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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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CIA's harsh interrogation techniques: three key memos now online
The most detailed documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret interrogation, rendition, and detention program are now online in the American Civil Liberties Union’s new Torture Database. Here are three of the most important memos of the 5,000-plus that the ACLU obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and legal challenges going back to 2003, according to Alexander Abdo, staff attorney for the ACLU’s National Security Project.
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Osama bin Laden papers: top 5 revelations
A new trove of letters seized during the Osama bin Laden raid paint an intimate picture of the inner workings and struggles of Al Qaeda, from its dabbling in the stock market to practices that would make any Mafia don proud.
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Online gambling 101: What the new gambling expansion means for states
Online lotto – and virtual slot machines, blackjack, and poker – could be coming to your state or one near you. Here are five questions on internet gambling, following the US Justice Department's policy reversal late last year, possibly producing a boon to both the industry and state budgets.
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Four arrested on charges of spying for China
Chinese espionage has become one of the most pervasive US counterintelligence problems, officials say.
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In Padilla case, no life sentence
The judge cited harsh military detention to justify a lighter term of 17 years in prison.
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Padilla sentence: Does terror training merit life?
On Tuesday, a federal judge will announce Al Qaeda recruit's long-awaited prison sentence.
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How African-Americans stand 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King
A statistical snapshot of black progress in areas from education to home ownership.
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Pro baseball is urged to keep focus on antidrug policies
George Mitchell of the Mitchell Report, testifying in Congress Tuesday, warns against a witch hunt.
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A cold-war case of CIA detention still echoes
The Yuri Nosenko affair unveiled US use of extreme isolation to try to 'break' the KGB defector.
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California's data challenges EPA
The Golden State filed suit on Wednesday for the right to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos.
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California's data challenges EPA
The Golden State filed suit on Wednesday for the right to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos.
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During winter recess, Democrats keep Congress in session to thwart Bush
The tactic is a result of a 'press for presidential power,' some analysts say. But it's too early to tell whether the use of pro forma sessions will mean no more recess appointments by the president.
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A second income on Second Life
Entrepreneurs sell virtual products in the online world – but the money they make is very real.
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