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WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?
By Stephen D. Simpson

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?
By Stephen D. Simpson

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?
By Stephen D. Simpson

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?
By Stephen D. Simpson

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?

What's your best chance of becoming a millionaire?
By Stephen D. Simpson

WHY IT MATTERS: Defense spending

WHY IT MATTERS: Defense spending
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer The issue: Is the U.S. spending enough money on defense, and is it spending it in the right ways? In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the money spigot was turned wide open, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the wars in Iraq and

Environmentalist pioneer Commoner dies in NY at 95

Environmentalist pioneer Commoner dies in NY at 95
By DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Scientist and activist Barry Commoner, who raised early concerns about the effects of radioactive fallout and was one of the pioneers of the environmental movement, has died at age 95. Commoner died Sunday afternoon at a Manhattan hospital, where

North Korea: Spark could set off nuclear war

North Korea: Spark could set off nuclear war
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A North Korean minister lashed out at the United States on Monday, warning that its "hostile" policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from a nuclear war. Addressing the final session of the U.N. General Assembly's annual

Security company fired after nuke plant break-in

Security company fired after nuke plant break-in
By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The security contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was fired Monday after authorities said three protesters cut through fences and vandalized a building in an unprecedented break-in. Security contractor WSI Oak Ridge