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Sochi Russian Olympic Scandals Short Funds Strike (20 March 02:45) |
| The Sochi Winter Olympics are still four years away, but Russia is alreadyencountering a host of obstacles, including worker strikes and environmentalcomplaints |
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A Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown Over Health Care (20 March 01:25) |
| We've been so caught up in the day-to-day shenanigans, on both sides, that the truly historic nature of the moment has been missed. A great American injustice is about to be addressed. |
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Nervous Breakdown on the Right Over Health Care (20 March 01:25) |
| We've been so caught up in the day-to-day shenanigans, on both sides, that the truly historic nature of the moment has been missed. A great American injustice is about to be addressed. |
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The Hispanic Caucus Under Pressure (20 March 01:20) |
| This has not been a good political week for the Hispanic community. |
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Dealing With the Detroit School Closures (20 March 01:20) |
| My mother was on the line, going on about the announcement that Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb will close 41 school buildings by summer. |
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Trouble in Sochi Russias Mounting Olympic Problems (19 March 11:35) |
| The Sochi Winter Olympics are still four years away, but Russia is alreadyencountering a host of obstacles, including worker strikes and environmentalcomplaints |
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In West Virginia a Battle Over Mountaintop Mining (19 March 10:55) |
| Both residents and environmentalists are fighting to ban the practice, which has turned some parts of Appalacia into ghost towns |
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Appalachia Journal When Miners Move In Residents Move On (19 March 10:45) |
| More than 100 representatives of community and environmental advocacy groups showed up in Washington on Monday to lobby for stiffer government regulation of the mining industry and a ban on ... |
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Animal Suicide OBarry of Oscar Winner Cove Says Yes (19 March 10:45) |
| A new study in the British journal 'Endeavour' examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves |
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Animal Suicide OBarry of Oscar Winner 145Cove Says Yes (19 March 10:40) |
| A new study in the British journal 'Endeavour' examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves |
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Google China Exit Microsoft Baidu Tencent Seek to Gain (19 March 08:35) |
| Microsoft's Bing is sharpening its knives over Google China's potential exit over the search-engine censorship issue, but so are the aggressive, ambitious companies Baidu, Tencent and Sohu.c... |
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Hong Kong Parent-Child Suicide Rate Up Support Limited (19 March 08:35) |
| Filicide-suicides are not a new phenomenon in East Asia, but Hong Kong's relatively high number -- there have been at least 15 since the start of 2008 -- has raised alarm |
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How Dems Got the Score They Wanted on Health Reform (19 March 04:15) |
| It took a while, but on Thursday, House Democrats inched the health care boulder a bit further up the legislative hill |
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The Iraq War Turns Seven A Month-by-Month History (19 March 03:35) |
| A brief history of the war -- month by month, quote by quote |
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Afghanistan Karzais Brother Complicates Kandahar Plans (19 March 03:20) |
| Diplomats, analysts and local notables say the Kandahar governor, Ahmed Wali Karzai, is unlikely to be embraced by the population even if NATO clears out the Taliban |
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Conservative Talk Radio vs Grieving 11-Year-Old (19 March 02:10) |
| Aren't there better and tougher targets for Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck than an 11-year-old boy without a mother? |
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Discovery Channels Sequel to Planet Earth (19 March 02:10) |
| Truth be told, the eleven episodes of Life - coproduced with the BBC and narrated by Oprah Winfrey - are essentially just eleven more episodes of Planet Earth. |
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Does Obamas Education Plan Make the Grade (19 March 06:00) |
| The President's plan for education reform is a good start. Here's how to make it even better |
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UN Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Fails Win for Japan Lobby (19 March 04:35) |
| Momentum had been building for a ban on catching the bluefin tuna, whose numbers have dropped dramatically thanks to the popularity of sushi. But members of CITES voted against a prohibition... |
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Guatemala Ex-President Portillo to Face Charges in US (19 March 03:55) |
| A panel of judges has approved Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the U.S. on charges that he laundered tens of millions of dollars that he had embezzled while he was President of Guatemala |
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EU Obesity Fight Traffic Lights for Sugar Fat Salt (19 March 03:55) |
| Worried about rising obesity levels, health advocates in Europe are pushingfor new 'traffic light' labels on food products -- green is healthy andred ... not so much |
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Haiti Elections Post-Earthquake a Government in Crisis (19 March 12:35) |
| Elections are critical for Haiti's future, but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground post-earthquake can realistically accommodate them |
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Will Europe Green-Light New Food Labels (19 March 12:35) |
| Worried about rising obesity levels, health advocates in Europe are pushingfor new 'traffic light' labels on food products -- green is healthy andred ... not so much |
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Obama Jobs Bill Economic Recovery Creating Employment (19 March 12:20) |
| The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million jobs. Getting them back means understanding what makes the economy tick |
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Pentagon Trains Computer Hackers for Cyber-Defense (19 March 12:20) |
