By Steve Schy Turin 12 February 2006 American figure skater Michelle Kwan's quest for an Olympic gold medal has come to an end. An injury forced the 25-year-old Californian to pull out of the Turin Ga

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 13 February 2007 A new film called Rwanda Rising looks at the African nation 12 years after the Rwandan genocide. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the documentary produced by Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United

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By Meredith Buel Washington 16 May 2007 A U.S. military commander used an appropriate level of force and demonstrated sound judgment during a battle last month in Afghanistan that Afghan officials say killed dozens of civilians. That is the conclusio

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By Shilpi Jha / Niharika Acharya Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Ghost Tours Whether ghosts are fact or fiction hasn't stopped some entrepreneurs from cashing in on the public's fascination with these otherworldly apparitions. All across the

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By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 01 November 2006 watch Horse Show report Many of the world's top equestrians recently descended on Washington, D.C. to compete in the 48th annual Washington International Horse Show. Considered one of the world's leading

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 January 2006 Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino, second from left, reviewing the Italian Joint Task Force in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 (file)

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Both U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama are spending a quiet Christmas out of the media spotlight with family and friends. They are urging Americans to remember U.S. troops abroad as they celebrate this holiday season. Presi

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Koreans, North and South, Train Cambodian Olympic Hopefuls Chov Sotheara is one of only a few Cambodian athletes who could qualify for the London Olympics. Driven to win in a sport dominated by men, she says her strict North Korean coach, Pak So Nam,

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A top American military commander says there could soon be a further reduction in the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, based on recommendations from commanders in the field. The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, spoke to reporters in

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US Congress Popularity at All Time Low As Americans head into the Christmas holidays, the U.S. Congress is again gridlocked. President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals seem poised to fight it out rather than reach an agreement over tax increase

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Popular Culture Inspires Top US Baby Names Theres a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named Bella or Edward. Those were among the 10 most popular girls and boys names, respectively, and it was more

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US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote Americans vote for their next president on November 6. But the real presidential election takes place on December 17, and only 538 people are involved. This small group is called the Electoral College

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Population Reflects Economic Woes in One US Town The city of Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1906 by the head of the United States Steel Corporation, Elbert H. Gary. U.S. Steel continues to operate a massive plant along the shores of Lake Michigan, tho

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Rising Crop Prices Linked to Decline in World's Bee Population Terrence Ingram considers himself a naturalist. He said hes best able to commune with the natural world around him at the center of a swarm... of bees. I love beekeeping. Its one of Gods

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The Silas Lake Park reopens today after being closed for six months. The park was closed because mud and rock slides destroyed part of Cambridge Road, the only access into the park. We had to remove tons of boulders and rocks, said Hugh Foster of the

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 18 January 2007 U.S. senators Thursday expressed frustration with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for not being more forthcoming about details relating to the Bush administration's decision to place its controversial w

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 August 2006 A senior U.S. military officer directly involved in training Iraq's army says in spite of notable progress it will likely take years before the new security forces can control the country on their own, and he doe

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 07 March 2006 watch Africa report While experts worry about a decline in much of the industrialized world's population, sub-Saharan Africa is among the few places where

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 14 April 2006 Nepal's opposition parties have rejected a call by King Gyanendra to hold talks, because, they say, he must first restore democratic freedoms. The king made h

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By Jessica Berman Washington 01 April 2008 For the past 50 years, the development of new drugs to treat tropical diseases that affect nearly one billion people has languished because it has not been profitable for drug manufacturers in the West. But

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