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 art of summer in NYC
Sculpture, photography, art, even waterfalls – New York's exhibitions entertain with their originality.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
All the world on stage
New International theater festival in California offers audiences a window on foreign cultures – and shared stories.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Security amid the banking crisis
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Guantánamo video, deserter case draw Canadian criticism of U.S. ties
On Tuesday, a US Army deserter was deported. An unrelated but simultaneous video release showed a Canadian Gitmo detainee taken at age 15 crying, 'Oh Mommy!'
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Chinese NGOs struggle to grow
Many of the unofficial groups lack know-how for training volunteers and keeping track of how donor money is spent.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Boycott underscores Anglican rift
One-fourth of bishops have declined to attend a once-a-decade gathering of clergy.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security U.S. shifts tack on Iran with decision to send envoy to nuclear talks
The US also hopes to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years, according to the Guardian newspaper.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
World
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
USA
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
More blacks explore Judaism
Conversions to Judaism among African-Americans are growing in a way that could affect the presidential election.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
California burns through its firefighting funds. Homeowner fees ahead?
Lawmakers advances a bill to add insurance surcharges to those living in disaster-prone areas. Critics say it's overbroad.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Do better schools help the poor?
Data suggest they don't. A better approach is investment in communities.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion What kind of leader would McCain or Obama be?
A media-based 'job interview' is key to finding out.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View The fading debate over an Iraq pullout
Events on the ground could cause Obama or McCain to carry out similar strategies.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Inflation surge puts Fed in a quandary
After the biggest monthly rise in consumer prices since 1991, the central bank can't ignore the risks of inflation.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
A president's test: not agenda but response
The most important things presidents do are often not preset items but reactive moves to events unforeseen.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Al Gore's 'moonshot'
Drawing parallels with America's successful efforts to land on the moon four decades ago, Al Gore called for America to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels by 2018, instead relying on wind, solar, and geothermal energy.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Wal-Mart greening its jewelry?
Wal-Mart is rolling out a new line of gold and silver jewelry that they say can can be traced from the mine to the store.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Power, Faith and Fantasy
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Garden siteseeing in Canada
Visits to some of Canada's best garden blogs.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Could an Obama win hurt Chávez?
Without Bush to rail against, Chávez will be left without a foil, say analysts.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
New pressures force U.S. farmers south of the border
Tougher immigration control and stricter environmental and food safety regulations are prompting US firms to move farms to Mexico, Brazil, and everywhere in between.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Chinese NGOs struggle to grow
Many of the unofficial groups lack know-how for training volunteers and keeping track of how donor money is spent.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Indonesia struggles to capitalize on its oil
OPEC's only Asian member, it has failed to meet its production quota and is quitting the cartel this year.
07/16/2008 01:00 am
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