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Afghanistan most dangerous place for women
June 21, 2011One in 11 women die in childbirth and 87 percent are illiterate.
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How Libby, Mont., got Medicare for all
June 20, 2011When Senator Baucus needed a solution to a disaster in Montana, he turned to the nation's single-payer healthcare system, Medicare, to solve the problem.
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FBI rules changes provoke Senate inquiry
June 20, 2011The FBI plans to issue new rules broadening the discretion of its 14,000 field agents over matters of individual privacy.
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Mayors call for quick end to Afghan war
June 20, 2011The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution June 20 calling for a quick end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and transfer of the money to job-creating programs in our nation's cities.
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White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
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