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The Monitor Breakfast | 05/17/08
Both parties are concerned about underinvestment in the war effort there, says Ambassador Jawad.
05/17/08
Math bees and science smackdowns for teen brainiacs are on the rise, along with efforts to fuel interest in those fields.
Economy | 05/16/08
From California to Florida, investors snap up distressed properties, hoping to profit.
Military | 05/16/08
Opposition in Africa means the new command's headquarters will more likely be in US or Europe.
Justice | 05/16/08
Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Society & Culture | 05/16/08
Gasoline and food price spikes have had what could be called a 'Miracle-Gro' effect on the backyard garden movement.
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