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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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Who handled Major League Baseball’s ceremonial first-pitch honors in 2013?
One of the most anticipated moments of any baseball season occurs when ceremonial first pitches are thrown at each of 30 major-league ballparks. Often the identity of the persons or persons doing the honors is kept a secret until the last minute. Here’s the lineup of the 2013 VIPs:
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Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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Anchorage Daily News supports... Obama?
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McCain tries to steal Pennsylvania; Obama's poll numbers widen
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The Monitor's View: One way to cut prison costs
"Drug courts" could be an alternative to mandatory minimum sentences. State general-fund spending on corrections has risen 127 percent in two decades, according to a recent report.
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Textbooks built to fit student budgets
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Textbooks built to fit student budgets
Schools, nonprofits, and publishers go digital in an effort to create less-expensive textbooks.
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Broadway measures the mood and pulls out dark revivals
Fall theater opens with classics such as Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and Miller's 'All My Sons,' plus a little light relief in 'Billy Elliot' and 'Shrek.'
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South Texas school district wins $1 million prize for student progress
Brownsville receives the Broad Prize for Urban Education for narrowing the achievement gap for its Hispanic students.
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How economy looks to the man who wrote the book
Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson blames crisis partly on 'fiendish' financial engineering on Wall Street.
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Children learn to lasso that money
In a faltering economy, many families are teaching kids the value of frugal living.
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Palin's alleged email hacker indicted
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Supreme Court lets stand death sentence after Bible reading
A death-row inmate claimed the jury foreman violated his fair-trial rights by reading out loud from Romans.
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U.S. House honors Monitor's centennial
Resolution cites 'unselfish service through journalism'
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Apples Are From Kazakhstan
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Congress's financial rescue plan is first step
Democrats will use credit-crisis hearings this month as a springboard for more regulation next year.
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Fall mushroom festivals, hunts, and dinners
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Despite gaffe, Supreme Court won't revisit landmark child-rape ruling
Five justices footnote their June opinion about a 'national consensus' against using the death penalty for child rapists.
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Summer in the land of pomegranates
A taste of the ruby, sweet-tart pearls told me I was back home in Iran.
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Last tree-sitters come down from California redwoods
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Congress wrestles with Wall Street bailout package
Is there a deal or not? It depends on who’s asked, but an outline is emerging from Thursday’s meeting at the White House.
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