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Catching Up: What The VA Secretary's Resignation Means

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A Weapon Without A Mission: U.S. Developing Boost-Glide Missile

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Who Won The War In Afghanistan? Perhaps No One

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American POW Released From Taliban After 5 Years

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Sgt. 1st Class Mark Patterson checks his men at Outpost Restrepo in Afghanistan, as documented in the new film Korengal. Outpost Films hide caption

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What Is Courage?: 'Korengal' Breaks Down War In Afghanistan

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Executive Director Julie Burkhart stands next to a portrait of Dr. George Tiller at the South Wind Women's Center in Wichita, Kan. Burkhart runs the center, which recently opened in the same building where Tiller's clinic once operated. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Abortion Services Return To Town Where George Tiller Was Murdered

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In Pizza Kitchens And On Assembly Lines, Temp Workers Face Abuse

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Measles Hits 20-Year High In U.S.

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Self-help guru Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt are offering free relationship therapy workshops to Dallas-area couples. Many of the couples who attend have never gone to relationship counseling. Courtesy of Darren Rollinson hide caption

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One Wealthy Couple's Mission To Save Marriages, En Masse

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New Acting VA Secretary Faces Cultural Challenges

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With VA Hospitals Overtaxed, Vets May Have To Go Private

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If D-Day Failed, Eisenhower Was Ready To Take The Blame

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