| Pentagon thinks like a hacker to protect its cyber-infrastructure |
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Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China (19 March 12:15) |
| Microsoft's Bing is sharpening its knives but so are two aggressive and ambitious Chinese companies |
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NCAA March Madness Bracket Expansion Plan Divides Teams (18 March 10:45) |
| March Madness: The NCAA is considering expanding the men's basketball tournament to include 96 teams. Why that plan is an air ball |
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War on Hackers Pentagon Deploys Cyberwar Defenses (18 March 10:45) |
| Pentagon thinks like a hacker to protect its cyber-infrastructure |
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Haitis Next Big Crisis How to Hold Elections (18 March 10:20) |
| Elections are critical for Haiti's future but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground can realistically accommodate them |
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Game of Death French TV Shocks with Torture Experiment (18 March 10:20) |
| In the French documentary 'The Game of Death,' contestants on a fake game show are cajoled into "torturing" other participants with electric shocks. Is it reality TV taken to the extreme? |
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Obama Pollster Benenson on How to Win Health Care Vote (18 March 09:50) |
| President Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care reform legislation, no matter what the polls say |
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Amanpour to ABCs This Week A Waste of Talent (18 March 03:05) |
| Going outside its current stable of reporters and anchors, ABC is hiring longtime CNN international reporter Christiane Amanpour to host the Sunday-morning This Week interview show vacated b... |
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David Petraeus and the Wrath of Commentary (18 March 03:05) |
| There's been a resounding silence over at the Commentary blog about the Centcom report, approved by David Petraeus, that identifies Israeli intransigence as a problem for the U.S. military i... |
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Idol Watch A Singer Goes a Gimmick Stays (18 March 02:55) |
| You know what gimmick I'd like to see Idol bring back? The half-hour results show! |
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At Last the CBO Report on Health Reform (18 March 02:55) |
| Here's the 25-page Congressional Budget Office "preliminary estimate" of the Senate bill with the House package of changes. |
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The Health Care Brawl Why Obamas Team Thinks It Can Win (18 March 02:10) |
| Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care, no matter what the polls say |
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The US-Israel Spat Just a Sideshow (18 March 02:10) |
| The back-and-forth between Obama and Netanyahu casts the roadblocks to peace in even starker light. Perhaps it is time for drastic action |
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Will Europe Green Light New Food Labels (18 March 02:10) |
| Worried about rising obesity levels, health advocates in Europe are pushingfor new 'traffic light' labels on food products -- green is healthy andred ... not so much |
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Health Care Brawl Why Obamas Team Thinks It Can Win (18 March 02:10) |
| Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care, no matter what the polls say |
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NCAA Mulls Expanding March Madness Are They Mad (18 March 02:00) |
| The NCAA is considering expanding the men's basketball tournament to include 96 teams. Why that plan is an air ball |
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To Battle Computer Hackers the Pentagon Trains Its Own (18 March 02:00) |
| The only way to protect America's cyber infrastructure, say the experts, is to be able to think like those seeking to disrupt them |
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Warren Buffett Plays A Guns N Roses Rock Star (18 March 10:35) |
| In a new video, the billionaire investor becomes the new Axl Rose, even more pained than the original rock star. But, man, does he know how to sell |
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Texas Governor Race Can Bill White Beat Rick Perry (18 March 03:05) |
| Some pundits are giving Bill White a chance against incumbent Rick Perry in the Texas gubernatorial race in November. And Perry has already come out swinging |
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Rand Paul Leads GOP Kentucky Senate Race as Outsider (18 March 03:05) |
| Rand Paul has taken the lead in the GOP primary race to succeed Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning, but he's done it by attacking Republicans as often as Democrats |
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Iraqs Election Results A Tight Race That Portends More Trouble (18 March 02:55) |
| While Maliki and Allawi are neck and neck, neither will have enough votes to govern - or even, perhaps, to claim the right to form a coalition |
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Iraq Election Close Results Portend More Trouble (18 March 02:55) |
| While Maliki and Allawi are neck and neck, neither will have enough votes to govern - or even, perhaps, to claim the right to form a coalition |
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Game of Death Frances Shocking TV Experiment (17 March 11:55) |
| In a French documentary, contestants on a fake game show are cajoled into'torturing' other participants with electric shocks. Or, as some criticscall it, reality TV taken to the extreme |
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Afghanistan Snow Leopard Death NATO Cant Save Rare Cat (17 March 11:40) |
| The fate of a snow leopard -- one of the rarest species on earth -- riveted the powerful as well as the humble in war-torn Afghanistan |
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To Save a Snow Leopard A Special Mission in Afghanistan (17 March 10:45) |
| The fate of a member of one of the rarest species on earth riveted the most powerful as well as the humblest in the war-torn nation |
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Will US Move to Calm Spat with Israel Over Settlements (17 March 10:45) |
| The contretemps between the U.S. and Israel is making many in Washington uncomfortable -- and reflects a deadlock on Middle East peace that the U.S. military says is jeopardizing American se... |
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