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Arrests Highlight Plight of Haitian Orphans
The arrest of U.S. missionaries allegedly trying to smuggle children out of Haiti highlights the difficulties of taking care of children after a natural disaster, especially since many children in Haitian orphanages aren't orphans at all, but have been given up by their desperately poor families.
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New Study Supports Abstinence Only Approach
Classroom; file photo A new study shows that abstinence-focused sexual education programs encourage people to delay sexual activity, which could affect President Obama's decision about pregnancy-prevention programs.
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Major Education Reforms in Obama's Budget
Classroom; AFP/Getty President Obama asked Congress for an increase in funding for education and changes to the No Child Left Behind Act, even while he seeks to freeze most other domestic spending.
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'Catcher in the Rye' Author Dies
J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger, author of the popular book "Catcher in the Rye," leaves behind a legacy of debate over literature as a valuable and contentious resource.
China-Google Battle Over Internet Freedom
Google Google has threatened to pull its business out of China, ending a 2006 compromise in which the popular search engine company agreed to allow the government to filter taboo topics on searches done inside the populous Communist Party-run country.
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Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement
Copenhagen Conference; AFP/Getty The United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen ended with a final accord that President Obama called a "modest step" towards slowing the rate of global warming.

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A lot of the things I've been waiting for him to do since he's been elected...he really hasn't done.
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