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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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Everyday heroes: Nine tales of American heroes
Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are nine stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace and courage.
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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What makes a planet livable? Five things scientists look for.
Scientists have so far detected at least 550 planets outside the solar system – and another 2,000-plus await confirmation. But how to pick out the ones that may be Earth-like havens for life? Here's what one team looks for in assessing any planet's potential habitability and its similarity to Earth's properties.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/20
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Disabled Americans: Jobless rate still high 22 years after landmark law
Twenty-two years after passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, there's progress, but employment rates for the disabled remain dismally low. Advocates hope to change that.
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Landsat program marks 40 years of photographing Earth from space (+video)
The Landsat program, a network of seven Earth-facing satellites, turns 40 on Monday.
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Two more states granted waivers from No Child Left Behind, for total of 26
Washington State and Wisconsin were approved Friday for No Child Left Behind waivers. The Obama administration has argued that children can’t wait for Congress to revise the federal law.
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Life on Saturn moon? Discovery of hidden ocean on Titan tantalizes. (+video)
Scientists already knew Titan has the building blocks for organic life in abundance. Now, the discovery of a underground sea with liquid water adds another intriguing element.
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Modern Parenthood
Sunscreen: Mom challenges school over kids' sunburn. Who's fault?Sunscreen pros and cons aside, institutions, individuals, moms, dads, and kids have to start thinking more, and passing the buck less. There's a bigger social question about responsibility behind the story of two girls who got sunburned on a school field trip.
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Your Sister's Sister: movie review
'Your Sister's Sister' (mostly) works despite its too tidy conclusion.
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Efforts to relax pot rules gaining momentum in US
Marijuana policy is appearing on legislative agendas around the country thanks to an energized base of supporters and an increasingly open-minded public.
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Why Ron Paul's fans are still amassing delegates
The delegate math makes it virtually impossible for Texas congressman Ron Paul to win the Republican presidential nomination. But his supporters keep pressing for delegates in hopes of influencing the GOP's convention.
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Modern Parenthood
Aishwarya Rai, breastfeeding, tanning: parent etiquette lessonsAishwarya Rai criticized for her post-baby weight, Patricia Krentcil for her tan, Jamie Lynne Grumet for suckling her 3-year-old on the cover of Time – plus a kid punched out for being noisy in a movie and a first-grader suspended for singing a popular song. What's an etiquette-minded mom to do?
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Diggin' It
Great garden flowers: A gaillardia with plenty of moxieGaillardia, or blanket flower, is an easy-to-grow perennial for hot, sunny spots. Here's a new cultivar, Commotion Moxie, that has much to offer flower gardeners.
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Robert Reich
Forget gay marriage. America's real problem is in its boardrooms.In pushing legislation to ban same-sex marriage and limit women's reproductive rights, Republicans are avoiding a much bigger issue: what's going on in the country's corporate boardrooms.
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White supremacist behind murders-suicide in Arizona, police say
Four people died Wednesday at the hand of Jason 'J.T.' Ready, one of the most visible white supremacists in the US, who then killed himself, police in Gilbert, Ariz., say. Those who track neo-Nazi groups cite a culture of violence, including domestic violence.
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How one man may have foiled a devastating cyberattack against America
Researcher Justin W. Clarke discovered a vulnerability in an industrial networking system used by American power grids and the Pentagon. Now, after public pressure, the manufacturer is promising a fix.
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Mad cow: Latest episode raises questions about cattle feed
The riskiest parts of rendered cows aren’t supposed to be fed back to other cows. But they are fed to chickens, whose waste can be fed back to cattle in what one critic calls ‘cow cannibalism.’
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America's Stuxnet? Weakness found in systems used by Pentagon, power grid.
An amateur enthusiast has found evidence that hackers could exploit a security vulnerability in the systems of a company that serves power plants and military installations.
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Mad cow: US 'confident' beef is safe, food-safety experts aren't sure
This week's incident of 'mad cow' disease presents no threat to human health, USDA officials say. But it does put a spotlight on beef safety practices, including how many cattle are inspected.
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Mad cow disease: Big deal abroad. US? Not so much. (+video)
Mad cow disease has hit the US only four times since regulators took steps to control it 15 years ago. Although the latest announcement of mad cow disease may alarm American consumers, the biggest reaction may come from nations that decide to ban US beef.
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$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's
$1 felony: Local authorities in Florida say a man faces felony charges after refusing to pay for a cup of soda at a McDonald's restaurant.
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Chapter & Verse
Festival of Faith and Writing: the conference that brought John Updike, Salman Rushdie to western MichiganThis year's Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College included Jonathan Safran Foer, Marilynne Robinson, Chimimanda Ngoze Adichie, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Leila Aboulela.
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Panetta says US ready on Syria if required
The Secretary of Defense insisted, however, that diplomacy was the best option.
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Everyday heroes: Nine tales of American heroes
Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are nine stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace and courage.
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Cover Story
Home again in Mexico: Illegal immigration hits net zeroTiny Tamaula is the new face of rural Mexico: Villagers are home again as the illegal immigration boom drops to net zero
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Cover Story
Gun nation: Inside America's gun-carry cultureWhy Americans now carry handguns in so many public places, from parks to college campuses. Is it making the country safer or more dangerous?
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The Vote
Super Tuesday mystery: Will Ron Paul win his first state?Super Tuesday could hand Ron Paul his first victory of the GOP presidential campaign. North Dakota presents the most fertile ground, with its caucus format and independent streak. Other promising turf: Alaska and Idaho.
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Can Mitt Romney carry his ‘Big Mo’ through Super Tuesday?
Mitt Romney is leading the GOP presidential pack in election wins, delegates, and nominations. But Super Tuesday and its ten contests – especially Ohio – could be the key to whether he keeps his momentum.
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