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In 1945, the Bronze Star was conferred upon Arthur Albertson.

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Polarizing North Carolina lawmaker was known as 'Senator No.'

Democrat spends the Fourth in Montana, targetting typically Republican voters.

Former hostage is greeted by President Nicolas Sarkozy after 6-year captivity.

438,000 jobs were lost in 2008

With soaring gas prices, families skip hotels and hit the local amusement park.

Travel tips to help you make the most of your money.

A new company takes going out to dinner to new heights.

The payroll decline marks the sixth straight month of job losses in the U.S.

The Note: Script in place for another comeback story -- if problems are solved.

Oil closed at $145.25 a barrel on Friday, $1.72 more than Thursday's record.

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Mwai Ngugi, 21, responded to your questions about hope in Kenya.

Egyptian 21-year-old answered your questions about her culture and thinking.

One couple juggles two kids and four jobs; a rebate check is their only relief.

Condo investors in Florida are struggling to hold their lives together.

One family struggles to maintain company, as personal savings dry up.

NASA engineer-DJ Mark Branch thinks spinning beats is a science.

Neighborhood quarrel threatened to bring war, but it ends in handshakes.

China sentences prominent dissident Hu Jia to 3.5 years in prison.

Pittsburgh Beats Out Los Angeles as U.S. City With Worst Air Pollution

Frenchman, 30, receives an almost full face transplant.

As food costs rise, breakfast lovers are getting particularly fried.

Dan Barber gives viewers tips on how to buy food and prepare delicious meals.

Another fight against cancer may be patient vs. regulatory process.

How Dr. Steven Zeitels has saved some of the most famous voices in the world.

Rod Raubeson is resuscitating an old tradition to remember those fallen in war.

While dropout rates climb nationally, how one high school found success.

Jashuan Agosto amazes his doctors with unusual athletic abilities.

Stanford grad has been held in a Shanghai prison for 10 years and counting.

Marine Cpl. Jeff Landay and his mother answered viewers' questions.

Silicon Valley employees are doing the unthinkable -- going 'laptop-less.'

Crooks are finding and selling identities. How do you protect yourself?

U.S. Marines rallied to rescue an Iraqi police officer's son.

David McPherson answers your questions about the credit crunch.