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California's Plan to Keep the Water Running

The long struggle to write a legislation to rebuild and renovate a crucial waterway is over. But will it be enough to keep California growing?

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Pro-Life Democrats Win Big Health Care Victory

The Democratic leadership decided to allow pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak to offer his abortion amendment for a straight up-or-down vote on the full House floor, a huge concession.

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The State of the American Woman

A quiet revolution has changed the status of American women; so what's new now?

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Detroit Fights Devil's Night

The city combats Halloween-time arson,
a deadly local custom

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How They Train for the Winter Games: A Sneak Peek

TIME is following U.S. Winter Olympic hopefuls in 9 sports as they train for Vancouver 2010. Stay tuned for the Web video series on TIME.com

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A Brief History of Mr. Universe

The bodybuilding championship that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger marks its 61st year of competition on Oct. 24, 2009

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Top 10 Shocking Hoaxes

With the parents of six-year-old "Balloon Boy" Falcon Henne facing criminal charges for concocting the story of his accidental flight in a bid for reality show fame, a look at more of history's most outrageous deceptions

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