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NATO commits to Afghanistan beyond 2014
Alliance's leaders pledge support to keep forces in Afghanistan through 2014, and to support country beyond that
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Video: Appalachia, where gov't mandates quiet
If you're the sort of person who gets tired of incessant cell phone chatter and texting, there is a place for you: The National Radio Quiet Zone in Appalachia - 13,000 sq. miles where cell phones and WiFi are strictly forbidden, to prevent interference for radio telescopes. Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports on this haven of quiet.
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Graham: Some troops must stay in Afghanistan
Tom Friedman: Training Afghans to fight Taliban won't work because they "don't want to fight for a corrupt gov't"
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Warner: Lax support in D.C. to do "right thing"
GOP Senator Graham says he thinks presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney should embrace reforms to tax system
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McConnell: Obama must act like an adult
Says nothing can be accomplished on debt (which he calls U.S.'s biggest problem) without presidential leadership Video
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"FTN" Flashback: Muhammad Ali and '76 race
Muhammad Ali remains one of the very few to appear on Face the Nation who admitted upfront they didn't know enough about something to be taken seriously.
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Ron Paul wins majority of delegates in Minnesota
Paul placed second in Minn.'s February 7 primary with 27 percent of vote
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A rare island of serenity, thanks to FCC
Cell phones and WiFi are banned in a 13,000-sq. mile swath of Appalachia so that giant radio telescopes can operate properly Video
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Offshore oil rig: Island living, but no paradise
A visit to a Gulf of Mexico drilling platform reveals a blistering, cramped worksite of 12-hour shifts
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Live alone? You're not alone
Sociologists examine the rise in "solo dwelling," in which more than 32 million Americans live the single life
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
Son says Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, freed from Scottish prison after his conviction for bombing of Pan Am 103, has died
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Tropical Storm watch lifted for S. Carolina coast
Forecasters say Alberto, first tropical storm of season, is not expected to make landfall
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Powerful quake kills at least 6 in N. Italy
6.0-mag. earthquake topples buildings and terrifies residents near Bologna
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Jackie Chan to retire as action star
At Cannes says because of physical toll taken by stunts his latest action movie, "Chinese Zodiac," will be his last
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Obama warns of "hard days" ahead in Afghanistan
At Chicago NATO Summit says Alliance will seal deal to shift foreign forces off front lines a year faster than once planned
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Unarmed officer ends brutal home invasion, shooting
48 Hours Live to Tell: Shot five times at point-blank range, a St. Louis police officer relives deadly attack Watch now
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Blind Chinese activist Chen lands in U.S.
Self-taught lawyer at center of recent U.S.-China tussle arrives at Newark airport with family
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