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No fatalities for U.S. airlines, and more
feature U.S. airlines didn’t have a single fatality in 2010, despite more than 10 million flights involving more than 700 million passengers.
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American foreign aid to Egypt, and more
feature The U.S. has been sending an average of $2 billion in cash and military arms to Egypt every year since 1979, when it agreed to a peace deal with Israel.
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Aging inmates and health-care costs, and more
feature The increasing age of the nation’s inmates is causing steep rises in health-care costs for prison systems.
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more
feature Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as Great Britain’s monarch this week.
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A highly negative presidential campaign, and more
feature This was the most negative presidential campaign in modern history.
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Robots on the battlefield, and more
feature The U.S. military has deployed about 3,500 robots to search for bombs or enemy soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Health-care law tug of war, and more
feature Every vote to repeal or dismantle the health-care law in the House has predictably died upon or before reaching the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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The cost of Occupy Wall Street, and more
feature The movement has cost municipalities at least $13 million in police overtime and other services.
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The rising cost of disability benefits, and more
feature Social Security disability benefits may run out of reserves in seven years.
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A linguistic success for Occupy Wall Street, and more
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Jobs in post-2008 America, and more
feature Nearly 60 percent of all jobs added during the post-2008 economic recovery have been in professions that pay very little.
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Clooney's $15 million fund-raiser, and more
feature President Obama raised nearly $15 million in one night at a fund-raiser at the Los Angeles home of actor George Clooney.
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Where are the big Democratic donors? and more
feature The big Democratic donors who helped fuel Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign aren’t as enthusiastic this year.
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Job openings go unfilled, and more
feature Manufacturers say they now need workers who are trained in the use of computers, automation, and other technologies.
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