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Early Results In Pakistan Point To Ex-Premier

by Julie McCarthy , Rachel Martin

Early Results In Pakistan Point To Ex-Premier

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Rhino Horns Fuel Deadly, Intercontinental Trade

by Gregory Warner , Frank Langfitt , Rachel Martin

Rhino Horns Fuel Deadly, Intercontinental Trade

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Modul 42 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin

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Modul 45 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin

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For Graduation, UMass Dartmouth Hopes To Convey 'Real Story'

by Anne Mostue

For Graduation, UMass Dartmouth Hopes To Convey 'Real Story'

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Bombing Suspect's Lawyer A Quiet Defender Of The Notorious

Defense Attorney Judy Clarke has defended Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner, Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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Bombing Suspect's Lawyer A Quiet Defender Of The Notorious

by Jennifer Ludden

Bombing Suspect's Lawyer A Quiet Defender Of The Notorious

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Chasing A Dream, Speeding Down 'The Emerald Mile'

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Robot Monster Don Ross

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He Didn't Just Call His Mother, He Made Her A Star

In My Mom on Movies filmmaker Joshua Seftel talks with his mom, Pat, about movies, pop culture and life by webcam. Courtesy of Phillip Toledano hide caption

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He Didn't Just Call His Mother, He Made Her A Star

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He Didn't Just Call His Mother, He Made Her A Star

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Cosmic Slop Material

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This One Is For You, Ma

by Will Shortz

This One Is For You, Ma

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A 'Cooked Seed' Sprouts After All, In America

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A 'Cooked Seed' Sprouts After All, In America

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A 'Cooked Seed' Sprouts After All, In America

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Chinese Canon Various Artists

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Youth and Age Various Artists

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Gender Neutral: Armed Forces Submit Plans To End 'Exclusion'

by Larry Abramson , Rachel Martin

Gender Neutral: Armed Forces Submit Plans To End 'Exclusion'

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First Female Fighter Pilot: 'Attention Wasn't What I Wanted'

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Do You Have It? Floratone & Bill Frisell

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C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women

Daniele Coelho holds her newborn daughter as doctors finish her cesarean section at the Perinatal Clinic in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 2. Brazil has one of the world's highest rates of cesarean births. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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The Changing Lives Of Women

C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women

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Health

'More Than A Count,' Infant Mortality Is Societal Struggle

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Even In Basketball, Short Players Can Have Advantage

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The Competitors John Cameron

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Back From Brink Of Death, Corpsman Tackles 'Warrior Games'

by Eric Whitney

Back From Brink Of Death, Corpsman Tackles 'Warrior Games'

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Shipwreck Modeselektor & Thom Yorke

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When We Were Kings Bradshaw, Pete

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The MIDI Revolution: Synthesizing Music For The Masses

Attendees at the 2012 show of the National Association of Music Merchants. MIDI was first demonstrated at the NAMM show in 1983; today, it's built into most of the gear at the show. Tom Sky/Corbis Images hide caption

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The MIDI Revolution: Synthesizing Music For The Masses

by Sami Yenigun

The MIDI Revolution: Synthesizing Music For The Masses

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For Amy Grant, Beauty And Tragedy Give Way To 'Mercy'

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For Amy Grant, Beauty And Tragedy Give Way To 'Mercy'

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For Amy Grant, Beauty And Tragedy Give Way To 'Mercy'

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Frenesi Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

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