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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Once-stalled GOP convention comes out swinging against Obama
Fred Thompson and Sen. Joe Lieberman use the McCain story to draw sharp contrasts with the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Can McCain rally the GOP?
In his speech Thursday he must knit the party together – and reach out to independents.
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Bush role in McCain campaign to fade away
But the president is still trying to unite the Republican Party.
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The Vote Forget Biden -- Palin's taking on Obama in new ad
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The Vote Palin's make or break speech tonight
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Gustav evacuees still wary, and weary
Many who fled hurricane Gustav felt far more anxiety than during Katrina.
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How New Orleans weathered Gustav
From levee-buttressing heroics to beefed-up security, the Crescent City charts a post-hurricane course.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about Europe and Russia, political contributions, and Medicaid.
09/03/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion College is not a must
Mandated college-prep classes inhibit high-schoolers' futures.
09/03/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Teacher pay at $100k?
A radical way to boost student achievement in the nation's capital deserves support.
09/03/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Ecuador constitution would grant inalienable rights to nature
Ecuador's proposed constitution includes an article that grants nature the right to 'exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.'
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Bright Green Study: Warmer oceans strengthen hurricanes
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States make way for low speed vehicles
More and more permit them to travel on state roads where speed limits are low.
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Obama-McCain contest: Should winner of popular vote always win the White House?
National Popular Vote initiative would change how states cast Electoral College votes.
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My favorite cookbook
Readers share their picks.
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Explosively delicious
Inspired by a fantasy novel, a teen cooks up a sauce the family raves about.
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Who's coming to Sabbath dinner?
An Orthodox Jewish family hosts curious strangers at weekly meals.
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Americans adopt HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia
Parents say they are driven by a desire for social change and confidence that the disease is more manageable than ever before.
09/02/2008 01:00 am -
Iran, U.S. step cautiously toward dialogue
Signals from both Tehran and Washington are often misinterpreted and the subject of attack on the domestic stages in both countries.
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U.S. hands over Anbar, Iraq's once-deadliest region
Anbar Province is where 1 of every 3 US fatalities in Iraq occurred.
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Cindy McCain: rodeo queen to first lady?
Both privilege and challenge have marked her life, and now Mrs. McCain could follow her husband to the White House.
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