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Protesters against the health care reform on Capital Hill

Republicans Force Senate to Send Health-Care Changes Back to House

In question are two provisions of bill that deal with reforms to US student loan industry

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Assembly line staff work on a cockpit at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas (File)

Orders for Some US Goods Increasing

Orders for durable goods were up 0.5 percent in February, led by a jump in orders for airplanes and machinery

US Capitol Hill

US Health-Care Reform Faces Final Hurdle

Senators considering legislation that House of Representatives has approved to modify health care bill passed on Sunday

Senator Edward Kennedy (file photo)

Obama Honors Late Senator Edward Kennedy

Senator Kennedy had made universal health care his signature issue and attempted several times to move legislation on issue

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Lights! Camera! College! Video Essay Could Be Gateway to Admission

Video adds a personal touch to an often impersonal process

Tapping Tomorrow's Leaders With Today's Technology

Maya Enista's millennial generation utilizes social media to build a stronger democracy

Muslim-Americans Urged to Participate in US Census

Privacy, concerns over PATRIOT Act worry some in first population count since 9/11

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In the Southwest, There's a Nation Within a Nation

It's the remote but colorful home of the Navajo people

Kurdish woman lays flowers at a monument for the victims of Halabja massacre on its 20th anniversary in Halabja, Iraq , 16 Mar 2010

Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance Exhibit Recalls Gassing of Kurds

5,000 Kurdish men, women, children in Halabja on March 16, 1988, by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein

In One Downtown's Shadow, Life Moves Slowly

Old Salem in North Carolina revisits simple Moravian ways

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Mark Johnson

Grammy Award Winning Producer, Director Helps Bring Peace through Music

Mark Johnson travels world to record musical heritage.

'Pocket Peace' Offers Bite-Sized Bits of Happiness, Calm

Busy Americans show growing interest in spiritual practices that offer a sense of serenity amid all that striving

US Scholar Blames Arab Culture for Mideast Violence

New book cites Arab disunity, culture of violence as major barriers to peace while arguing US must remain a key player in the region

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