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Date Title Correspondent Section EC Format
2008-02-08 PBS's the Family that Walks on All Fours A Look at Human Quadrupeds Jemima Harrison Health & Science
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2008-11-12 Real World Vampires The Existence of Vampires in the Modern World LupiaSappho Wolf Self-Help
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2008-08-12 JonBenet Ramsey's Beauty Pageant Contestants Recall the Boulder Murder Investigation Laura Shanley Self-Help
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2008-06-10 The Mind of a Psychopath River Starke Self-Help
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2008-11-21 Boys in Darfur Refugee Camps Sold Rebels Turn Youths into Child Soldiers Anna Schmitt World Affairs
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2008-07-08 World Record Flight with Helium Balloons Kent Couch Flies 235 Miles Across Oregon and Idaho World Affairs
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2007-07-31 Climatology Professor Takes on David Suzuki Timothy Ball Challenges the Foundation Timothy Ball Health & Science
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2006-11-24 Ban Hunting End the Threat of Animal Extinction and Cruelty David Cerino Self-Help
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2009-03-21 Polytechnique Depicts 1989 Montreal Massacre What Led Mark Lepine to Gun Down 14 Women Robert Waldman Entertainment
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2009-03-21 Bush Should Be Judged by International Tribunal UN General Assembly vs U.S. President? Joan Russow World Affairs
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2009-03-20 Preparing a Travel First Aid Kit Pack Medicine for Vacation illnesses and Protection from Sun and Bugs Zach McCarthy Travel
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2009-01-21 Another Way to Stimulate the Economy Invest in America by Forgiving Student Loans Kevin Bartoy Business & Career
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2009-01-19 Barack Obama's Popularity Soars Obamamania Hits America Mike Small World Affairs
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2009-01-15 Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs Takes Leave Mystery Illness Prompts Share Price Plunge Mike Small Business & Career
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2009-01-15 The Lemp Mansion One of the Most Haunted Places in America Bryan Alaspa Self-Help
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2009-01-09 Contesting Dick Cheney's POW Policy Prisoner Abuses Justified in Torture Memo John Hatch World Affairs
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2009-01-05 How Joseph Davidson Gifted Mt. Equinox Former WWII Chemist Built Road to Mountaintop Thomas Myslinski Travel
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2008-12-19 Hugh Jackman Talks Australia The Sexiest Man Alive on His New Movie and Nicole Kidman Susan Hornik Entertainment
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2008-12-12 Sending Gifts to Prisoners of War Christmas Presents for Soldiers Overseas Sweet Violet Self-Help
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2008-12-12 The Facebook Factor In Canadian Politics How Social Media is Shaping the Political Map Rob Campbell Tech & Games
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2008-12-09 Rehabilitation Programs for Prisoners Inmate-Training and Education in Prisons John Berge Self-Help
2008-12-01 December 1st is World AIDS Day Cities Around the Globe Promote HIV Awareness Mike Small World Affairs
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2008-11-30 George W. Bush Belongs In Prison Former US President Should be Indicted Joel Hirschhorn World Affairs
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2008-11-26 Jonas Brothers Burnin' Up Susan Hornik Entertainment
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2008-11-26 Bloggers Being Persecuted Protect online blogs Hartmut Kaiser Tech & Games
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2008-11-19 Alzheimer's Disease and Heart Surgery Studies Suggest There Could Be a Link Daniel McIsaac Health & Science
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2008-11-19 Suicide Bombers Used as Weapons of War Terrorists Who Aren't Afraid to Die Fahd Raza World Affairs
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2008-11-18 Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker The Sirius Star is the Largest Tanker Ever Hijacked Mike Small World Affairs
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2008-11-18 Will the New President Prosecute Bush? Obama Must Deal with Old Administration John Hatch World Affairs
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2008-11-17 SEC Investigates Mark Cuban Dallas Mavericks Owner Charged with Insider Trading Mike Small Business & Career
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2008-11-10 Climbing the Pyramids of Egypt Scaling the Great Pyramid of Cheops Samurai Dave Travel
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2008-11-10 Getting Off the Welfare System Becoming Financially Indpendent Kathy Henry Self-Help
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2008-11-07 Running for a Cure for AIDS Raising Awareness and Money for Research Christina Anonymous Self-Help
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2008-11-06 Prop 8 Is Passing And I'm Listening How Gay and Lesbian Couples Should React Darcy Baxter World Affairs
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2008-10-31 Women and Gender Roles in Arab Society Stereotypes of Arabian Females Nedda Mostafa Travel
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2008-10-30 Philadelphia's Vampire House Morpheus 30 Vampires Reside Among the Skulls and Life Energy Emilie Conroy Self-Help
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2008-10-30 My Journey To Dracula's Tomb Samurai Dave Travel
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2008-10-27 The Legend Of Yamanote Halloween Train Costumes and Parties on the Transit Line Samurai Dave Travel
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2008-10-24 Arranged Marriage in Indian Families Should Parents Choose Your Partner? Nalini Singh Home & Family
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2008-10-16 Cockfighting in Louisiana Should this Form of Animal Cruelty be Legal? Harmon Leon Self-Help
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2008-10-14 How Much Do You Trust Your Government? The Bush Administration Kevin Bartoy World Affairs
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2008-10-06 Celine Cousteau the Environmental Advocate Green is the New Black Saryn Chorney Self-Help
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2008-09-24 Sarah Palin, New Face of Republicans VP Candidate a Sad GOP Representative John Hatch World Affairs
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2008-09-20 Berlin Embracing Capitalism Former Communist State Embraces US Ideals Alison Thompson Travel
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2008-09-16 Traveling Across India in a Rickshaw A World Record on Grand Trunk Road Jeff Eagar Travel
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2008-09-15 Italian F1 Grand Prix Vettel Earns Historic Monza Win Sir Stephen Sports
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2008-09-08 FC Barcelona A Football Club of Legend in Catalonia Matthew Genner Sports
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2008-09-07 World Cup 2010 Qualifying Capello Upset as England Defeats Andorra 2-0 Sir Stephen Sports
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2008-09-06 Females Battling Weight Gain Body Image Issues for Plus Sized Girls Regina Spano Self-Help
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2008-09-06 One Last Ride Before Astroland Closes Coney Island's Amusement Park Shuts Down Regina Spano Travel
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