Funds available to U.S. troops involuntarily kept on duty after 9/11; application deadline looms. Business - Investing - Mutual Funds - Funds - United States
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Attempt to safely hoist blowout preventer from Gulf on hold until the combustible hydrates melt. Business - BP - Blowout preventer - Gulf of Mexico - Wellhead
D.C. artist's unpretty answer to Thoreau's "Walden" takes its place with other chronicles of man-altered landscape. » Sarah Boxer Walden - Henry David Thoreau - Gardens - Recreation - United States
Coming days may lend insight into Kim Jong Il's plan for maintaining his family's grip on power. Kim Jong-il - North Korea - Asia - History - Korean Central News Agency
INSIDER | Wide receivers Brandon Banks, Devin Thomas make the cut; Willie Parker is let go. Devin Thomas - Willie Parker - Washington Redskins - Sports - NFL
Recent attacks show militant group's power despite crackdown by Israel and Palestinian Authority. Hamas - Palestinian National Authority - Middle East - Israel - West Bank
Withdrawals earlier this week attributed mostly to businessmen. Now, scores of residents seek cash. Afghanistan - Asia - Kabul - Financial services - Business
INSIDER | Others let go reportedly include: Justin Tryon, Rob Jackson, Logan Paulsen and Shay Hodge. Justin Tryon - Rob Jackson - United States - Shay Hodge - Washington Redskins
Many simply don't like clothes dryers. Don't want them. Don't trust them. Won't buy or use them. Laundry - Home and Garden - China - Business - Shopping
COLUMN | Upstart Boise State is in a unique position to put its signature on the college football season. collegefootball - Boise State University - Sports - Football - American
Plan to privatize Va.'s liquor stores could add fee on alcoholic drinks sold in restaurants and bars. Alcoholic beverage - Restaurant - Business - Beverages - Hospitality
Fearing midterm wipeout, party hopefuls embrace budget cuts with the zeal of Reagan Republicans. Republican - United States - Ronald Reagan - President - Politics
Feds to "autopsy" the 450-ton device in effort to ascertain why it failed to stop summer's oil spill. Oil spill - Environment - Business - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
Military officials conclude that effort to drive out all but the most corrosive abuses in region would create a power vacuum that Taliban could exploit. United States - Taliban - War in Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Asia
Those who were unemployed during recession are more likely to see selves as overqualified for jobs. Employment - Recession - Business - Job Search - Business and Economy
Can likely senator who has decried government spending fight for federal resources for Alaska? Alaska - joemiller - United States - lisamurkowski - Politics
Attack at Shiite rally triggers fears of rising sectarian violence as nation reels from floods that left 1,600 people dead and displaced millions. Pakistan - Shia Islam - Lahore - Asia - Sectarian violence
NASA's 1976 Viking mission found "no organics," but new research suggests another explanation. NASA - Mars - Solar System - Astronomy - Planets
After UNC probe of a football player's Twitter posts, other ACC schools consider policies on social media use. » Steve Yanda Twitter - American football - Atlantic Coast Conference - Online Communities - Social Networking
Private employers created 67,000 net new jobs, which is better than expected, but the jobless rate rose slightly to 9.6 percent. Unemployment - Employment - Recreation - Picture Ratings - United States Department of Labor