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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Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Vacant homes spread blight in suburb and city alike
Amid housing bust, foreclosures vex communities trying to hold dereliction and crime in check.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the link between the US dollar and oil prices, and resolving the label dispute over same-sex unions.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Reality check on Middle East talks
Motivation is there, but peace will take time.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion The alternative to an Israeli attack on Iran
Serious diplomacy, not military action, will bring regional security.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president
A word of caution about great expectations for a new US president
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Big trouble for Big Three automakers
Shares of General Motors are trading at prices last seen in the 1950s.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green UN reports 'green energy gold rush'
Investment in renewable energy rose some 60 percent in 2007, according to the UN Environment Porgramme.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Game-changer in the Everglades
Large land sale throws ecosystem-restoration plans cheerfully upside down.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Hurricane drones
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
In Olympian swimsuits, threads of history
The full-body LZR Racer is seen as a breakthrough in reducing drag. Suits have changed dramatically in recent decades.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
'Rome 1960': birth of a new era
Ideals clashed with reality in the 1960 Olympic Games.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Barefoot suppers
Casual, local, and less-than-perfect is both 'green' and fun.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Pakistan turns to force against militants
In a switch from its efforts to negotiate, the three-month-old government launched an offensive in the North West Frontier Province amid a growing threat to a major city.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Iraq opens door to foreign bidding to increase oil output
Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Shell are among the prequalified companies vying for contracts.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. forces to hand over hard-won Anbar Province
The Americans are set to transfer control of the once-restive Sunni province to Iraq, but many in Anbar question just how much real power the US is willing to relinquish.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Nigeria and Burundi to deploy troops in Somalia
The move comes amid a rise in kidnappings of foreign aid workers and an escalating humanitarian crisis.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
World
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Obama, McCain campaigns go global
The two presidential candidates plan trips abroad to build their foreign-policy credentials.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about offshore oil drilling.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Want democracy in Iraq? Culture matters.
Consider what happened with US occupation in Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Our college is nixing S.A.T. scores
Other measures are a better gauge of ability and help diversity.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
A global war on inflation
Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
A time when politicians were heroes
Novelist Ethan Canin's pitch-perfect 'America, America'recalls small-town America before Watergate.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/01/2008 01:00 am
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