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The Arab Leagues foreign ministers called on Arab nations to sever diplomatic relations with Syria in an effort to pressure it to end the violence there.
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The government safety net was created to keep Americans from abject poverty, but the poorest households no longer receive the most benefits, reflecting a deterioration of the middle class.
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The fall of Whitney Houston, from a flawless vocalist to an addict ravaged by drugs and a chaotic marriage, attracted so much notice because she had so much to lose.

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Rick Santorum said he was unfamiliar with part of his own book saying radical feminists undermined families. Bishops Reject Obamas New Plan on Contraception
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A compromise offered by President Obama did not go far enough in protecting religious liberty, bishops said.
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Economists fear that the loans provided by the European Central Bank could create conditions for another banking crisis several years from now.
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