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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Military inventions hit the civilian market
Although built for battle, these inventions are perfect in peacetime.
06/19/2008 01:00 am -
Modern crews sign on for ancient Chinese dragon boat racing
With no jock hierarchy to discourage participants and a lot of colorful visual exposure via the Beijing Olympic festivities, this paddle sport is seeing a growth spurt in the US.
06/19/2008 01:00 am -
Afghanistan: Taliban keeps up pressure with assaults
Militants took control of a strategic district outside Kandahar. Afghan and foreign troops flew to the city in response.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Iraqi interpreters: hope rises to go to U.S.
President Bush extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Low profile for Secretary Rice's Israel visit
In Israel, the media focused on possible breakthroughs in which the US played no role, highlighting low expectations for Rice's trip.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Kuwait's empowered Islamists question all things Western
After an Islamist victory in Kuwaiti elections, lawmakers' new agenda reflects a regional debate over the pace of social change as economies surge.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. says Baghdad bombing was meant to reignite sectarian violence
The military blamed a little-known Shiite cell leader for Tuesday's attack in the Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah that killed at least 63 people.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security UN: Iraq conflict exacerbates unprecedented refugee flows
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 67 million displaced people worldwide in 2007, a result of war, poverty, and climate change.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
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06/18/2008 01:00 am -
USA
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Can McCain deliver his home state?
Even in Arizona his rift with the far right is cutting into his 'favorite son' appeal.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Did rogue network leak nuclear bomb design?
Some US experts worry that a smuggling ring gave rogue states plans for a light warhead, apparently from Pakistan.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Boeing wins Air Force tanker contract appeal
The Air Force should reopen the bidding process, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about subsidized gasoline and how to face higher prices.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Hey, pundits: Trade hypotheticals for history
Posing questions to the candidates without concrete context takes us in circles.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion How to silence that Iran war drumbeat
War is not inevitable. Bold, transparent diplomacy can work.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View The Obama and McCain split on Guantánamo
They are both partly wrong in their reactions to a high court ruling on the rights of Guantánamo detainees.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
New effort to modify at-risk home loans
A housing alliance, including some of the nation's biggest lenders, is working with mortgage-service companies to modify loans rather than let them fall into foreclosure.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Pickens: Oil production has peaked
Speaking at a Senate committee hearing, legendary Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens said that world crude oil production has topped out.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Study: Solar to be competitive within a decade
A new study claims that solar power is approaching "grid parity," in which costs are competitive with conventional retail electric rates throughout much of the United States.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Alaska fishing: the merits and costs of a tamed frontier
The Bering Sea is no longer ‘wild and free.’ Who’s left out?
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Canadian teen speeds degradation process for plastic bags
Daniel Burd’s national-prizewinning science fair project uses microorganisms.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Web’s effect on politics: big bucks, big turnout, and big scandals
Campaigns reach into the online cookie jar – for better or worse
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Tuna salad – hold the mayo
A different take on a longtime summer favorite.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
Floods and an 'ark' state of thought
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
06/18/2008 01:00 am
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