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The Berlin Wall 20 Years After the Fall
November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that precipitated the collapse of the communist-run Soviet Union and signaled the end of a division that had separated Europe for decades.
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Election Day 2009: GOP Strikes Back
Chris Christie; AFP/Getty Images One year after President Obama's historic election, Republicans took back two states run by Democrats. But fighting between conservatives and moderates may have lost a seat in the House.
Congress Expands Hate Crimes Law
President Obama; AFP/Getty Images In the first expansion of a federal hate crimes law since 1968, President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday that extends hate crime protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Bosnian Serb Ex-President on Trial for Genocide
Karadzic; file photo Scores of mothers whose children were killed during the Bosnian War between 1992 and 1995 traveled hundreds of miles to the war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic.
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Copenhagen Climate Summit
Polar bear; courtesy NOAA The United Nations Climate Change Summit, to take place this December in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a major event in the worldwide effort to deal with the problem of global warming.
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U.S. Shifts Sudan Policy Towards Engagement
Darfur refugee camp; file photo Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new strategy for Sudan this week, shifting from isolation to greater engagement with the Sudanese government to end genocide and war in Darfur.
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Constitutional Questions in New Supreme Court Session
Justices Sotomayor and Roberts; AFP/Getty The Supreme Court begins its term considering questions such as: do businesses have the same rights as people? Are animal cruelty movies free speech? And where is the line between church and state?
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Oldest Human Ancestor, New Link in Evolution Chain
Ardi; courtesy Science Anthropologists have found a skeleton of a human-like creature that lived more than a million years before "Lucy," opening a window into how humans diverged from a common ancestor with chimpanzees.

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Swine Flu Panic is Everyday For Uninsured
The potential dangers of swine flu are few compared to the real dangers facing the uninsured.
Lizzie Logan, San Francisco, Calif.

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