BERLIN — Croatians voted Sunday to join the European Union, after a heated campaign that reflected how the economic turmoil of the last several years has damaged the prestige of membership. Not long ago, becoming a member of the E.U. club was seen as a quick ticket to economic success, as borrowing costs dropped and investors swarmed some of the former Eastern Bloc countries that joined eight years ago. Now, the union is notable mainly for the financial upheaval that has threatened to spread across the Atlantic and slow growth in the United States as well as in Europe. Read full article > >

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Four men are celebrating after arriving in Barbados as the youngest four-man crew to row across the Atlantic.

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Four men are celebrating after arriving in Barbados as the youngest four-man crew to row across the Atlantic.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. —   Sean Mosley  scored 18 points Sunday to lead Maryland past Georgia Tech 61-50 for its second straight conference win. Mosley scored all but two of his points in the second half, and was 10 of 10 from the foul line, as he led Maryland (12-4, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) to its ninth win in 10 games. Read full article > >

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Terrell Stoglin scored 20 points, Sean Mosley had 15, and Maryland beat Wake Forest, 70-64 , Wednesday night for its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory under coach Mark Turgeon. Read full article > >

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Atlantic, Iowa — Where are the Romney supporters? You would think that the Family Table Restaurant in Atlantic, Iowa — Mitt Romney’s first campaign stop of 2012 — would be a good place to find Romney supporters. But as usual with Romney, you would be mistaken. Throughout the campaign, there have been many strong Not Romney supporters. If Not Romney were an actual candidate, he would be leading the pack. In fact, he has been for the past few months, under varying names. People are so eager not to vote for Romney that, after exhausting all other options, they are preparing to vote for Rick Santorum, whom many of them have never heard of, even though he took them out for coffee that one time. Read full article > >

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This article, written by Elliott Abrams, appeared on the Atlantic on December 31,2011 The military, which has been consolidating power and extending dictatorial rule, gets over $1 billion per year

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Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military?

This article, written by Robert M. Danin, appeared in The Atlantic on 09 November 2011 In a major address on the U.S. role in the Arab Spring, the secretary of state announced an important foreign policy change

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Did Clinton Just Announce U.S. Support for Islamist Political Parties?

I grew up on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, which is known to the world as Atlantis. My father was a pioneer in the casino industry. Everything about our lives revolved around being a part of the resort. It became part of my blood. I was 7 years old when we moved to Atlantic City. It wasn’t much different. My dad was part of the group that opened Resorts International more than 30 years ago. Read full article > >

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Blackberry users on both sides of the Atlantic are now unable to use many of its smartphone services.

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A nurse who was one of the first women to row the Atlantic is going to compete in the wortld’s longest yacht race across the Pacific.

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Lightning near Jamaica Station, where most trains from Penn Station, and all trains from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, pass, crippled the Thursday evening commute for thousands of passengers.

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Syracuse and Pittsburgh have begun the formal process of leaving the Big East by applying to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, an A.C.C. official said Saturday.

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The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migratory flyway, can be deadly for birds. An estimated 90,000 birds are killed by flying into buildings in the city each year.

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Making New York’s Glass Buildings Safer for Birds

Hurricane Katia swirled through the northern Atlantic early Wednesday, far from land, but still capable of threatening both the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, forecasters said.

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