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Kate Haynes (left) and Samantha Jensen watch the stock tickers and debate what to select for their investments while participating in Junior Achievement's Finance Park program in Fairfax County, Va. Erin Schwartz/NPR hide caption

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From Monkey Bars To The Money Playground

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Egyptians say Friday prayers at a rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday. The rally called for national unity after attacks on Egyptian churches. APAimages / Rex Features/AP hide caption

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Anxiety Grows As Egypt Moves Toward Elections

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Blackwater security contractors are seen in a helicopter in Baghdad in 2007. The company changed its name to Xe in 2009, amid controversy surrounding the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007. Khalid Mohammed/AP hide caption

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As U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Contractors To Enter

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Nicholas Gibbons, a single amputee with the British Royal Marines team, takes off from the blocks during practice Feb. 21 in Camp Pendleton, Calif., for the inaugural Marine Corps Trials. Fifty athletes were chosen as members of the All-Marine team for the Warrior Games. Michael Goulding/AP hide caption

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Veterans Compete For Gold At Warrior Games

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Filipino children sit in front of their slum homes in Manila, Philippines. Activists are trying to organize slum dwellers in order to provide them with a political voice. Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights

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