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President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden to discuss the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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Does Libya Offer Clues To An Obama Doctrine?

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A giant dioon, seen at the United States Botanic Garden, is part of the cycad family and can be found growing in Mexico and Central America.

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'Living Fossils' Just A Branch On Cycad Family Tree

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The mannequins are fashionably dressed at Uniqlo's new Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York. Uniqlo's U.S. chief says he would eventually like to have 1,600 stores in the country, almost twice the number in Japan.

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Japan's Uniqlo Eyes Manhattan, And More

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Students attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Two-thirds of college students now graduate with debt, owing an average amount of $24,000.

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School Debt A Long-Term Burden For Many Graduates

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A.P. Tureaud Jr. (right) talked with Steven Walkley at StoryCorps in New York.

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Life As A 'Symbol Of Integration' In College

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At his home in Syria, activist Rami Jarrah, 28, spoke out under the alias Alexander Page. Fearing arrest, he recently fled to Egypt.

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Prominent Syrian Activist Flees, Reveals Identity

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Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt wrote incredibly difficult music, music that only he was capable of playing.

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Franz Liszt At 200: An Important, But Not Great, Composer

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