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WASHINGTON – More U.S. universities should apply their research toward solving the enormous problem of illiteracy worldwide, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (search) said Monday. “The more people behind this effort, the more people in need we can help,” Spellings said at a conference of the United Nations Education, Scientific and …

Hi all, If you’re obese, should you be compelled to buy TWO plane tickets when you take a commercial flight? That’s an issue behind Nadine Thompson’s lawsuit against Southwest Airlines (search). At 5’8″ and 280 pounds, she sat down in her seat one morning for a flight to Chicago. A …

SEOUL, South Korea – The United States, Japan and South Korea urged North Korea on Saturday to return to nuclear disarmament talks without delay, indicating they would not give the communist state any rewards before negotiations resume. The three allies also urged China — North Korea’s last remaining major ally, …