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October 2nd, 2009 Selena Gomez: Trip to Africa was 'life-changing'NEW YORK — She's a Disney teen queen, a TV wizard, and a fledgling rock singer. But 17-year-old Selena Gomez says what really blew her mind recently was a trip to the African nation of Ghana.

August 18th, 2009 White House OK with $7 million salary for AIG CEOWASHINGTON — The White House is fine with bailed-out insurer AIG's decision to pay its new CEO $7 million a year. Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs says that's the price of competent leadership to make the company profitable again.

July 24th, 2009 Obama pressures states to embrace schools overhaulWASHINGTON — Dangling the promise of $5 billion in grants, President Barack Obama pressured states to embrace his ideas for overhauling the nation's schools, ideas that include performance pay for teachers and charter schools. To get the money, state officials may have to do things they, or the teachers' unions, dislike.

July 24th, 2009 Schools to compete for $5B from stimulus lawWASHINGTON — States and school districts will soon be able to compete for more federal money to undertake school reforms sought by President Barack Obama. Part of the economic stimulus law enacted earlier this year, the $5 billion education fund is Obama's big shot at overhauling schools over the next couple of years.

July 24th, 2009 States to compete for extra stimulus dollarsWASHINGTON — States and school districts will soon be able to compete for $5 billion to undertake school reforms sought by President Barack Obama. Part of the economic stimulus law enacted earlier this year, the $5 billion fund is Obama's big shot at overhauling schools over the next couple of years.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With India playing a "vastly more significant role" in global issues, the US looks at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's India visit as "a tremendous opportunity" to deepen bilateral ties and expand New Delhi's role. As Clinton herself noted a couple of days ago, "relations between the world's largest democracy and the world's oldest democracy have improved significantly over the last 20 years," State Department spokesman Philip J.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Besides Abraham Lincoln, President Barack Obama looks up to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela as his heroes for bringing about transformative change without violence by changing people's minds and hearts. "Abraham Lincoln is probably the President who I find most compelling because not only did he deal with probably the biggest crisis in American history, the Civil War, but he also did so in a way that was full of understanding of humanity," he told Russian state-run Rossiya TV and ITAR-TASS news agency.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are changing the world's food culture, says food and wine expert Ted Allen. Allen, 44, had been the food and wine expert on Bravo's "Queer Eye", and he now hosts two programs on the Food Network, "Chopped" and "Food Detectives".

May 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, it has been proven that the effects of a changing climate on a population of bighorn sheep can be mathematically predicted. Researchers from Germany, the US, and Mexico studied a population of bighorn sheep introduced to Tiburon island, Mexico, in 1975.

May 6th, 2009 Official: Bailout returns will have conditionsWASHINGTON — The government will require banks seeking to return federal bailout money to prove they don't need other special federal assistance, a condition that will make it harder for some institutions to escape restrictions on executive compensation. The new requirement represents another shift in a changing landscape for banks.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent's singing sensation Susan Boyle has told show bosses that she would like to start her singing career and earn cash in the US before the end of the show. Boyle, 48, dubbed Hairy Angel, is not allowed to perform on any other show until Britain's Got Talent has finished, but her friends and relatives have told her to talk to the TV chiefs about letting her start her career.

April 21st, 2009 Obama signs national service billWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. "We need your service, right now, in this moment in history.

April 21st, 2009 National service bill gets Obama's signatureWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $5.7 billion bill that triples the size of the AmeriCorps national service program and expands ways for students and seniors to earn money for college through their volunteer work. The new law also makes a pitch for mentoring programs, park improvements and working with the poor.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Disc Jockeys have been around in Indian metros for quite some time now, many pursuing it as a part-time opportunity to earn some extra money. But DJing has now become a serious career option with women too joining the scene and a special school being launched to train youngsters.

March 13th, 2009 LONDON - Kerry Katona has announced that her marriage to Mark Croft is over, by changing her Facebook status to "single". According to reports, she made this move after the pair had a furious bust-up over cash.