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Hallmark Produces Greeting Cards for Jobless People Many Americans are getting what are known as pink slips these days. Theyre losing their jobs because of plant closings, the move of operations overseas, downsizing of companies workforces, or someti
The Pentagon announced Tuesday it will change the composition and mission of some troop units being deployed to Iraq in the coming months to reduce their combat role and increase their ability to train and support Iraqi forces. Pentagon spokesman Br
Peres: Kerry Making Progress on Resuming Mideast Talks As Palestinian leaders met in the West Bank to discuss Kerry's push to restart talks on a two-state solution, Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking in Jerusalem, said U.S. efforts are moving t
Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma. He meets with President Thein Sein, who has led a bold but cautious reform process since 2011 after d
Indian Farmers on Frontline of 'Hidden Hunger' Fight Pokharkar, a fourth-generation farmer, is just getting ready to harvest this years pearl millet crop. The grain a staple in India and in parts of Africa helps feed his family and livestock at a tim
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: People who live in places with lots of Chinese immigrants are receiving robocalls that sound like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) COMPUTER-GENERATED VOICE #1: (Speaking Mandarin). CORNISH: A person who doesn't speak M
Brazil's history has been expressed through its national passion for music. Samba, the country's dominant musical style, was used by politicians in the '30s in an attempt to create unity and a sense of national identity in this vast multi-racial stat
Modern samba was born in the poorer areas of Rio, and left-wing singers were inspired by the new samba do morro, samba from the hills, that dealt with the harsh realities of life in communities where there were few facilities to cope with the newcome
Joyce was one female Brazilian singer who dared to write her own songs. There were no women song writers at all in Brazilian music, so the first, very first time when I appeared on stage, I was booed off stage. That was 1967, I was 19 years old, and
I had been stressing out about it for a couple of weeks. How do I ask my girlfriend to marry me? We were getting some dinner at a fast food restaurant before going to the movies. Fiona: Tell me the truth . Whats up with you lately? Doug: Me? Nothing.
By Erik Silk Gettysburg, PA 13 July 2006 watch Gettysburg Casino report The site of one of the most famous battles in U.S. history is now the focus of another conflict -- over a casino. This is Gettysburg, in the southern part of the U.S. state of P
By Ivana Kuhar Rostock, Germany 05 June 2007 G8 demonstrators Protesters again have fought with police in Rostock, Germany, ahead of this week's Group of Eight summit at the nearby resort in Heiligendamm. Authorities say more than 8,000 anti-globaliz
By Kane Farabaugh New York City, NY 08 September 2006 watch Sept 11 NYPD Detective September 11th, 2001 was a day that changed the world. For one New York City police detective who moonlights as a still photographer, it was a day that changed his ca
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 20 December 2007 As the U.S. presidential campaign moves toward its first primary season voting in early January, much of the campaign has focused on domestic issues. Candidates have talked about some foreign policy issues
With schools closed during the terror attacks in Mumbai, many of the city's children stayed indoors during the three-day siege, watching tragedy unfold on television. Now that schools have opened, some children are finding it difficult to focus on t
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 September 2006 A preliminary poll of U.N. Security Council members has reaffirmed South Korea's foreign minister as the leading candidate to become the world body's next secretary-general. Council diplomats expect
Data from the first flyby of the planet Mercury in January of 2008 by the spacecraft MESSENGER are reported in eleven papers this week in the journal Science. The findings reveal new details about the solar system's smallest planet 77 million kilome
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Airline Profit report The financial picture for some of the nation's major air carriers appears to be improving. United Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says it i
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 04 July 2006 Militants patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo - Feb. 24, 2006) Ethnic militants fighting for local control over Nigeria's oil wealth have threatened to attack the police in Rivers s
By Gary Thomas Washington 05 January 2007 The top U.S. intelligence job is changing hands just over two years after President Bush signed a law creating the post. The Office of Director of National Intelligence was established to break down bureaucr