Sunday, April 19, 2009

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Signs of Spring: U.S.-Latin America Relations Thaw

By TIM PADGETT

It could have gone either way. But President Obama and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez traded smiles and promises of friendship at the Summit of the Americas

How to Raise The Standard In America's Schools

By WALTER ISAACSON

Our students are falling behind their counterparts in the rest of the world, threatening the U.S.'s economic future. Why national education standards are the only way to fix the system

On the Road Again: the Global Recession Scatters the Workforce

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN

The recession is costing the world's army of migrant workers their jobs. Some are headed for greener pastures. Some are headed home, where poverty awaits

Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Gathering Steam in Florida

By TIM PADGETT / MIAMI AND WENDY MALLOY / TAMPA

The real estate boom gave rise to a host of scams. Now comes a surge of investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice

How Somalia's Fishermen Became Pirates

By ISHAAN THAROOR

Somalia's pirates didn't all start out that way. Some were fishermen driven to high-seas crime when foreign fishing fleets began plundering Somalia's coast and destroying their livelihoods

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By Joe Klein

Obama may be facing a serious morale problem and a slew of retirements at a moment when the need for undercover work is extremely urgent.

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"I'm not a hero, the military is."
CAPT. RICHARD PHILLIPS,
speaking for the first time about the Navy SEALs' daring Apr. 12 rescue that saved him from Somali pirates
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Spain's Costumed Debt Collectors: Final Notice?

By Lisa Abend

In Spain, costumed debt collectors embarrass borrowers into paying back the money they owe. But new proposed legislation could put an end to the tradition of debt collection by humiliation

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