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During his three-day bus tour recently, President Obama discussed job creation. At one town hall, he mentioned a training program in Georgia that allows companies to train prospective employees temporarily while they still receive an unemployment check. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Obama, GOP Candidates Address Veteran Groups

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Obama, GOP Candidates Address Veteran Groups

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Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rick Perry (left) shakes hands with a supporter as he goes onstage at the Polk County GOP summer picnic event held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Saturday. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

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Rick Perry

Perry Revives Social Security 'Ponzi Scheme' Rhetoric

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Perry Revives Social Security 'Ponzi Scheme' Rhetoric

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At Walter Reed, Oscar Olguin and his family were visited by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. But Olguin says that when he left the hospital, he had to fend for himself. Courtesy of Oscar Olguin hide caption

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Closing Walter Reed

Walter Reed Was Army's Wake-Up Call In 2007

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Walter Reed Was Army's Wake-Up Call In 2007

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U.S. soldiers check for land mines on a canal running through Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 6. Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are the Taliban's weapon of choice and are the leading killer of civilians and soldiers in Afghanistan. Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Training Afghans To Take Over Bomb-Defusing

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Training Afghans To Take Over Bomb-Defusing

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Two women check their cellphones as they hawk their wares on a bridge over the Artibonite River, whose waters are believed to be the source of Haiti's 2010 cholera outbreak. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Cellphones Can Stem An Unfolding Epidemic

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Cellphones Can Stem An Unfolding Epidemic

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Sallee Tee's restaurant in Monmouth Beach, N.J., was flooded following Hurricane Irene. Courtesy of Andrew West hide caption

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Hurricane Irene Hits East Coast

N.J. Chef: 'It's A Disaster In Here' After Irene

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N.J. Chef: 'It's A Disaster In Here' After Irene

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The sun sets over Coors Field in Denver. While summer nights are perfect for baseball, late-season games can get a little chilly. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images hide caption

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Sweetness And Light

Too Many Days Hath September (And Baseball)

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Too Many Days Hath September (And Baseball)

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