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Young Internet Users Spurring Social Change
Young people worldwide are using Internet-based social networks to foment changes in their societies. For example, Colombian Oscar Morales used Facebook.com to organize 12 million people in international protests against the terrorist group FARC last February.
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Young America Affirms Civic Values in Historic Election
The 2008 presidential election may be a transformational event for many young Americans who worked, rallied and voted for their candidates in unprecedented numbers. Young America looks at civic values and how the young view the world in which they are coming of age.
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Agricultural Development Boosts Economic Growth
Photo Gallery: With America as a partner, farmers around the world are receiving training and guidance, pooling their resources through farm and marketing cooperatives and getting small loans to buy the equipment and supplies they need to make their operations more profitable.
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Transition
President-elect Barack Obama will not take office until January 2009, but his work already has begun.
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American Indian Heritage
The first Americans - American Indians and Alaskan Natives - are celebrated in November.
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Partnering for Life
Americans and South Africans work to provide hope to HIV/AIDS patients at Soweto Hospice.
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Ask America
Global forum on using technology to end violence, December 4, 8 a.m. EST (13:00 GMT)
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Voices of the G20 Summit
G20 leaders gathered in November to discuss the global financial crisis and potential solutions.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60
The 1948 U.N. declaration has improved the lives of individuals worldwide.
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Youth Volunteers
Students and teachers at a Virginia school talk about the value and benefit of helping others.
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Science Planet
America.gov's resident scientist blogs about leading-edge discoveries in science.
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Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Learn more about President-elect Barack Obama and his family.
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Indian/Not Indian: Artist Fritz Scholder
Fritz Scholder's art challenges stereotypes about Native Americans.