittsburgh have done unexpectedly well, according to a new ranking of the best and worst performing cities. One lesson: There's more to economic activity than housing.
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Netanyahu defiant on Israeli settlements ahead of Mitchell meeting
The funeral of Assaf Ramon, a young fighter pilot and son of Israel’s first astronaut, has delayed Netanyahu’s talk with Mitchell until Tuesday.
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Obama and Bill Clinton eat food (fish and pasta -- not McRibs)
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The Jay Leno Show and the rise of political humor
Jay Leno's new show debuts tonight and features a Washington-based political correspondent.
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A year after Lehman collapse, signs US recovery has begun
President Obama delivers a major economic speech Monday to assess progress in the year since Lehman Brothers' collapse ignited a financial crisis.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
The Beatles getting better all the time, the humor in politics on zolitics.com, Brit pop singer Gary Go, and more.
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Potato power
The hardy and humble spud can also be transformed into an elegant chilled soup.
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In Iraq's prisons, a culture of abuse
As the US speeds the transfer of detainees in its custody, many appear headed into a notoriously violent system. Inmates at Abu Ghraib rioted Thursday and Friday.
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International Criminal Court eyes role beyond war-crimes trials
Advocates want the ICC to help build a stronger international justice system. Will the Obama administration join the ICC?
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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Polamalu out. Madden Curse strikes again?
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Movie review: 'Art & Copy'
Documentary falls for advertising's first trick.
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9/11 – still a call for comfort
A Christian Science perspective.
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Talk to the Editor with John Yemma for September 10: The US Economy
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A warmer world could make current airport runways too short
Global warming
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The Year Before the Flood
Music, race, politics, and history come together in this author’s examination of the year he spent in New Orleans.
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Dutch princess visits New York to name tulip for Henry Hudson
An official ceremony was held to announce a new tulip variety named in honor of the 400th anniversary of explorer Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan Island.
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Kidnapped New York Times journalist freed in NATO raid
Troops rescued Stephen Farrell four days after he and his translator were abducted in Kunduz Province. But the translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed, and civilians may have died in the firefight.
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In Fed's book, job market shifting from bad to beige
Although the job market seems to be looking slightly better, an actual increase in jobs may not show up until around the end of the year.
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