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Kate Middleton lends a hand to children, the arts with her charity projects

Kate Middleton, known as the Duchess of Cambridge, today announced the first five organizations she will support as a royal patron.
20 non-fiction books to watch for in 2012

Here’s a sampling of some of the more promising early 2012 nonfiction titles.
Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid

The Texas governor made clear his intention to run for president with appearances in South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday and a planned trip to Iowa on Sunday.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 5 ways he has shaped Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was swept into office for a third term Sunday when his party won 50 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections.
Election 101: Nine facts about Mitt Romney and his White House bid

Mitt Romney has been groomed to run for president. He has the look and the political lineage. He’s been a governor, the quintessential training ground. And he’s essentially never stopped running since he conceded his first White House bid three years ago.

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Girl Scouts under scrutiny from Catholic bishops

Conservative criticism of alleged Girl Scouts policy on sexuality, birth control, and abortion pulls the organization back into the culture wars with an investigation by Catholic bishops. It's not the first time the girls have been caught in political crossfire.
Boy Scout resignation over lesbian mother's removal in Ohio

A Boy Scout regional board member resigned over the removal of a lesbian den mother in Ohio. The Boy Scouts have a ban on gays, and the US Supreme Court has upheld the ban.
Cookie sales soar as Girl Scouts adopt smart phones, credit cards

New plug-in devices from Square and Sage Mobile allow some smart phones to become card readers.
Chapter & Verse
That 'Crazy Daisy' who started the Girl Scouts

On the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, biographer Stacy A. Cordery talks about Juliette Gordon Low, the unusual woman behind one of the world's most beloved organizations.
Vox News
For Rush Limbaugh advertisers, backlash could hit hard in social media age

Rush Limbaugh advertisers, like most of the corporate world, need to carefully cultivate their image on social-media networks. That makes them more sensitive to social-media campaigns. 
Indiana lawmaker slams 'radicalized' pro-abortion group. Yes, Girl Scouts.

Bob Morris, a member of the Indiana House, also called the Girl Scouts 'a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood' in a letter urging lawmakers not to mark the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary.
Why Samoas and Thin Mints strike fear in the hearts of Girl Scout parents

My three daughters recently become Girl Scouts so I knew that selling cookies was in our future. In fact, I foolishly looked forward to it. After all, what could be more American?
New Girl Scout cookie: Can 'Smiles' compete with Thin Mints?

New Girl Scout cookie honors organization's 100th anniversary. The new Girl Scout cookie, the 'Savannah Smiles,' is a lemon shortbread cookie dusted with powdered sugar.
Kate Middleton lends a hand to children, the arts with her charity projects

Kate Middleton, known as the Duchess of Cambridge, today announced the first five organizations she will support as a royal patron.
20 non-fiction books to watch for in 2012

Here’s a sampling of some of the more promising early 2012 nonfiction titles.
Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid

The Texas governor made clear his intention to run for president with appearances in South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday and a planned trip to Iowa on Sunday.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 5 ways he has shaped Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was swept into office for a third term Sunday when his party won 50 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections.
Election 101: Nine facts about Mitt Romney and his White House bid

Mitt Romney has been groomed to run for president. He has the look and the political lineage. He’s been a governor, the quintessential training ground. And he’s essentially never stopped running since he conceded his first White House bid three years ago.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
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Smartphones help Girl Scouts sell cookies

Smartphones with an attachment for swiping credit cards help a Girl Scout troop in Ohio sell cookies to customers who don't want to pay cash
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On Libya-Tunisia border, refugees plead for help to go home

More than 95,000 refugees have crossed the remote desert border post at Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, in the past 10 days. President Obama said the US military would help transport home refugees from Libya, and the European Commission boosted aid.
Africa Monitor
Sudan's protests triggered by long-term economic, political frustrations

The protests in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, were against politics as usual, not only the government of President Omar al-Bashir.
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Why Ahmadinejad is dismissing high-level Iranian officials

Many critics say a number of personnel changes by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have to do with the growing influence of one of his closest aides, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei.
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Boy Scouts group removes Mormons from leadership roles over religious beliefs

Boy Scouts: Church officials were initially thrilled earlier this month when the Stokes family volunteered as leaders, until they saw on the couple's application forms that they belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.