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FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. New York Congresswoman Seeks Inquiry on Costs of Foreclosure Reviews
The high cost of reviewing foreclosures at big banks has ignited an inquiry by one member of Congress. Enlarge This Image Luke Sharrett/The New York Times Rep. Carolyn Maloney, shown in 2010, has... (photo: AP / Harry Hamburg, FILE) The New York Times
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A Tarom Boeing 737-300 and United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. United Airlines unveils new employee health clinic at O'Hare Airport
United Airlines has opened a new employee health clinic at O'Hare Airport, a first for any carrier at the airport.... (photo: Creative Commons / Arpingstone) The Business Review
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Playwright, actor, author, and teacher Anna Deavere Smith delivers the commencement address to Barnard College's class of 2007, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 in New York. Playwright Anna Deavere Smith wins Gish Prize
NEW YORK (AP) Anna Deavere Smith has won one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the arts. The committee that awards the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize announced Friday that the actress and... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposal to rollback public employee pension benefits during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Brown's plan, which would require approval from the Legislature, would raise the retirement age to 67 for new employees, who are not public safety workers and require state and local employees to pay more toward their retirement and health care. The governor also proposes a mandatory 'hybrid" system in which future retirees would get their retirement from a guaranteed benefit and a 401(k)-style plan.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California Gov. Jerry Brown to push 'pathway to citizenship' for immigrants
Randy Pench - MCT/Sacramento Bee California Gov. Jerry Brown Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli) The News & Observer
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A man feeds his dogs outside a housing compound in Beijing Friday April 6, 2007. China has denied responsibility for a slew of pet deaths in the United States that U.S. authorities blame on a batch of chemically contaminated wheat gluten from China, stat Top 10 States with Highest, Lowest Percentage of Pet Owners
Cultura/Getty Images Among residents of the 50 states, Vermonters are more likely to have pets, according to a new survey by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The AVMA released its U.S. Pet... (photo: (AP Photo/Greg Baker)) ABC News
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fitness training exercise Does exercise promote larger midbrain?
Tweet Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) Athleticism may be linked to larger brain size. The lab of Theodore Garland from the University of California, Riverside, measured the brain mass of these uniquely... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Newstrack India
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U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama make a statement after their visit the memorial for the Nov. 26, 2008 terror attack victims at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. Obama should visit India again: US think tank
Washington: As President Barack Obama works on his "big part of my plans" for India in his second term, an influential US think tank has made four concrete proposals to advance their shared... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Zeenews
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An adult brown with white spotted butterfly is resting on a tree branch. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts. An adult brown with white spotted butterfly is resting on a tree branch. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts. ‘Flight:’ Soaring on the back of a butterfly
Science fiction writers dream up plots about families on multi-generational space voyages, where the great-grandmother never sees the end and the great-granddaughter never knew the beginning.... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Charlotte Observer
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