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Men work on the Panama Canal locks near Panama City, on Feb. 21. An acrimonious financial dispute has slowed work on an expansion of the 100-year-old canal that will accommodate larger ships. The work is now expected to be completed next year. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Expanding The Panama Canal: The Problem Is Money, Not Mosquitoes

A century after the canal opened, it's being expanded to accommodate some of the world's biggest cargo ships. But the project has been delayed by a $1.6 billion financial dispute.

David Abbott brought strong opinions and a way with words to the advertising industry. Courtesy of Julian Hanford hide caption

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Adman Was King Of The One-Liners, But Knew Where To Draw The Line

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In Confronting Poverty, 'Harvest Of Shame' Reaped Praise And Criticism

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Self-help guru Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt are offering free relationship therapy workshops to Dallas-area couples. Many of the couples who attend have never gone to relationship counseling. Courtesy of Darren Rollinson hide caption

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One Wealthy Couple's Mission To Save Marriages, En Masse

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Executive Director Julie Burkhart stands next to a portrait of Dr. George Tiller at the South Wind Women's Center in Wichita, Kan. Burkhart runs the center, which recently opened in the same building where Tiller's clinic once operated. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Abortion Services Return To Town Where George Tiller Was Murdered

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Men work on the Panama Canal locks near Panama City, on Feb. 21. An acrimonious financial dispute has slowed work on an expansion of the 100-year-old canal that will accommodate larger ships. The work is now expected to be completed next year. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Expanding The Panama Canal: The Problem Is Money, Not Mosquitoes

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Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks wears Beats headphones before a preseason football game last August. John Froschauer/AP hide caption

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With Beats, Apple Buys A Quick Start On Smart Headphones

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