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Taylor Gold competes at the 2013 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colo., one of the qualifying events for the U.S. team. His sister Arielle is also competing in the women's contest. Sarah Brunson/U.S. Snowboarding hide caption

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Sibling Snowboarders Hope To Reach Olympics At The Same Time

Brother and sister Taylor and Arielle Gold have both had amazing seasons. Arielle is vying for a spot on the U.S. snowboarding team; Taylor has already made it. All this is new to them.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, greet Tom Fletcher's family in Inez, Ky., in 1964. Fletcher was an unemployed saw mill worker with eight children. Bettman/Corbis hide caption

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In Appalachia, Poverty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

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Through a delivery accident, Saajan Fernandes (Irrfhan Khan) begins a correspondence (and love affair) with a despondent housewife in The Lunchbox. Courtesy of Sony Classics hide caption

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'Lunch' Gets Boxed Out: India's Oscar Pick Controversy

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Civilian militia members stand guard in the town of Nueva Italia on Monday. Since a government crackdown last weekend, militia groups say they have laid down their weapons against drug traffickers. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption

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Under Government Pressure, Mexican Vigilantes Vow To Fight On

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Taylor Gold competes at the 2013 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colo., one of the qualifying events for the U.S. team. His sister Arielle is also competing in the women's contest. Sarah Brunson/U.S. Snowboarding hide caption

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Sibling Snowboarders Hope To Reach Olympics At The Same Time

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