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“The king of Saudi Arabia announced today that he is giving his people $37 billion in pay raises, housing subsidies and unemployment payments. It’s not a stimulus package, it’s a ‘don’t overthrow me’ package.”
“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to outlaw prostitution in his home state of Nevada. He said he wants to keep prostitution where it belongs — in Washington, D.C.”
“(Moammar Gadhafi) has promised to die defending his brutal regime. … Now that’s a guy that has a bad idea and just sticks with it.”

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Suspected African mercenaries sit in a jail cell in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday. Anti-Gadhafi forces said they had captured the men.
By Hussein Malla, AP
The world shouldn't be surprised by Gadhafi's use of these private forces and should do a better job policing for-hire warriors.
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By Norm Betts, Bloomberg News
Though the playing field has been tilted against them, they found ways to succeed.
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By Andy Manis, AP
Opinionline: What people are saying about stalemate.
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Evidence of clout can been seen from Middle East to Midwest.
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Penn State students raised more than $9.5 million for childhood cancer research. Meanwhile, adults fight it out in Madison, Wis.
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By Alex Brandon, AP
Obama's feckless budget and the Republicans' mere fiscal tree-trimming show that politicians don't have the guts to make tough choices.
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By Hussein Malla, AP
The revolutionary wave sweeping across the Middle East is certainly good for the people. Whether it's good for America is less clear.
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Re-enactment: Communities across the nation are preparing to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
2001 photo by Kevin G. Gilbert, (Hagerstown, Md.) The Herald-Mail L
Battle lines are redrawn as too many people marking the 150th anniversary of our nation's bloodiest battle dismiss the role of slavery.
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By Asmaa Mahfouz
They fueled the revolution to oust Mubarak and should play integral roles in determining its future. Any U.S. aid should demand as much.
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Walker: Governor won't back down.
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Democratic senators aren't fighting Gov. Scott Walker over just collective bargaining rights. They're fighting for their political lives.
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By Suzy Parker, USA TODAY
The free flow of anonymous opinions is a vibrant sign of a democracy at work. Even deeply offensive words are protected.
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By Momhammed Abed, AFP/Getty Images
The change sweeping the Middle East seems to be ushering in a 'civil religion,' with Islam at its core, just as Christianity is in the U.S.
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Elmo.
By Victoria Will, AP
Rather than lowering our society's intellectual bar, public broadcasting challenges us to be engaged. It inspires America to be smart.
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A telling fact: Al-Qaeda is the fiercest critic of the Brotherhood because the Egyptian group shows that change can come without violence.
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... about the Wisconsin budget battle.
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Where will the money come from when the Treasury bonds in the trust fund are 'converted' back to cash?
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Kings held the idea that people had only the privileges royalty granted them.
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Lawmakers of both political parties are failing to work together to solve our nation's problems.
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But the free enterprise system no longer applies to the light bulb industry; the government will determine which ones we can choose.
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By Luca Bruno, AP
George Clooney's got a girlfriend. And Italian beauty Elisabetta Canalis is a serious dog person.
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By Damian Dovarganes, AP
Let's hear it for the Caltech Beavers. Maybe you've heard about their moment of glory. A victory that had fans nearly all 387 of 'em...