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CHARTS: US Overseas Arms Sales More Than Tripled in 2011

The uptick is largely driven by Persian Gulf states freaking out about Iran.

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| Wed Aug. 29, 2012 3:05 AM PDT

Remembering Our Forgotten War

How long will it actually take for the US to fully withdraw from Afghanistan?

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| Mon Aug. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Iranian Oil Sanctions Still Biting

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 7:51 AM PDT
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Will a Hurricane Ruin the GOP's Big Bash in Tampa?

Isaac may spare the RNC convention only to hit New Orleans.

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America

A guide to disaster at home and abroad.

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| Thu Aug. 16, 2012 10:30 AM PDT

AK-47s, Quack Medicine, and Heaps of Cash: The Gruesome Rhino Horn Trade, Explained

Organized criminals, some operating in the US, are smuggling the valuable body part of the majestic creature.

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| Wed Aug. 15, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

Fukushima Radiation Gives Rise to Mutant Butterflies?

Researchers have found highly increased rates of mutations in butterflies following last year's nuclear disaster in Japan.

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| Wed Aug. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Climate Change and the Fate of a Million Kids

The Sahel may be suffering climate change more than anywhere on Earth, with a million children at risk from rising ocean temperatures, greenhouse gases, and atmospheric aerosols.

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| Tue Aug. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Superman is Boring, Batman is Hot, Dictators Are Clueless

A chat with "Persepolis" creator Marjane Satrapi on her new film, "Chicken With Plums," and just about everything else.

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| Mon Aug. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

US Female Olympians Have Won More Medal Points Than All but Four Countries

And more stats on how Team America's women kicked major butt at the 2012 London games.

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| Sun Aug. 12, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Fukushima Victim Resurrects Sake Brewery

Chieko Sasaki lost her home and business in the disaster fallout. Now she's rebuilding, using Japan's signature spirit.

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| Sat Aug. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Washington Puts Its Money on Proxy War

Meet the election year outsourcing that no one’s talking about.

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 10:52 AM PDT

The Hunger Wars in Our Future

How the drought and rising food costs may lead to global social unrest.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 11:06 AM PDT
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How Secret Foreign Money Could Infiltrate US Elections

Think the United States is immune from foreigners' campaign cash? Think again.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

US Climate Envoy Pooh-Poohs 2 Degree Goal

Our global buddies aren't going to like this.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Gibson and Feds Settle Illegal Wood Case

The guitar giant agrees to pay a fine as feds drop criminal investigation.

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| Tue Aug. 7, 2012 1:44 PM PDT

How We Talk About AIDS In Africa

Doctor-turned-journalist Uzodinma Iweala puts a human face on one of the most talked about epidemics in history.

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| Fri Aug. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Can Renewables Save India's Failing Grid?

As India picks apart the reasons for the crippling blackout, analysts see an opportunity to talk renewables.

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| Thu Aug. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Kim Jong Un's Mysterious Roller Coaster Pal, Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: It was a British diplomat frolicking with North Korea's dictator in a photo that went viral last week, MoJo has confirmed.

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 12:24 PM PDT
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Top 10 Reasons These Olympics Suck

Don't hate the players; hate the Games. (And the network broadcasting them.)

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT