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Virginia Vote Could Send National Message on Political GridlockOctober 29, 2013The political fallout from the recent U.S. government shutdown over
                 
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Young Washingtonian Makes DC SmileOctober 28, 2013Many consider Mondays to be the worst day of the week. And for many years, so did thirty year-ol
                 
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Hurricane Sandy’s Impact: Still Reeling After One YearOctober 28, 2013It’s been one year since Hurricane Sandy struck the New York met
                 
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Fossils at California Tar Pits Yield Possible Climate Change CluesOctober 29, 2013Creatures such as saber tooth cats once lived in what is now the se
                 
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Doctors Carry Out Mass Surgeries in Burma to Reverse BlindnessOctober 28, 2013Burma has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world, afflic
                 
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Updated Apple Map Sparks Controversy in TaiwanOctober 29, 2013Not everyone has welcomed the release of Apple’s new operating system. In Taiw
                 
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Texas Poet Finds Inspiration in Police WorkOctober 29, 2013Romania and the United States have inaugurated a military site that will be part of the
                 
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Struggling Italian Business Owners Seek Chinese InvestorsOctober 30, 2013The economic crisis in Italy has left many small businesses in dire strai
                 
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American English Becoming More Popular in Former British ColonyOctober 30, 2013Hong Kong was a British colony for 156 years before reverting to Ch
                 
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Refuge Provides Happy Ending for Farm AnimalsSeptember 20, 2013More and more Americans keep chickens, pigs and other farm animals in their backyar
                 
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Iran’s New President Launches Charm OffensiveSeptember 19, 2013Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani has launched what analysts are call
                 
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US Congress Braces for High Stakes Budget BattleSeptember 23, 2013As accusations fly between the two major political parties, Congress and the Whi
                 
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Syria Crisis, Iran Will Top Agenda at Annual UN AssemblySeptember 20, 2013On Tuesday, world leaders will convene in New York for their annual gath
                 
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Children at Risk Despite Malaria TreatmentSeptember 24, 2013
                 
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Americans Sound Off on Budget WoesSeptember 24, 2013In the past three years, Americans have endured three threatened government shutdowns, two leg