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Obama Adviser: We’re Moving In The Right Direction

Heading into midterm elections, President Obama is trying to give Democrats a boost in the polls by proposing economic initiatives. White House senior adviser David Axelrod tells Steve Inskeep that the wrong thing to do is to go back to the policies that created the problems in the first …

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New College Teaches Young American Muslims

Late last month, the 15 students who comprise Zaytuna College’s inaugural class settled in to their first day in a classroom near the University of California, Berkeley.

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Know This Man? Can You Tell Him Who He Is?

Six years ago, he woke up naked behind a Burger King dumpster with no memory of who he was before.

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Study: Number Of Illegal Immigrants In U.S. Declining

The number has dropped for the first time in 20 years. The analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center suggests the nation’s economic downturn and increased border enforcement have reduced the number of illegal immigrants, who make up roughly 4 percent of the U.S

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Nadal claims first-round U.S. Open win

World number one Rafael Nadal got his bid to win his first ever U.S. Open title off to a good start with a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 first-round victory over Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili at Flushing Meadows.

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With Modest Aims, Obama To Kick Off Mideast Talks

The Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years. But already low expectations were jolted when a Palestinian gunman killed four Israelis traveling in the West Bank. …

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New Orleans resilient but still struggling

Cynthia Morrison purchased her first home on August 1, 2005. Hurricane Katrina wiped her New Orleans East home off the map before she could make her first house payment

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Chapter 7 Means Test

Chapter 7 bankruptcy is becoming more difficult to be granted during these tough economic times. Upon the decision to file for bankruptcy, there are many factors involved in what route you should take.

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In New Mideast Talks, A Small Victory For U.S.

The Obama administration has set the date for the first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in two years, a small diplomatic victory for an administration that made Arab-Israeli peace an early priority. E-Mail This Add to Del.icio.us Go here to read the rest: In New Mideast Talks, A …

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Giant Oil Plume Found Lurking Below Surface Of Gulf

Scientists have mapped out for the first time a “plume” of oil compounds that extends for at least 22 miles that gushed from BP’s oil well. It’s an important new piece in a huge puzzle: Where did a lot of that spilled oil — maybe half of it — …

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