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    Seven Cardinal Contenders for Pope

    Mar 13, 2013 01:20 PM EST

    Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, celebrating Ash Wednesday mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Feb. 13. Photo by Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images. Updated 3:30 p.m. ET: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was selected as the Catholic Church's 266th pope and the first from South ...

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    Food for 9 Billion: Satisfying China's Growing Demand for Meat

    Nov 13, 2012 08:46 PM EST

    ... of its shortage of water, China now imports 70 percent of its soybeans and increasing amounts of its corn from the United States, Brazil and Argentina. Intensified farming is also causing other water problems. MINDI SCHNEIDER: Agriculture is the number one water polluter in China. And part of that is ...

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    Governments Push for Austerity, but Can it Really Revive Growth?

    Jun 30, 2011 10:06 PM EST

    ... would say that, in the short run, if you cut taxes -- if you raise taxes and cut spending during a recession, you're going to make the economy worse. So, the only argument for it is the one that he made, that there's no other alternative. But they do ...

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    In GOP's N.H. Debate, a 'Tough Night' for Pawlenty as Bachmann Builds Buzz

    Jun 14, 2011 10:09 PM EST

    ... a declinist. He views America as one of equals around the world. We're not the same as Portugal; we're not the same as Argentina. GWEN IFILL: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich also joined the chorus. NEWT GINGRICH, (R) presidential candidate: The Obama administration is an anti-jobs, anti ...

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    The Morning Line: Romney Emerges an Emboldened Frontrunner From Debate

    Jun 14, 2011 01:08 PM EST

    ... coined the term "Obamneycare" to equate what Romney did on health care in Massachusetts to President Obama's health care law, King urged him to make that critique in the face-to-face setting -- but Pawlenty demurred. "Your rival is standing right there. If it was Obamneycare on "Fox News ...

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    Could studying seawater saltiness be key to decoding the climate puzzle?

    Jun 03, 2011 01:37 PM EST

    A satellite slated to launch into space next week will study the saltiness of the oceans, and, scientists hope, provide a better grasp of extreme weather events.

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    World Cup Kick-off: Writers Spotlight Matches, Teams to Watch

    Jun 11, 2010 04:00 AM EST

    As soccer's biggest tournament gets underway in South Africa, Ray Suarez gets the rundown of day one at the World Cup -- and a look at the coming month of matches -- from sports writers Christine Brennan and David Hirshey.

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    Ray Suarez: The U.S. and Latin America

    Mar 19, 2010 04:44 PM EST

    In addition to my work at the PBS NewsHour, I've been the host of a program produced by Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, HITN. It's called "Destination Casa Blanca," and bills itself as "the Latino Voice in Politics." Each week, I'll be posting a blog on that week's program, cross-posted at HITN.TV, the Huffington Post,...

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    U.S. Refocuses Policy Approach in Latin America

    Mar 04, 2010 05:00 AM EST

    With Brazil's global status on the rise, the United States is re-evaluating its approach to Latin American policy. Margaret Warner reports on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to several South American nations.

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    Chile Reels from Quake Aftershocks as Troops Crack Down on Looting

    Mar 01, 2010 05:00 AM EST

    More than 700 people are dead after one of the most powerful earthquakes in more than a century hit Chile on Saturday. Since then, troops and police have cracked down on curfew violations in an effort to stop violence and looting. Gwen Ifill speaks with GlobalPost's Pascale Bonnefoy in Santiago for more.