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    News Wrap: Somali Militants Execute French Hostage After Failed Rescue Attempt

    Jan 17, 2013 05:00 AM EDT

    ... The downtown was swamped after a dike collapsed under the pressure of monsoon rains. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as the water crept higher. And the death toll was 11, mostly from drowning or electrocution. The low-lying city has long been prone to flooding, but ...

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    Call is Out to Sabotage the Dropout Crisis

    Sep 24, 2012 04:48 PM EDT

    ... Spurred by a new energy in the house around school success, two younger siblings are earning steadily better grades and will not get into trouble later. Confident and proud of what she's done, Tashawna will tell anyone ready to listen it all started with Youthbuild. The Caminos Nuevos charter ...

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    The Unemployment Paradox: Why Job Seekers, Employers Aren't Connecting

    Apr 06, 2012 10:13 PM EDT

    ... American workers have become entitled. Many just won't take hard jobs at modest pay. Last June, we did a story at WeRecycle, an electronics recycling firm in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that hires ex-cons who've graduated from a college-behind-bars program, will work any hours, do ...

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    Suarez: When Is a Democracy 'Good Enough?'

    Nov 03, 2011 07:53 PM EDT

    ... starting in 2006, from running again. A constitutional court stocked with Sandinistas cleared the way for Ortega's re-election bid. Countries across the world recoiling from long-term rule by one leader have modified their systems to limit the number of terms, or prevent heads of state from succeeding ...

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    Discarded Plastic Bottles Put to New Use in Schools

    Apr 07, 2011 07:30 PM EDT

    ... in not a long-term solution to trash management, it has brought a great deal of awareness to the issue and to the importance of recycling. The project commanded the combined effort of hundreds of students, parents and volunteers who spent weeks collecting nearly 8,000 bottles for the schoolhouse ...

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    News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold

    Oct 21, 2010 09:08 PM EDT

    ... The operation began this summer. Mass protests against pension reforms in France raged for another day. Youths rioted in Lyon, and police fought back with water cannons and tear gas. In Paris, students marched peacefully, opposing austerity measures that would raise the minimum partial retirement age to 62 and the ...

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    Al Gore Reflects on 2000 Election in DNC Speech

    Aug 29, 2008 01:00 AM EDT

    ... endorsing the policies of the Bush-Cheney White House and promising to actually continue them. The same policies all over again?Hey, I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous. With John McCain's support, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have led our nation into one calamity after another ...

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    Importing Drugs

    Mar 12, 2004 05:00 AM EDT

    The federal government has said it is opposed to the importing of cheaper prescription drugs because it cannot guarantee the safety of drugs produced in another country. As the debate over importing prescription drugs into the United States continues, Susan Dentzer, in the second of two reports, examines the safety concerns.

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    California Recall Revelations

    Oct 03, 2003 04:00 AM EDT

    Two California columnists examine how the sexual misconduct allegations may effect Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's chances in winning the gubernatorial recall race.

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    Green Market: Recycled Consumer Products

    Jul 02, 2001 04:00 AM EDT

    Tom Bearden looks at pressure on retailers to sell recycled consumer products.