With its bright colors and proud stars, the American flag flies high over the spot where the trade centers fell five months before. This flag represents all of the brave men and women of our country w...
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Without nationalism in a society, there can be no stability. For the United States, the years between 1798 and 1819 are essentially the most significant era concerning its progress in forming a const...
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The outcome of the War of 1812 was surprising and unexpected. The British were dominating most of the war, such as the burning of Washington, but in a surprise upset in the battle of New Orleans the o...
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Suspected members of extremist groups have signed up as school bus drivers in the United States, counterterror officials said Friday, in a cautionary bulletin to police. An FBI spokesman said, "Par...
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Nearly half of India's children are malnourished, putting the country in the same league with some of the world's poorest countries despite its dramatic economic achievements, a government survey s...
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The number of euthanasia cases reported in the Netherlands fell slightly last year, the Dutch oversight agency said Wednesday, expressing concern that doctors were turning to terminal sedation to a...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
TINY TATA NANO, BIG THREAT (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles)
There's a good reason why chief U.N. climate scientist Rajendra
Pachauri, who...
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The global rate of tuberculosis infections has leveled off, public health officials said Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for the first time since the disease's spread was declared a global eme...
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The global rate of tuberculosis infections has leveled off, public health officials said Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for the first time since the disease's spread was declared a global eme...
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The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia expressed hope Friday that a Palestinian accord on sharing power in a coalition government would end months of deadly factional violence...
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Dec 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations aims to launch a
two-year drive at talks in Bali, Indonesia to bind rich and
poor nations to a global fight against climate change. But the problem will be fin...
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The Somali government has been demanding to inspect all food and medical deliveries during the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly two decades, holding up aid despite urgent appeals from the United...
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Former Treasury chief Gordon Brown became British prime minister Wednesday, promising "a new government with new priorities," after Tony Blair resigned to end a decade in power.The United Nations, ...
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