Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's speech in Berlin Thursday dealt with road foreign policy issues. But the address was more to convince American voters of his foreign policy credentials than to impress foreign leaders.

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Grappling with a shaky economy, baby boomers are looking for new ways to make money. A new survey estimates that a chunk of these Americans are launching "encore careers" — positions that combine income and personal meaning with social impact.

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Retail-based health clinics are expanding rapidly across the country. Most are located near the prescription counter inside large groceries. There are reports that two large Massachusetts health insurance companies will soon be paying for visits to these clinics.

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A new study in the journal Science shows that girls no longer lag behind boys in math. Average standardized tests scores reveals no gender differences in grades two through 11.

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