The saga of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick continues. A judge ordered the embattled mayor to jail after he took an unapproved trip to Canada. Kilpatrick is facing perjury charges and was out on bond.

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Both John McCain and Barack Obama have said assistance to poor nations is essential for the United States' image abroad. The development community has jumped on their enthusiasm and is hoping to convince the next president to rethink how foreign aid is delivered.

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Camp Inquiry in upstate New York seems at first like an ordinary summer camp, with familiar activities like hiking and swimming. But its thrust is to teach children to think skeptically about everything from religion to the supernatural.

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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who awaits trial on perjury and other charges, has been ordered to county jail after violating his bond by leaving the country. Kilpatrick apologized for the infraction, but Judge Ronald Giles said he was giving the mayor the same treatment as any other defendant.

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