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Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday...
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Soon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S., researched and written by top experts on weapons of...
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The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word.
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An outbreak of mountain pine beetles in British Columbia is doing more than destroying millions of trees: By 2020, the beetles will have done so much damage that the...
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Nearly 80,000 trees in New Jersey and New York are being treated to protect them from a deadly beetle infestation.
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