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In large cities like Washington, to ensure the fastest response to medical calls, fire departments dispatch trucks carrying a paramedic with the firefighters

Washington DC Firefighters Often on Front Line of Health Care

Fire Dept. shoulders costs in neighborhoods lacking doctors and medical clinics

California Students Protest Tuition Hikes

Increases come in response to budge shortfall

Mark Ndesandjo, US President Barack Obama's half-brother, during interview at hotel in Beijing, China, 18 Nov 2009

Obama Meets Half-Brother in Beijing

President says he took five minutes out of his busy overseas diplomatic schedule to meet Mark Ndesandjo who lives in China

Michael Hurt

Obama Visit Offers Reminder of South Korea's Own Blurring Racial Lines

Evolution toward a multicultural society causes discomfort for some

US President Barack Obama

New Poll Shows President's Approval Under 50 Percent

Survey shows Mr. Obama's approval rating at 48 percent among registered voters, down two points from last month

DC Area Foodbank

More Americans Than Ever Experiencing Food Insecurity

US Department of Agriculture report estimates that 49 million Americans had trouble getting enough to eat in 2008

"What Will They Learn?" compares educational requirements, not academic reputation

Do College Students Get Well-Rounded General Education?

New college guide website and report evaluate US colleges on education not reputation

At Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington DC, Afghan war veteran Marine Lance Corporal David Baker is laid to rest (file photo)

US Veterans Groups Speak Out On Afghanistan

Diverse opinions are expressed by former soldiers

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin speaks during a rally in Ohio, 29 Sep 2008

Palin Book Fuels Discussion About Her Future

Former Republican vice presidential candidate remains polarizing national political figure

A World War II Navajo code talker honored in New York

Navajo Code Talkers Honored in New York

Elite Marine Unit of Native Americans Played Key Role in World War II

Basket

Native American Tribe Creates Prized Baskets

Handwoven designs are produced with images and materials from the desert

Wendy Kopp's idea has grown to become one of the nation's largest providers of teachers for low-income communities

Wendy Kopp's Mission: Ensure Educational Opportunity for All Students

Organization recruits and trains America's brightest to teach in America's most underserved schools

Khalid Sheik Mohammed (file photo)

New Yorkers Express Mixed Reaction to 9/11 Terror Trials

Five alleged terrorists who have been in US custody in Guantanamo will face justice in a civilian court before a jury, not in a militar

John Wayland, in the electric Datsun he calls White Zombie, waits on the starting line for a race against an electric Tesla Roadster<br />

Electric Racecars Beat Gas Guzzlers

Challenges remain for electric powered cars, on the racetrack and in the showroom

US Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. (file)

US Republicans Criticize Democrat Health Reform Plan

Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk says plan is 'new massive spending program' when national debt already 'tops $12 trillion'

Pres. Barack Obama signs memorandum for closer consultation between Native American tribes and federal government at the Dept. of Interior in Washington, 05 Nov 2009

Obama Holds His 1st American Indian Summit

President says he wants to reverse government's history of marginalizing America's native peoples

Museum of the Cherokee Indian, in Cherokee, North Carolina

Cherokee Indians Teach Tourists in North Carolina

More than 4,000 died in 1838 on journey known as Trail of Tears, but some Cherokee remained behind, hidden in mountains of Appalachia

Always Faithful was dedicated in 1994

Sculptor Salutes War Dogs

Artist Susan Bahary creates war monuments to recognize American military service dogs

Voters are handed &#39;I Voted In Arlington&#39; stickers after voting at Rosslyn Fire Station #10, in Arlington, Virginia, 03 Nov 2009

Republicans Gain in US State Elections

State elections were widely seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama's administration and its policies.

All of these people, women and men, are smiling. But which are really happy?

Taking the Lead on the Happiness Scale: Men

Studies find advances for women haven't meant happier lives

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