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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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Can Republicans increase their ranks of governors? Four races to watch.
With only 11 races for governor this year, there’s no big sea change to anticipate. With Republicans hoping to add to the 29 states under their banner, the four races to watch are in Washington, New Hampshire, Montana, and North Carolina.
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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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Gay marriage laws around the globe
There is no national gay marriage legislation in the pipeline in the US, however, numerous countries around the globe already recognize same-sex marriage or the right to civil unions. Here’s the breakdown by region.
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Opinion: Single-payer health care: dead in Washington, but alive in the states
Insurance companies may be winning the fight in Washington, but California and Vermont are on the cusp of comprehensive reform.
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Invasive plants -- from pest to pesto
Foodies learn to sink their teeth into plants that are better known as weeds.
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State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops
Officials in West Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington state have reported receiving between three and five laptops, each over the course of two separate deliveries — but none had ordered any of them.
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Gay marriage foe announces its next big target: Iowa
One of the groups behind California's Proposition 8 said this week that it will seek to ban same-sex marriage in the state through a referendum. The state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in April.
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Five questions for Ben Bernanke
The Senate is likely to confirm him, but not without asking things like 'How soon will you raise interest rates?'
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Mass. looks to forests for renewable energy source
Dubbed “biomass energy,” the push to help wean the state off coal-burning plants by incinerating trees and wood has the backing of state officials and many environmentalists.
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Grand Junction, Colo. could be a model for healthcare reform
That's why Obama is visiting. This town on the western slope of the Rockies has some of the highest quality, lowest cost care in the country.
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Want a US green card? Bring cash.
A surge of foreign entrepreneurs are getting visas in exchange for investing in US companies.
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Nuclear power’s new debate: cost
Issues of safety and waste make way for a focus on funding.
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From our files: The legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver – A short history of the Special Olympics
Where no anthems play, the world's foremost feel-good sports festival attracts athletes from around the world
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Drug war may dominate US-Canada-Mexico summit
President Obama arrives in Guadalajara for two days of meetings with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada.
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With scant support for Sotomayor, did the GOP hurt itself?
Republicans need to attract more Hispanic voters. But just nine in the Senate approved the first Hispanic justice’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
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Environmental education goes global
Long-established Shelburne Farms program in Vermont sends out ripples worldwide.
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Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone
Not all phones will work abroad, and even if yours does, you could end up with roaming charges unless you sign up for an international calling plan before you go.
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Evangelicals march north
Southern Baptists are among those ‘planting’ new churches in the rocky soil of secular New England.
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Evangelicals march north
Southern Baptists are among those ‘planting’ new churches in the rocky soil of secular New England.
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Tests for California's 'pot economy'
Medical marijuana booms in cities such as L.A., with some eyeing its revenue potential. But there's pushback, too.
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State of diversity on the courts
Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination draws focus to the gains of minority and female judges nationwide.
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GOP senators win bid to delay Sotomayor vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee is now scheduled to vote on the Supreme Court nominee on July 28. She is expected to win approval both there and in the full Senate.
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Sotomayor dodges gun-rights questions
The Supreme Court nominee is choosing her words carefully about the Second Amendment during confirmation hearings.
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Sotomayor: 'wise Latina' a bad choice of words
But during Tuesday's hearing, the Supreme Court nominee demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the law and jurisprudence.
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Sotomayor hearings begin with debate over judges' role
Senators drew the battle lines early in confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee.
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In gay-marriage battle, D.C. shapes up as next big prize
As of Tuesday, Washington gives same-sex spouses the same rights as heterosexual couples. A full legalization of gay marriage could follow, some say.
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How to figure out someone's social security number
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Summer of dance!
Merce, Mark Morris, Bill T. Jones, and some new faces bust out their moves for the festival circuit.
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