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Globalization, technology helping kids learn
“The Garden of the Illiterate" is no more. Full Story

	Clean water in short supply
	Child brides: A vicious cycle
	Facing the invisible people
	Failing to fight poverty
	Tilling the fields
	Modern medicine replacing shamans

Palin's book goes rogue on some facts
Sarah Palin’s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven’t become any truer over time. Full Story
Monitoring the Sarah Palin 'stampede'
Read an excerpt from 'Going Rogue'

Recession intensifies GenX discontent at work
They’re antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to pick up so they can hop to the next job, find something more fulfilling and get what they think they deserve. Oh, and they want work-life balance, too. Full Story

Jobs go begging at the home of RIM
When most people think BlackBerry they think of the booming high-tech company Research In Motion Ltd. making billions — an outfit with thousands of employees, easily bankrolling a millionaires’ row in its hometown of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario. Full Story

Friday the 13th phobia? You have plenty of company
Henry Ford would have hated 2009, and not just because it’s been a tough year to sell cars. Full Story

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