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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The future of tech in just one word: plastics
Thin, bendable, organic screens of sci-fi movies are almost here.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse "Dawn" breaks at midnight tonight
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
An expat coach’s Olympic game plan
The American coach of China’s softball team fields controversies over loyalty, patriotism, and, oh yes, the sport itself.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
U2 revisits past successes, Blair and Brown battle it out in 'The Deal' DVD, dogster.com wins barks of approval, and more.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Flowers, flowers everywhere
A garden center in England offers visitors something very different.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Bush OKs $48 billion for AIDS as famine looms
Critics decry slashing of agricultural aid as US tries to balance competing foreign relief priorities.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Olmert to resign as Israeli prime minister
Ehud Olmert's announcement on Wednesday night to cede leadership in September could spur a party shake-up and a shakier peace process.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
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07/31/2008 01:00 am -
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07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Alaska's 'earmarks' king Stevens, now indicted
Some predict the charges may end the career of an Alaskan icon who has dominated the state's political scene since territorial days.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Alaska's 'earmarks' king Stevens, now indicted
Some predict the charges may end the career of an Alaskan icon who has dominated the state's political scene since territorial days.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Showdown over a Texas execution
The state plans to execute a Mexican national on Aug. 5, despite objections of the World Court.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
In Colorado, reconciliation for a displaced tribe
A powwow builds bridges between the town of Meeker and the White River Utes.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Tide of illegal immigrants now being reversed
Border crackdown and tough economic times in the US are seen as reasons.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Wealthy women give to women
Helen LaKelly Hunt of Women Moving Millions aspires to raise $150 million by next spring.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Help the people of Darfur: reclaim Sudan's stolen oil
Oil theft fuels the genocide. The US can stop it by creating a Clean Hands Trust.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Why more illegal aliens self-deport
Stiffer enforcement at the workplace and at the border are forcing an exodus.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green GOP lawmakers block renewable-energy-credit bill
Legislation to extend some $18 billion worth of tax credits for renewable energy fizzled in the Senate Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers made good on their stated intent to prevent the bill from moving forward unless it were accompanied by support for domestic oil drilling.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Program helps Arizona prisoners get ready for real life
From Day One, inmates are treated like adults, lowering the chance they will return.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
The Elephant and the Dragon
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
More Mail Bag matches
Readers remember the pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Garden siteseeing around the US
Virtual visits to the best garden blogs
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Taliban's war of words undermines Afghanistan's nation building
A successful propaganda campaign has weakened public support for the Afghan government and its international backers, according to a new report from the International Crisis Group.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Sons of Iraq made Iraq safer. What's their mission now?
The US military is trying to transition 103,000 Iraqi neighborhood guards into steady work.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Iraqis more secure, but few are finding jobs
Most jobs are in the military, police, and intelligence forces. But Iraqis say those jobs are only attained through family ties or bribes.
07/30/2008 01:00 am
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