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Cloned Meat: It's What's for Dinner?
Cows Cloning is usually the stuff of science fiction or Hollywood cinema, but if some in the food industry have their way, cloned animals could be the stuff you eat for dinner.
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Conflict in Georgia Puts Focus on Tensions in the Caucasus
Russian troops in South Ossetia Tension between Georgia and Russia exploded into violence last week when Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province, but Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. The fighting has brought renewed attention to lingering tensions between Russia and former Soviet states.
Olympics Host China Under Fire for Human Rights Abuses
Woman protesting in San Francisco; Flickr, Ric Ett As China prepares to open the highly anticipated 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, human rights experts are claiming the country has not kept its promise to curb human rights abuses.
War Criminal Karadzic Caught After Long Chase
Karadzic as Serb leader, left, and after arrest Former Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted men for his role in atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War, was arrested after a decade in hiding.
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Obama World Tour Highlights Foreign Policy Differences With McCain
Obama and U.S. Gen. David Petraeus touring Iraq Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama travelled to the Middle East and Europe -- attracting media attention along the way while trying to win some political points on foreign policy.
High Gas Prices Changing Habits, Consumer Choices
Subway riders, courtesy Flickr user psychofish With gasoline costing a national average of more than $4 a gallon, people across the United States are changing the way they shop, vacation and even go to school.
Supreme Court Ruling Endorses Right to Own Guns
Gun rights supporters In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court said Americans have the right to own guns for self defense -- the court's first ruling on the Second Amendment in nearly 70 years.
Obama Claims Democratic Nomination
Senator Barack Obama in St. Paul, Minn. On the last day of the primary season, Senator Obama won enough delegates to claim the Democratic nomination, making him the first black candidate of a major political party in U.S. history.
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Immigration Laws Pull Apart Families
Yes it's true that he came to the United States illegally, but ever since that he has only done positive things. He has a job, pays taxes, does volunteer work, raised a family, and so many other things.
Monica, San Deigo, Calif.
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