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Pakistani security personnel stand alert on a street in Quetta in September. Proposed appropriations bills in both the U.S. House and Senate make economic and military assistance to Pakistan conditional. Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Conditional Aid For Pakistan: Change Uncertain

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Conditional Aid For Pakistan: Change Uncertain

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The Chicago Bears showed some skills off the field and on the stage in 1985 when they recorded the "Super Bowl Shuffle." Paul Natkin/NFL via Getty hide caption

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Simon Says

White House Visit No Happy Ending For '85 Bears

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White House Visit No Happy Ending For '85 Bears

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In times of drought, the Twin Oaks Aquifer Storage and Recovery Facility pumps water up from underground and sends it back to San Antonio for use. The facility uses water from the Edwards Aquifer and the Carrizo Aquifer. Paul Robinson/San Antonio Water System hide caption

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National

Recycled Water Quenches San Antonio's Thirst

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Recycled Water Quenches San Antonio's Thirst

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Before getting bariatric surgery, Los Angeles DJ Big Boy posed for a photo promoting his radio station, Power 106. He weighed more than 500 pounds. Courtesy of Power 106 FM hide caption

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Living Large: Obesity In America

Surgery Not 'A Magic Pill' For Obese Patients

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Surgery Not 'A Magic Pill' For Obese Patients

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, known as SOFIA, is a modified Boeing 747 airplane that houses a NASA telescope. Melissa Forsyth/NPR hide caption

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Flying Telescope Makes An Out-Of-This-World Find

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Johnny Winter's new album is called Roots. Paul Natkin/Getty Images hide caption

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Music Interviews

Johnny Winter: A Blues Legend's Texas 'Roots'

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Johnny Winter: A Blues Legend's Texas 'Roots'

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Voters in Coral Gables, Fla., prepare to vote in the state's presidential primary, Jan. 29, 2008. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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Elections

Florida Faces Protests Over Early Primary Date

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Florida Faces Protests Over Early Primary Date

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President Obama meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday in New York City. Turkey has agreed to a U.S. radar installation as part of a NATO missile defense system. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

Turkey's Quiet Deal Keeps U.S. Close

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Turkey's Quiet Deal Keeps U.S. Close

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Made of glazed stoneware, Dora De Lario's Mother and Child (1968) is part of a collection of works that reflect on the history of Mexican-American artists in Southern California. Autry National Center hide caption

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Art & Design

Pacific Standard Time: An L.A. Art Story

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Pacific Standard Time: An L.A. Art Story

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A friend and protege of the late John Fahey, Glenn Jones steps out of the shadow of the master on his new album, The Wanting. Tim Bugbee hide caption

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A Singular Guitarist Emerges From John Fahey's Shadow

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