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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09/18/2008 01:00 am -
World
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Churchgoing Catholics returning to GOP fold
Gov. Sarah Palin has outsized impact on an important bloc in key battleground states.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Media truth squads and the ’08 campaign: Any impact?
Reporters aim to check facts behind candidates’ claims, but effect on voters is unclear.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. concern rises about future of Iraq's detainees
Some 15,000 in custody may be in limbo when UN rules that govern Iraq lapse in December.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Big players elbow on U.N. Security Council
Russia and China are looking for new influence as the council deals with knotty issues like Iran.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion America's tough decision on Iran's dissidents
The People's Mujahideen of Iran is caught between Iraq and a hard place (Iran).
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion A democracy without civics?
When asked, a third of eighth-graders didn't know the significance of the Declaration of Independence.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Russia and NATO's identity question
Russia's invasion of Georgia raises new questions about the purpose of the West's alliance.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
AIG bailout: Where does financial crisis lead next?
Other large firms may be close to the brink.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Wall Street woes: why world's investors sit on sidelines
Job No. 1 for central bankers: restore confidence in markets.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Congress eyes solutions for Wall Street woes
Lawmakers focus on bailouts and look to overhaul financial regulations.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Global warming law will boost California economy, study finds
But business groups are still concerned about the costs of the landmark emission caps.
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Blind 'ants from mars'
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse John Grisham libel suit results
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Garden 'siteseeing' in New England
09/18/2008 01:00 am -
N.G.O.s put more Pakistanis in school
Many kids get no education or attend madrassahs, which may cover few subjects or even teach radical Islam.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
As Wall Street tumbles, the world quakes
Markets from London to Tokyo fell on the news of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Odierno takes charge in a 'fragile' Iraq
Gen. David Petraeus, who handed over command on Tuesday to Gen. Raymond Odierno, will lead US Central Command.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Pakistan Army will retaliate against U.S. attacks
The announcement comes at a time when the US is taking a more aggressive stance toward the rising insurgency along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
World
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USA
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The Vote Obama, McCain campaigns blast each other over economy
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about VP picks, establishing learning habits, Western media, and folk music.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Ride out Wall Street's hurricane
The real reasons we're in this mess – and how to clean it up.
09/17/2008 01:00 am
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