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Nation & World

Published
April 15, 2010

World and Nation Dispatches

WASHINGTON, D.C. Obama’s approval rating slips to new low, 49 percent President Barack Obama’s national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey shows the political terrain growing […]
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April 15, 2010

Changes to U.S. space program launch criticism

President Obama's new plans cede U.S. leadership to the Russians and Chinese, some say.
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April 15, 2010

First lady takes message onto international stage

Michelle Obama quietly takes nations to task for their failure to support the well-being of children.
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April 15, 2010

Second policeman suspended in wake of student’s beating

In a video of the crowd celebrating a University of Maryland basketball win, it appears the beating was unprovoked.
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April 15, 2010

Palin to Obama: ‘Keep the change’

Her anti-tax views resonate with a crowd of 5,000 not far from the site of another famous tea party.

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Published
April 14, 2010

Does health care change if the doctor is a nurse?

Nurses with advanced degrees are meeting resistance as they demand more independence.
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April 14, 2010

Pact’s focus: Keep nukes from terrorists

Forty-nine nations vow a voluntary crackdown on nuclear smuggling and a rise in information sharing.
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April 14, 2010

GOP’s Voinovich signals he’ll OK new jobless benefits

The Ohio senator would give Democrats the 60 votes they need to extend the program.
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April 14, 2010

Banking on plastic to float recycling boat

SAN FRANCISCO — Banking heir David de Rothschild is sailing across the Pacific Ocean on 12,000 plastic bottles. The discarded containers were made into a catamaran called the Plastiki, which is heading for the Line Islands, 1,300 miles south of Hawaii, on a mission to showcase recycling. The crew includes two grandchildren of the late […]
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April 14, 2010

Jury awards $1.4 million in Boy Scout sex abuse case

An attorney for the victim says the group knew about offenders but kept its 'perversion files' secret.