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Portland's City Plan Meets a Few Road Bumps
Housing subdivisions generate heavy traffic in once-rural areas west of Portland, Oregon. Portland has received national and international acclaim for its urban planning, but city officials acknowledge that Portland's growth strategy needs adjustments.
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Young America Affirms Civic Values in Historic Election
The 2008 presidential election may be a transformational event for many young Americans who worked, rallied and voted for their candidates in unprecedented numbers. Young America looks at civic values and how the young view the world in which they are coming of age.
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS Issues Spans the Globe
World AIDS Day was established in 1986 to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic. Twenty-one years later, the day is marked by conferences and events worldwide, such as this vigil in China, a country whose leaders once denied that AIDS was a problem.
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Transition
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60
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Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Learn more about President-elect Barack Obama and his family.
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American Indians in Modern Times
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