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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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Modern mariner phones home to Maine schoolhouse
From an oil rig in the Indian Ocean, a seafaring dad offers practical math and tales of pirates as lessons over a Web connection with his kids’ classroom back home.
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Women make modest gains in Election 2008
More women serve in state legislatures, but the United States is far behind many other countries.
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What about the ugly animals?
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that you won't see a "Save the lampreys" bumper sticker any time soon.
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Cautiously, networks return to exit polls
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Obama wins Vermont
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Supreme Court takes up drug warning labels
The case pits a Vermont musician who lost a limb against a pharmaceutical giant.
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Campuses find going green can be tough
Some 580 colleges have vowed to cut their greenhouse-gas impact to zero. Many missed the first deadline.
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Vivid fall foliage in a vibrant Vermont town
As tourists in our own state, we discovered much more than brightly colored leaves.
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Life imitates Harry Potter
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Wood heat rises again
High cost of oil and gas fuels a boom in wood stoves. But what is the cost to climate?
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Game to take on domestic violence
Students in Vermont work on the game for a UN project. Possible users? Cape Town youths.
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JROTC: Leadership course or recruiting tool?
San Francisco will vote in November on a ballot to save the military program in schools.
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Beautiful fall leaves right in your own yard
Choose the trees that will produce the most fall color in your yard.
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Gardening projects connect kids and adults
Children enjoy getting outdoors and planting bulbs and seeds.
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Supreme Court to decide if Maine smokers can sue
The case, to be heard Monday, will determine if the smokers' suit alleging fraudulent ads about 'low tar' cigarettes can go to trial.
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Ahead at Supreme Court: big cases, no blockbusters
Its new term, which starts Monday, includes cases on detainees and TV language.
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College students adapt to high gas prices
Instead of driving, students opt to walk, ride public transportation, or use Zipcar.
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Backlash to federal bailout grows among voters
Liberals and conservatives sign online petitions and complain to Congress. Some push alternative plans.
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Precedent-setting carbon auction Thursday
East Coast power plants will bid on CO2 permits Sept. 25.
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A splattered and tattered family history
A wedding present cookbook has captured the years in food smudges.
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Garden 'siteseeing' in New England
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Stinkweed now a valuable plant?
Biofuel researchers look for the good in a pesky plant.
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Colleges take on drinking age
A call to examine the age-21 threshold has sparked heated debate on campuses.
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An Olympic hero, airbrushed from China’s history
Shifting political winds may explain the lack of awareness about Chiu Teng Hiok, who helped the British shine in basketball at the 1924 Paris Games.
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