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Democrats Reach Magic 60, as Former Comedian Takes Senate Seat
Senator Al Franken; file photo After months of recounts and legal challenges, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate seat previously held by Republican Norm Coleman, after the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Coleman’s legal appeal and he resigned from the race.
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Fixing Health Care Tops President’s Agenda
President Obama with doctors; file photo America is home to some of the best doctors and medical facilities in the world, but the high cost of care and the inequity of health insurance must be fixed, according to President Obama.
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NASA Probes a Step Toward Moon Base
LRO Artist Rendering; NASA The National Aeronautic and Space Administration launched a pair of lunar probes June 18 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as the first part of a plan to build a base on the surface of the moon by 2020.
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Iranian Presidential Election Erupts in Protest
Mousavi at Tehran protest; AFP/Getty Hundreds of thousands of students and moderates defied a protest ban and rallied in the capital Tehran after the government announced disputed president election results.
Unemployment Rises As Recession Drags On
Job fair; Getty Images As the national unemployment rate climbs above 9 percent, President Barack Obama is urging local governments to create jobs improving parks, building roads and fixing schools.
Pro-Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Detained
Aung San Suu Kyi; Manuel Ceneta/AFP/Getty Images Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, is on trial after an American man violated the terms of her 13-year house arrest, weeks before her sentence was supposed to expire.
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Cloud Computing is Changing the Future
Computer lab; photo by YellowFilter via Flickr As more people rely on the Internet for applications and data storage, those technologies are raising tough questions about user privacy.
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