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Derrin Yellow Robe, 3, stands in his great-grandparents' backyard on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota. Along with his twin sister and two older sisters, he was taken off the reservation by South Dakota's Department of Social Services in July 2009 and spent a year and a half in foster care before being returned to his family.

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Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families

Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families

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Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry holds up a postcard representing his flat tax plan Tuesday in Gray Court, S.C. Perry toured the factory and then highlighted an optional 20 percent flat tax and a deficit reduction plan.

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Rick Perry

Perry Proposes Optional 20 Percent Flat Tax

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Perry Proposes Optional 20 Percent Flat Tax

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A new ad from Herman Cain features his campaign manager, Mark Block, taking a drag from a cigarette.

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Elections

The GOP Campaign Ad Wars, As Seen On YouTube

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The GOP Campaign Ad Wars, As Seen On YouTube

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At least 80 business owners have abandoned factories like this one in Wenzhou, China's entrepreneurial capital, because they have run up exorbitant debts to the city's loan sharks and underground lenders.

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Asia

Shadow Financing Boom Exacts High Toll In China

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Shadow Financing Boom Exacts High Toll In China

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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has criticized the Obama administration's stance on the detainee policy in the defense bill.

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Law

Fight Brews In Senate Over Defense Policy Bill

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Fight Brews In Senate Over Defense Policy Bill

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A supporter of Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party celebrates on Tuesday at the party's headquarters in Tunis. Ennahda is leading the results of Tunisia's first free and democratic election, though is not expected to win an outright majority.

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Africa

Islamist Party Leads In Historic Tunisian Vote

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Islamist Party Leads In Historic Tunisian Vote

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Paul Cross, creative director of Rocksmith, plays the game at a demonstration event in San Francisco, Calif.

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The Record

Rocksmith: Guitar Hero Gets Real(er)

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Rocksmith: Guitar Hero Gets Real(er)

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