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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India at an impasse over civilian nuclear deal
Communists oppose the pact with the US, which would give India access to nuclear fuel and technology, threatening to bring down the government.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
In search of Nepal's living goddesses
A prepubescent deity of Hindu-Buddhist tradition is also a modern child of HBO and Barbie.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Bangladeshi woman wins rights for garment workers
In the Dhaka slums, trade union leader Nazima Aktar campaigns for wage increases and rice subsidies.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Post-Soviet 'frozen conflicts' heat up as big-power interests collide
Tensions are growing as NATO and a resurgent Russia divide over future of breakaway statelets.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Saudi Arabia: Militant groups remain active despite record arrests
Detainees are accused of having links to Al Qaeda, but human rights groups fear arbitrary arrests have been made.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
World
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
High court slashes Exxon Valdez oil spill damages
The ruling, a victory for Exxon, reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages to about $500 million.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Supreme Court sharply limits use of death penalty
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the justices decide child rape isn't a capital offense.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
G.I.s challenge injuries with new athletic efforts
Running, cycling, and swimming give them new strength and purpose.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Major turbulence ahead for airlines
Industry officials and analysts urge Washington to act to avert a collapse.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. students improve in math and reading, report finds
Minorities and the poor make the most progress, narrowing the performance gap. Are federal reforms working?
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion The key to a better U.S. image
USIA helped world views of the US before the cold war; let's revive it.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Let's not gloss over Title IX's faults
Common sense reform could restore the original intent of the law and do away with gender quotas.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View The real price of solar power
An industry that relies on government finds its market falters when subsidies do, too.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
California’s plan to cut emissions heavy on mandates
State’s proposed rules are the most sweeping in the US to cut greenhouse gases.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Panama Fever
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Can Syria avoid sanctions with a U.N. nuclear inspection?
An IAEA team visits the site of an alleged nuclear weapons facility bombed by Israel in September.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Sadr City blast reveals new dangers for U.S.
A Tuesday bomb attack at a municipal council building within a fortified section of Baghdad's Shiite enclave killed at least four Americans and six Iraqis.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
USA
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
World
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor Breakfast A Revealing Pelosi Moment
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Fired U.S. attorneys case hits judicial roadblock
A cautious judge may be good news for Bush officials in ongoing subpoena struggle.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Fired U.S. attorneys case hits judicial roadblock
A cautious judge may be good news for Bush officials in ongoing subpoena struggle.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Alleged pact puts new focus on teen pregnancy
America's teen pregnancy rate is rising for the first time since 1991, worrying experts.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Across U.S., schools feel budget pinch
Slashed funding and rising costs are forcing school districts to cut back, even close down.
06/25/2008 01:00 am
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