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Is the Dollar Doomed?

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN

Growing concern that the world's reserve currency will be debased by U.S. deficit spending is leading some countries to call for an end to the greenback's dominance. But is there a realistic alternative?

What's in Store for North Korea After Kim

By BILL POWELL

He's frail and sick and relies on a once disgraced brother-in-law. But don't expect huge changes when North Korea's leader leaves the stage

Gates Takes Aim at Military Pork

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

Pentagon chief prepares to unveil major shifts in military spending that will provoke resistance from entrenched interests in the services, the defense industry and Congress

How Obama Is Using the Science of Change

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD

It's more than a campaign slogan. Inside the White House's plan to employ behavioral economics to promote its agenda--and fundamentally alter the way Americans live

Venezuela's Famed Youth Orchestra Visits U.S.

By TIM PADGETT / MIAMI

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, led by Gustavo Dudamel, plays three sold-out shows in the U.S. Aficionados of music, take note

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China's Dinosaur Fossils: Vast, But Are They Real?

By Jessie Jiang and Simon Elegant

An isolated museum in China claims to have the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils — but is taking the fifth on how many of them are real

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