Iowa Voters Play Special Role in Presidential Politics The 2012 U.S. presidential election process officially begins Tuesday, the Midwestern state of Iowa. Republican voters will gather in caucus meetings across the state to vote for one of seven Rep

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By Jim Malone Washington 26 April 2006 Karl Rove arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, provided more testimony Wednesday

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 Earlier this year, President Bush deployed 6,000 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Border Patrol with security. This month, the president signed a bill that provides $1.2 bil

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By Michael Drudge London 16 March 2006 Legal experts are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a British lawsuit accusing the publisher of

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By Suzanne Presto Washington, DC 07 September 2006 watch Social Networking report Social networking online Social networking Web sites draw tens of millions of people looking to connect with each other via the Internet. But some users, especially yo

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 November 2006 Has the Bush administration compromised civil liberties in the effort to prevent terrorist attacks? The question was debated at a town hall meeting in Los Angeles, where high school students took part

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 01 November 2006 watch Walter Reed Amputees A record number of U.S. soldiers injured in Iraq have lost arms and legs in explosions caused by remote-controlled bombs. The need for more comfortable, adaptable artificial

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 24 May 2006 Activists in Burkina Faso are marking the 16th anniversary of their campaign to end the practice of female genital mutilation. Though progress has been made, many young girls still undergo the dangerous operation, w

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Washington Gridlock Impacts US Financial Standing At a time of daunting economic challenges, many Americans are dismayed by Washingtons political paralysis. Fueling the gridlock: divided government. Republicans control the House of Representatives an

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Cameroon Businesswoman Rises from Poverty to Financial Security Jacqueline Kamsu arrived at the US embassy in Yaounde in late August looking every bit a success story. She had been invited to speak to a group of young leaders on her non-profit, Beads

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Inclusive Camp Welcomes Special Needs Children Many school children in the United States go to camp during the summer months, but what makes Camp Accomplish unique is that it brings children with disabilities together with those without disabilities.

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North Korea says it may be ready to talk again, but not in the six-nation format it has taken part in over the last five years. This time, Pyongyang says it will only talk with the United States. The United States is rejecting North Korea's offer to

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Cyprus Parliament Passes Financial Measures, Future Uncertain Banks remain closed in Cyprus. But customers still line up at ATM machines trying to withdraw cash. Many fear they could lose their savings if the banks fail. British businessman Terry Con

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Rival GDP Measure Puts Emphasis on Social Progress Since the early 20th century, the United States has topped the global table of Gross Domestic Product. According to the new Social Progress Index, though, the best country in the world is Sweden. The

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 17 November 2006 watch Roads To You Concert Roads to You musicians on tour Musicians from all over the world are putting their differences aside to spread a message of peace to audiences in the Middle East,

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By Crystal Park Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch The DaVinci Code report The controversial Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, is facing a lawsuit claiming the author stole ideas from another book w

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 March 2006 Maroufa, 4, receives polio vaccination in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March. 5, 2006 Afghan volunteers are vaccinating millions of children in a nationwide ant

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By Doug Levine Washington 16 April 2006 Jazz Appreciation Month got underway with the unveiling of donated items from the families of two jazz legends and a famous jazz photographer to the Smithsonian

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 March 2008 Demonstrators in Papua New Guinea tried to disrupt a visit by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Landowners staged protests as part of a dispute over proposed mining of the Kokoda Track, a trail where Australian

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 08 November 2006 A day after Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in key midterm elections, they came a step closer to doing so in the Senate, with television networks projecting a Democratic victo

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