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U.S. reviews Afghan watchdog authority
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Gulf spill shouldn't sink offshore plans
Our view: Why are we addicted to oil? Years of feckless policy have left us in this bind.
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Halt offshore exploration
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The glass is just over half-full
SENATE'S WAY:
How not to confirm a Supreme Court nominee
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We're not yet Greece, but are we still America?
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Amid hope, 'perhaps' is all they have
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New ways to give and volunteer
The Kindness Community is your daily source of inspiration and guide to making a difference in fresh and exciting ways. What are you doing to make an impact?
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Civil Rights in America
Connections to a movement
As the nation mourns civil rights activist Dorothy Height, a look back at her life and her legacy.
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Michelle Obama reveals goals of childhood obesity task force
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Schools, restaurants and even pregnant women are among those targeted in a report by the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity.
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Michelle Obama calls child obesity a 'crisis'
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Mentally ill people are sent to jail more often than hospital
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
Authors of the new report argue that "these people should be getting treatment" instead.
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Mom's voice can ease stress even if she's not there
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
A new study reveals that it actually generates soothing hormones that can calm a child down.
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Premature birth rate drops 2nd year in a row, CDC finds
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
It's the first time in three decades the U.S. has seen a dual-year drop. Thirty-five states saw a significant decline in preterm births.
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REPORT:
1M premature babies die each year
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Mohammed cartoonist 'head-butted' during speech
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Vandals tear down cross that justices would not
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY
Thieves have stolen a cross in the Mojave Desert that honored American war dead, less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed...
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Pope sees sex scandal as greatest threat to Catholic church
The clerical abuse scandal represents the greatest threat to the Roman Catholic Church and the crisis was "born from sins within the...
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One-third of students need remedial college math, reading
Nationwide, about a third of first-year students in 2007-08 had taken at least one remedial course, according to the U.S. Department of...
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Do gays face 'stained glass ceiling' at Catholic colleges?
By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Gay scholars at Catholic colleges wonder if two recent cases suggest that gays don't have a shot at advancement in a Catholic institution.
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Students dive into mystery of Civil War submarine Hunley
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Did the H.L. Hunley shine a blue signal to Confederate troops that they sunk a Union ship? Pennsylvania high schoolers are trying to find...
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Glacier National Park turns 100, but may not last another 10
By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Writer
Ravages of age: Glacier National Park turns 100, but melting glaciers portend big changes
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Countdown begins for shuttle Atlantis' last flight
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Plan to block giant snakes in Florida may hurt businesses
By Oren Dorell, USA TODAY
A federal plan to block giant constrictor snakes in the Florida Everglades from slithering into other states has snake sellers hissing that...
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Isabella top name for girls; Jacob No. 1 for boys
Scoot over, Emma. Isabella is the new top baby name for girls.
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Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by Mass. car
Woman cited for running down man named Lord Jesus Christ in western Massachusetts crosswalk
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