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Ryan Crocker to leave job as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
May 22, 2012 08:56 
washingtonpost.com
Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said Tuesday that he will leave his job this summer, just one year after President Obama called him out of retirement to manage the crucial embassy in Kabul. Read full article >> ...
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End of Alzheimer's starts today
May 22, 2012 08:46
cnn.com
Maria Carrillo says if the government's new push to find solutions to Alzheimer's is aggressively pursued, real progress can be made.
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School prom in same venue as porn convention
May 22, 2012 08:41
washingtonpost.com
How’s this for some unfortunate prom planning? A high school prom was just held in the same Miami arena as a porn convention. And it wasn’t a surprise to organizers. Miami Beach High School students attended their prom Saturday night at the...
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Science & Education
Obama loses 40 percent of the primary vote in Arkansas, Kentucky
May 22, 2012 08:33
washingtonpost.com
Updated at 12:20 a.m. President Obama lost more than 40 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Arkansas and Kentucky Democratic primaries, despite little-to-no opposition. Obama lost 42 percent of the vote to the “uncommitted” option in Kentucky...
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Politics
Peru dolphins died of 'natural causes'
May 22, 2012 08:29
cnn.com
Hundreds of dolphins that washed up on Peruvian shores died of natural causes, a government official said in a radio interview Tuesday.
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Young upstarts plot art revolution
May 22, 2012 08:24
cnn.com
Lara Zankoul and Lara Atallah are both young Lebanese photographers taking their first steps in promising artistic careers.
Middle East
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2010 census missed 1.5 million minorities
May 22, 2012 08:23
cbsnews.com
A recurring census error becomes political in debate over "adjusting" final count for normally Democratic-voting minorities
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Both parties struggling with how to talk about private-equity industry
May 22, 2012 08:14
washingtonpost.com
Three decades after private-equity firms transformed American business, American politics is finally catching up — breathless and bewildered. For the past week, the spotlight of the presidential campaign has fallen on Mitt Romney’s 15 years as...
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Politics
Joplin is 'on the mend'
May 22, 2012 08:11
cnn.com
In the path of last year's tornado in Joplin, Missouri, new homes are rising. The buzz of power saws and the pop of nail guns signal steps toward making the city whole again.
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Rebuilding a year after a tornado
May 22, 2012 08:11
cnn.com
A year ago this week, a monster tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, leaving 161 people dead and hundreds more injured.
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