The president is framing the 2012 election as a choice between a sense of shared responsibility and a survival-of-the-fittest approach to reshaping the nation’s economy.

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Obama Weaves Well-Versed Theme Into Case for Re-Election

The white supremacists, survivalists and anti-Zionists who have rallied behind Ron Paul’s candidacy have not exactly been warmly welcomed. But he does not disavow their support.

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Ron Paul Disowns Extremists’ Views but Doesn’t Disavow the Support

From the outside, the country is hailed as an example of economic survival, but its citizens say they feel burdened.

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Ireland’s Austerity Hailed as Example of Financial Survival

Many threatened species in developing countries are entirely dependent on agricultural land for their survival, according to scientists.

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Overall median survival periods for cancer have risen from 12 months to nearly six years since the 1970s, but with little change in some cancers, figures show.

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Cancer survival progress charted

Crackers and a communal pot of cheese, long a tradition of bars in the theater district, is losing a fight for survival against health regulations.

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Sardi’s Stops Free Cheese Pots After Health Department Inspection

At a number of points in its troubled history, the solar company Solyndra faced dire financial problems that threatened its survival. Yet at each crisis, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and officials at his agency failed to take steps that critics say could have limited taxpayer losses when the company collapsed last summer. Read full article > >

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Solyndra: Energy Department failed to sound alarm as solar company sank

Social media has become a necessity in Mexico, with a mission far different from that of the Arab revolutions — here, it is deployed for local survival.

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Mexico Turns to Twitter and Facebook for Information and Survival

The UK ranks as one of the worst countries in the world in terms of survival for patients with pancreatic cancer, a review reveals.

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UK pancreatic cancer care lagging

Geralyn Lucas thought she would be dead by 30. Instead, 16 years after her breast cancer diagnosis, the author and activist is a huge fan of hair dye and Botox. Ironic, she acknowledges, because all she ever wanted was to grow old. Her tween daughter, Skye, was her “miracle child” after chemotherapy threatened Lucas’s fertility. Now the 12-year-old rolls her shadowed eyes and mocks her svelte mother for having “back fat.” “I want to call my next book ‘I Survived Cancer. But Can I Survive My Kids and My Grumpy Husband?’ ” quipped Lucas, 44, who on a recent Sunday was in the back of a New York City cab drinking chilled rosé with a group of girlfriends as we headed to a hipster Brooklyn parlor for celebratory tattoos. Read full article > >

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Author Geralyn Lucas puts a fresh face on cancer survival

Scientists confirm that burying beetles coat their young’s food with an antibacterial substance to guarantee their survival.

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Insects make food germ-free

Scientists confirm that burying beetles coat their young’s food with an antibacterial substance to guarantee their survival.

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Insects make food germ-free

Struggling to bridge two cultural identities can be a gruesome process and a life- long struggle. As a female Arab-American, I fear the day when I may find myself caught in an ultimatum between my Arab and American cultures. Perhaps that is why I initially wanted to deny the truth behind the title of Dalel Khalil’s self-published book “From Veils to Thongs: An Arab Chick’s Survival Guide to Balancing One’s Ethnic Identity in America.” The title, though a bit long-winded, is perfectly descriptive and sure to grab the attention of many Arab-American girls (It is also a rather clever way to attract boys who are drawn to the book’s provocative title and picture).

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An Extreme Balancing Act: Guidance from a Master

Days into my tenure as mayor of Chicago, with my focus on keeping our city’s streets safe, our schools strong and our finances stabilized, I expected my attention to be in the Midwest, not in the Middle East. But as an American and the son of an Israeli immigrant, I have a deep, abiding commitment to the survival, security and success of the state of Israel. I am among the many who know that the Israeli people yearn for peace. They have taken risks for peace in spite of dangers. They will again, when they have a viable partner in the process and a region that recognizes a Jewish state of Israel with secure and defensible borders. Read full article > >

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Obama’s commitment to Israel

ASKEWVILLE, N.C. — A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped and livestock were swept into the air. Residents in the capital city and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marveled at their own survival and began to clean up devastated neighborhoods.

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NC worst hit by powerful storm that spun off twisters from Okla. to Va., killing at least 45