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Afghan Election Tests Legitimate Voting

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Still in Love Myriam Alter

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Census Data: 1 in 6 Americans Lacks Health Insurance

by Julie Rovner

Census Data: 1 in 6 Americans Lacks Health Insurance

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Is the Tea Party Really A Grassroots Movement?

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Sweet & Bitter Junip

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To The Grain Junip

Calif. Blast Spotlights Nation's Aging Gas Lines

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Calif. Blast Spotlights Nation's Aging Gas Lines

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Saturday's Horse Lynn Patrick

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Jewish Minority Is Influential In Iran

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An Army Wife Reflects On Her Husband's Return

by Georgie Hanlin

An Army Wife Reflects On Her Husband's Return

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Romance To the Grave Broken Social Scene

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Meet Me In the Basement Broken Social Scene

SEC To Make Harder For Banks To Hide Debt

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Survey: Number Of U.S. Millionaires Increases

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Survey: Number Of U.S. Millionaires Increases

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Famous Mill Goes Away As King Cotton's Reign Fades

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Famous Mill Goes Away As King Cotton's Reign Fades

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Food Resolution A Hot Potato In Idaho

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Lucky Sevens Jorgenson, John Quintet

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Autumn 3 Leg Torso

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Iowa's Rep. Boswell Fights Anti-Incumbent Mood

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Iowa's Rep. Boswell Fights Anti-Incumbent Mood

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Tea Party Becomes Bigger Force Than Anticipated

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Ron and the machete Mitch Marcus Quintet

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SS Clagett Mitch Marcus Quintet

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Rumors Abound On Why North Korea Delays Meeting

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Rumors Abound On Why North Korea Delays Meeting

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Mom Sets Troublemaker Down The Right Path

Berryl Anderson (left) and her mother, Virginia, visited StoryCorps in Atlanta, the day Berryl was sworn in as chief magistrate judge in DeKalb County, Ga. StoryCorps hide caption

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Mom Sets Troublemaker Down The Right Path

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Flax Fredrik

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I Don't Need No Man Dawn Landes

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VA Expands List Of Agent Orange Ailments

In this May 1966 file photo, U.S. Air Force planes spray the defoliant chemical Agent Orange over dense vegetation in South Vietnam. The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced new guidelines that would cover exposed veterans for additional diseases, including Parkinson's, ischemic heart disease and a form of leukemia. AP hide caption

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VA Expands List Of Agent Orange Ailments

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VA Expands List Of Agent Orange Ailments

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Broke The Beta Band

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Broke The Beta Band

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T. Rex Renaissance: Big Decade For Dino Research

Archaeologists have unearthed a wealth of new information about dinosaurs in the past decade thanks in large part to new technology. But the T. Rex's telegenic charisma and popular appeal are something that even scientists aren't immune from. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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T. Rex Renaissance: Big Decade For Dino Research

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T. Rex Renaissance: Big Decade For Dino Research

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Planet Money

Before Toxic Assets Were Toxic

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Before Toxie Was Toxic

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Let Her Shine Brandi Disterheft

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My Only Friends Are the Pigeons Brandi Disterheft

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'Boardwalk Empire' Drinks In Days Of Prohibition

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Some of These Days Louis Armstrong

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You Do Something to Me Erroll Garner

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Strange News

Hearse Club Wants To Break Procession Record

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Garden Gnomes Found On Montana Trail

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