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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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Briefing 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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Colleges take on drinking age
A call to examine the age-21 threshold has sparked heated debate on campuses.
09/08/2008 01:00 am -
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.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
Bid to allow guns in national parks
The Interior Department considers a proposal to lift a 25-year ban on concealed weapons in national parks.
08/19/2008 01:00 am -
The very determined tomato
The plant produced fruit last year and again this year.
08/14/2008 01:00 am -
The very determined tomato
The plant, rescued from beneath a deck, produced tomatoes both last fall and this summer.
08/14/2008 01:00 am -
States, cities ready to move on housing aid
The $4 billion in federal money will go for everything from rehab to foreclosure-prevention,
08/13/2008 01:00 am -
Review: 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'
Sisterhood sequel boasts same sporty cast but little emotional depth.
08/09/2008 01:00 am -
FBI: Ivins held identical anthrax strain
The scientist was the sole custodian of anthrax spores genetically identical to the powder used in 2001 attacks, say documents unsealed Wednesday.
08/07/2008 01:00 am -
Solzhenitsyn: exiled then exalted in Russia
The Nobel Prize-winning writer gave voice to millions imprisoned in Stalin's Gulag. He died Sunday.
08/05/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Obama and Clinton – the ticket to win it
Hillary Clinton would be the wisest choice for vice president.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
Welcomed to Tasha Tudor's world
As I got to know Tasha, I discovered that her most remarkable creation was her life.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
How to hitch a ride on the Web
Ride-sharing sites take a page from Facebook to match riders with rides.
07/24/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Detainees’ rights debated as Guantanamo trial begins
After issuing landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has yet to clarify the appeals process for more than 275 Guantanamo detainees.
07/22/2008 01:00 am -
Rise in lawsuits against bloggers
Since 2004, 159 court actions have targeted citizen journalists for libel and other charges.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
My favorite cookbook
Readers share their picks.
07/02/2008 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 -
U.S. wheat acreage rises – even in New England
Under the radar for 50 years, it stages a comeback in the region, due to rising demand.
06/13/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. finalizing aid for Mexico's drug war
But Mexican concerns about the plan's human rights conditions could scuttle it.
06/06/2008 01:00 am -
Food crisis softens resistance to genetically modified (GM) food
At Rome summit, UN calls for $20 billion a year to feed hungry and fund a new ‘green revolution.’
06/06/2008 01:00 am -
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06/04/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Ending the gay-marriage war
California's ruling may point toward 'marriage unions' as a solution.
05/22/2008 01:00 am -
California high court overturns gay marriage ban
Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.
05/16/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about US-Taiwan relations, Taiwan and Tibet, fire and farming, and algae in Vermont streams.
05/05/2008 01:00 am -
Bush administration response on car mileage riles governors
The fine print in a new federal plan forbids states from setting their own standards.
05/01/2008 01:00 am -
Bush administration response on car mileage riles governors
The fine print in a new federal plan forbids states from setting their own standards.
05/01/2008 01:00 am
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