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AnnaBelle Bowers' long-time physician, Walter Watkin, gives her a kiss on the forehead at the end of her visit. When asked how long she had been coming to see him, he said, "Long enough for her file to be 2 inches thick." Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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Part 4: Long-Term-Care Insurance: Who Needs It?

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A bill in Congress would task certain private businesses with increasing their cybersecurity to stave off attacks aimed at harming U.S. cyber infrastructure. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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Bill Would Have Businesses Foot Cost Of Cyberwar

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In the Army, you need good music to keep in shape, because exercise is part of the job. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Deploy The Beat: A Basic Training Workout Mix

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A supporter of French President-elect Francois Hollande wears a mask of outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy. Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Bond Market Shrugs Off France's Presidential Vote

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A displaced woman and her child from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan wait outside the Yida refugee camp registration center in Yida, South Sudan April 26. Thousands of people from the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan have fled to Yida to escape recent fighting and airstrikes by Sudan's Armed Forces. Adriane Ohanesian/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Desperate Sudanese Flee Bombing In Nuba Mountains

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Bank of America is offering to reduce an average $150,000 in principal for borrowers who qualify, a bank official says. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption

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Bank Of America Offers To Cut Mortgage Principal

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The world's biggest social network is expected to go public on May 18. And like all companies facing an initial public offering, Facebook is staying quiet about its financials and stock potential. Timur Emek/AP hide caption

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Shhhh! (Facebook Is About To Go Public)

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Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk chat before the start of a live debate for Democratic gubernatorial primary candidates Friday at the Wisconsin Public Television studio in Madison. The front-runners vying for a chance to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a June recall election bashed the governor during the debate. Not pictured are fellow candidates Doug La Follette and Kathleen Vinehout. Rick Wood/AP hide caption

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Wisconsin's Primary To Pick Gov. Walker's Challenger

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a news conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday (March 5, 2012). Munir Uz Zaman /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Clinton Hopes To Soon Welcome Chinese Activist Chen To The U.S.

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