Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Rural Churches Grapple with a Pastor Exodus

By DAVID VAN BIEMA / CROOKSTON

The only group vanishing faster than the population in rural America is its pastors, stranding farm congregations and challenging church leaders to find new models

How Chavez Has Beaten Down His Student Opposition

By TIM PADGETT / CARACAS

College activists thwarted the Venezuela president once but Hugo Chavez isn't going to let it happen again

Obama's First Test: Stimulus Today, Change Tomorrow

By NANCY GIBBS

Is getting a bad bill quickly really worth it? Is taking more time to get it right really so risky?

What Sports Fans Get From Chanting and Cheering

By JEFFREY KLUGER

Fans are a lot more involved in things than they think

Mitchell is Ready to Listen, But is Israel?

By TIM MCGIRK / JERUSALEM

The Obama Administration's new Middle East envoy brings a new even-handedness to dealing with the region, but it may be too even-handed for Israel's taste

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Swampland

By Michael Scherer

The President had wanted 40% of the stimulus package to come in the form of tax cuts. The bill passed by the House appears to have just 22%.

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Top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms

Never one to shy away from a controversial remark, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's demand of a personal apology from Barack Obama is just one of a number of less-than-realistic claims he's made since his election in 2005

Quotes of the Day

"We have this thing called impeachment and it's bleeping golden, and we've used it the right way."
JAMES MEEKS,
Democratic Illinois Senator, during former Governor Rod Blagojevich's impeachment hearing, mocking Blagojevich's expletive-laden words that were captured by the FBI on a wiretap
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Huarong County

Migrant Workers Suddenly Idle in Once Booming China

By Austin Ramzy / Huarong County

As demand for its exports goes into reverse gear, China faces the daunting challenge of creating new jobs for some 10 million unemployed

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