Topic: United States
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6 international organizations that support jobs and businesses
Many organizations, both in the United States and abroad, seek to help entrepreneurial individuals and small businesses through microfinance and other means. Here are six organizations that support job creation and new businesses around the world.
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10 biggest US foundations and what they do
What are the 10 biggest foundations in the United States? Here they are in ascending order, based on their assets, along with a little bit about what social problems each addresses.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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'Full Upright and Locked Position': 7 (sometimes sobering) facts about air travel
From the facts about airline food to the truth about why bags get lost, writer and former FAA chief counsel Mark Gerchick takes a hard look at traveling by plane in "Full Upright and Locked Position."
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NSA surveillance 101: What US intelligence agencies are doing, what they know
US intelligence agencies are gathering massive amounts of US telephone calling data and social media data on both foreigners and citizens. Here are seven questions and answers about what is known so far.
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Sudan makes case abroad while still bombing Darfur
President Omar al-Bashir says international interference will hamper peace. Darfuris ask: 'What peace?'
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No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now
Kabul may have tried to reach out to current insurgents by meeting with former Taliban in Saudi Arabia late last month.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Poland's organic farms prove to be fruitful ventures
Economic growth, tradition, even Soviet policies make the nation well-suited for the industry.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Will Britain's rescue plan work?
Prime Minister Brown unveiled an $87 billion plan Wednesday to buttress British banks. Hailed by some European leaders, credit markets responded tepidly.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
As violence drops, Iraqi tribes begin to make amends
Tribal elders are reviving a traditional process to heal the deep animosities resulting from sectarian bloodshed between Shiites and Sunnis.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Syria downplays troop buildup on Lebanese border
Damascus says it's merely beefing up border security. But the US issued Syria a strong warning, and Israeli troops are on alert.
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Monitor Breakfast Joint Chiefs head: ‘Enablers’ needed in troop-scarce Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen is pushing to get more planes and helicopters there to make up for the lack of troops.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor Breakfast Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen readies for new boss, Afghanistan challenges
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote McCain to Biden: Too early to celebrate
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote Obama's middle name - not in the talking points!
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
America as superpower: shaken, not deposed
Some see demise, but others cite enduring signs of US power.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the need for US aid to reach South Ossetia as well as Georgia, mayoral term limits, and the importance of infrared emissions in cooling a home.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must go
We tried privatizing them before, in 1968. It didn't work.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion End the US-Cuba embargo: It's a win-win
Normalizing ties would be smart policy and politics.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Americans turn to Uncle Sam
The US is entering an era of more active government. Can Washington deliver?
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Global economy gets global action on rates
In all, 22 nations have lowered interest rates since Monday.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
What about Fannie and Freddie?
Lawmakers look to place blame for the financial crisis, but not (yet) on the institutions it had a hand in.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Can ‘electric oysters’ restore New York’s waters?
Experiment aims to reestablish bivalves staggered by pollution, overharvesting, and disease.
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Tracking baby-boom galaxies
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
E-Science: Massive experiments, global networks
Worldwide computer grids mean even small-timers can contribute to ‘big science.’
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
Asia trumping US on science R&D
Federal funding for research has been falling in real terms. Is the nation’s economic edge at stake?
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
'The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia'
The tragic story of a group of Americans who sought a better life in 1930s Russia.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
A video-game magnate gets his journey into space
Richard Garriott, whose father was an astronaut, pays $30 million to go up Sunday to the International Space Station as a galactic tourist and working member of the space crew.
10/09/2008 01:00 am
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