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Twilight Sequel New Moon Sets Records at the Box Office

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

The vampire saga's second installment proves that girls who read books can make a megahit at the multiplex

For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

Soft targets for theft and violent crimes, congregations struggle to balance safety and serenity

Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

More states adopt tough-love wellness initiatives

Riding the Waves of Irrational Behavior

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

Believers in financial-market cycles can seem a little nutty. That doesn't mean they're wrong

Protecting Jungles: One Way to Combat Global Warming

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST

How the battle to save a remote rain forest in Indonesia can help the planet win the fight against global warming

Brunch Is Back, Thanks to Low Prices and Endless Booze

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:15:00 EST

With all-you-can-eat and sometimes all-you-can-drink specials, more Americans are heading to restaurants for this mid-morning meal

Health Care Reform Will Proceed to Senate Debate

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:25:00 EST

This marks the beginning of what promise to be weeks of tendentious debate on the Senate floor.

The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST

How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism

Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and Elsewhere

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST

A combination of budget crises and the recession spark protests in GoldenState. But the problem plagues other public universities too

In Central America, Coups Still Trump Change

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:00 EST

Central America was meant to have left the coups and corruption of the past behind. But across the region the same families are in charge and change is little more than a slogan

Can These Parents Be Saved: The Growing Backlash Against Over-Parenting

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST

Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing

Asterix at 50: A French Comic Hero Conquers the World

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

Long seen as an underdog, comic hero Asterix is actually proof of France's economic power