Thursday, May 22 2008

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Congress overrides farm bill veto, but clerical error restarts lawmaking process

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The timing and agenda of Syria-Israel peace talks questioned

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The forgotten crisis: A looming famine in wartorn Somalia

High global food prices have pushed the country even closer to the brink of famine by exacerbating the devastating effects of violence, displacement and chaos. The United Nations has declared a wide swath of central Somalia a humanitarian emergency, the final stage before a full-blown famine.

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America's infrastructure in crisis

A new state legislative report finds that money concerns may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed last August, killing 13 people. To some, this wasn't seen as an isolated incident — it was considered just the latest event in a slew of infrastructure failures. Is the nation entering an infrastructure crisis?

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Taps: The nation’s most famous bugle call

As Memorial Day approaches, we speak with a bugle player who volunteers at military services. Forrest Tosie is the Missouri state director of Bugles Across America, a non-profit organization that provides live buglers for veteran and active-duty military funerals. This Memorial Day, he'll be playing Taps for the St. Louis-area Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Clinton goes to Florida, and asks that every vote be counted

Fresh off a win in Kentucky and a defiant, memorable primary night speech, Hillary Clinton campaigns on in Florida. She is raising money and hammering at the idea that the votes of Florida Democratic primary voters must be counted.

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An artist attempts to draw every person in New York City

You are being drawn. If you are walking on the streets of New York City, there's a chance that an artist named Jason Polan is taking a flare pen and firing up his sketch pad. After two months, Polan has drawn 500 New Yorkers and he aims to draw a few million more.

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McCain meets with possible VPs: Charlie Crist, Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney

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