Washington Tourism Up, Despite Sequester Budget Cuts The number of visitors coming to the National Air and Space Museum has actually increased since the sequester took effect. The budget for the Smithsonian Institution museums that line the National

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Despite Climategate, IPPC Mostly Underestimates Climate Change Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, James McCarthy of the Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment noted

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By Simon Marks London 05 October 2006 watch Blair's Political Status Britain is in the midst of political uncertainty, after Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that he plans to step down within the next 12 months....but stopped short of endorsing a

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By Raymond Thibodeaux Srinagar 25 June 2007 There has been a slow but steady thaw in relations between India and Pakistan in the past two years, with improvements in intergovernmental communication and cross-border transportation. But there has been

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By Efam Dovi Accra 28 June 2006 It has been very anxious moments for fans in Ghana as they watched the Black Stars on television lose to Brazil 3 to 0. Ghana was the last African country to be eliminated from the World Cup. Despite the somber mood a

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US Mormons Say They are Misunderstood Despite Romney Candidacy It is story time at the Cook home. Two-year-old Tristan gets his work-weary father Dave Cook to read him one book after another before going to bed. As Dave and his wife Andrea sit on the

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Acid Attacks Continue in Cambodia Despite Harsher Punishments For Som Bunnarith, memories of the day acid violence changed his life forever are as vivid in his mind as the scars on his skin. When it splashed on me, it felt hot. It even burned through

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Free Press Eludes Burma Despite End of Censorship This week, newspapers in Burma will hit newsstands without ministry censorship for the first time since 1962. For the staff at The Myanmar Times, a Rangoon-based weekly, this is the first editorial me

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Philippines, China Seek Friendly Ties, Despite Tensions Avoiding confrontation The Philippines recently pulled back its navy from the disputed Scarborough Shoals where it had been in a standoff with Chinese vessels. Instead, the civilian-run Coast Gu

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US House Speaker Boehner Reelected Despite Dissent There were some tense moments during the long voice vote for the new speaker of the Republican-controlled House, where there were only two names on the ballot -- Boehner, and Democratic former House

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Nigerian President Backs Election Chief Despite Poll Delay Nigeria's president is supporting the embattled electoral commission chief whose decision to postpone the country's elections has sparked a flurry of criticism. Nigerian President Goodluck Jo

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Rotavirus Kills 500,000 Children Annually Despite Vaccine Vaccines against rotavirus, a leading cause of diarrhea-related deaths among young children, first became available in 2006. However, a new study indicates vaccination has been slow to blunt t

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Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership Despite strong opposition from the United States, the Palestinians are seeking full membership in UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is curre

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Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse Twenty-year-old Benard Akech has too much time on his hands. Since graduating from high school two years ago, he has yet to find a job in Nairobi. So, he has decided to look for work abroad

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Afghan Businesses Look to Expand, Despite 2014 Worries Even for those Afghans who are not anxious about the security situation when foreign troops withdraw, 2014 still creates anxiety when it comes to businesses and the economy. Afghanistan's economy

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 July 2007 Soaring property prices have resulted in an explosion of land-grabbing in Cambodia, leaving tens of thousands of people destitute. A recent United Nations report accuses the Cambodian authorities of allowing a we

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By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince, Haiti 08 February 2006 Haitians stayed at the polls into the late hours Tuesday in the first democratic elections since former president Jean Bertrand Aristide went into

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By Larry London Washington 14 April 2008 At 17, DeAndre Way became known around the world as Soulja Boy on the success of his number one hit, Crank That. The song was also number one for seven weeks on the iTunes digital download site in September 20

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 06 December 2007 Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is home to one of Africa's largest dumpsites. A recent United Nations study found that nearly half of the children surveyed who live near the dumpsite suffer from serious med

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Anti-government protests in Egypt continued for a fifth day Wednesday in-and around the iconic Tahrir Square in Cairo, despite concessions announced by the head of the ruling military council designed to ease discontent. On Tuesday, Field Marshal Hus

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