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    US gun industry by the numbers

    As the debate over gun control rages on, the firearms industry in the United States is thriving. Here are seven key figures. 

  • Gas prices fact check: Six ideas in Congress, but can they work?

    Soaring gas prices have also shown a consistent and significant ability to push members of Congress over the deep end. Here's the experts' take on 6 ideas floating through Congress.

  • East Asia's top 5 island disputes

    Many of the island territories are small, isolated from the countries’ mainlands, and sparsely populated. But strategic interests and abundant natural resources make them valuable.

  • Out of options in debt ceiling talks? Nope, here are five.

    How many ways are there to resolve the debt ceiling crisis? Frustration is mounting in both political parties as an Aug. 2 deadline looms to avoid default on America's debt obligations and deficit-reduction negotiations are gridlocked. Still, at least five options for handling the matter have been discussed in recent days and months. Other possible solutions may emerge, but here’s the state of play on the options to date.

  • Top 5 overlooked stories of 2010

    Here are five 2010 developments that probably didn't get as much attention as they should have, given their potential import to America in the years ahead.

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Doing Good

 

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Estela de Carlotto has spent nearly 34 years searching for her own missing grandson.

Estela de Carlotto hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago

Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.

 
 
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