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The U.S. refugee program, and more
feature Since 1980, about 3 million people have been admitted into the U.S. under the country's refugee program.
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A God given land?, and more
feature More white evangelical Protestants than U.S Jews believe that Israel was “given to the Jewish people by God.”
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The Roberts court, and more
feature The John Roberts–led U.S. Supreme Court is actually less activist than any Supreme Court in the last 60 years.
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Jailing the mentally ill, and more
feature American prisons have replaced state mental hospitals as a place to warehouse the mentally ill.
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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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The Church of Scientology's exalted membership, and more
feature Despite its claims of having 8 million members, only about 25,000 Americans say they belong to the Church of Scientology.
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Study shows high rate of youth arrests, and more
feature Almost one in three Americans has been arrested for a crime other than a traffic violation by the age of 23.
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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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Terrorist inmates in Federal prisons, and more
feature There are now more inmates convicted of terrorism in Federal prisons than there are detainees at Guantánamo.
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A record amount of carbon dioxide, and more
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Congress's war record, and more
feature Congress has not formally declared war on any country since June 5, 1942.
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Treating Internet addiction, and more
feature Treating Internet addiction; Freshman virgins at Harvard; A salary handicap for lefties; Prices for vintage automobiles soar; Gun permits for blind people
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$900 billion in tax breaks, and more
feature The 10 biggest tax breaks will save American taxpayers more than $900 billion this year.
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A demographic turning point, and more
feature For the first time in U.S. history, there were more recorded deaths than births among white Americans in 2012.
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