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The Hajj and H1N1: Pilgrimage During a Pandemic

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By some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this...

China: Leave Myanmar — and Aung San Suu Kyi Trial — Alone

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News this week that Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be kept under house arrest until at least after next year's elections set off swift international criticism. While the United States

Only 24 Percent of North Carolina Republicans Think Obama Was Born in U.S.

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A poll released Tuesday from Public Policy Polling shows just 24 percent of Republicans in North Carolina believe that President Obama was born in the United States, despite all evidence that he was indeed born...

‘A Wake-Up Call’ for Rural America

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Are America's farms facing a crisis?

Addressing the USDA's annual Outlook Forum -- which looks at the year ahead in agriculture -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday, "I want to express concern about the...

Gallup Poll: Americans Falling Deeper into Debt

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A new Gallup poll shows that not only are more Americans increasing their debts during this recession, fewer are climbing out of debt. For July, 27 percent of Americans said they were deeper in debt -- an increase since March, when the figure was at...

Senate Slams House’s $550 Million Jets

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Who says bipartisanship is dead? Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans have found at least one thing they can unite against -- the House of Representatives, which recently approved $550 million in the...

Hillary Clinton Counters John Bolton’s Criticism of North Korea Trip

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Hillary Clinton had a response to former U.N. ambassador John Bolton's complaints about her husband's visit to North Korea to free journalists Euna and...

Sarah Palin’s $28 Million Veto of Stimulus Funds Overturned by Alaskan Legislature

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Two weeks after Sarah Palin left office, newly minted Alaskan Gov. Sean Parnell has a message for the federal government: We'll take that $28 million now, thank you.

On Monday, the state legislature voted...

House Retreats on $330 Million Bid For Extra Jets

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Looks like the House-Senate spat over plans to buy passenger jets for government travel is over. The House has eliminated the four additional jets it put into a...

Sen. Jim Webb Preps for Meeting With Head of Myanmar Junta

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Just three days after the leader of Myanmar's opposition was sentenced to additional house arrest, setting off harsh criticism from the United States, the Asian nation is set to receive a surprising visitor. As part of...

Today’s Couples: More Staying, Fewer Straying

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Speculation on the decline of American marriages may be more than 30 years behind the times. Scientific American reports that a new study presented at last week's American Psychological Association convention by Alliant International University shows that -- much like pairing mini-skirts with eyelet-laced platform boots -- cheating...

Defense Secretary: McChrystal Report Won’t Request More Troops in Afghanistan

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, is set to submit an assessment on the war within the next few weeks. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at least one thing would be missing from the report:...

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