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  • Shoppers fill aisles in store (AP Images)

    As U.S. Shoppers Hunt for Bargains, Economies Follow

    Purchases by Americans make up one-fifth of the global economy. As Americans cut back spending, economies worldwide feel repercussions. U.S. consumers are “at the heart of the recession. That’s why we’re going to have to be at the heart of the recovery,” says one expert.

  • Statue of Liberty (AP Images)

    Affirming Human Rights at Home and Abroad

    Promoting human rights is a daily practice for many Americans, who affirm human freedom and dignity in their everyday endeavors. America.gov takes a look at these everyday heroes during the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  • Rice shaking hands with Gilani (AP Images)

    Pakistan Pledges to Probe Attacks in Mumbai, India

    Secretary Condoleezza Rice meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. “I have found a Pakistani government that is focused on the threat and that understands its responsibilities to respond to terrorism and extremism wherever it’s found,” says Rice.

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  • Bioterrorism Threat Increasing

    A report says the threat of a terrorist attack using a biological or nuclear weapon is quite real, and that terrorists are more likely to use a biological weapon than a nuclear weapon.

  • National Security Team Named

    President-elect Obama announces his choices for his national security team, calling for “a new dawn of American leadership.” Hillary Clinton was nominated as secretary of state.
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