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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:35 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:33 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/us/society(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d3193c-d60b-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d3193c-d60b-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform this evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislationFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/89c61352-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89c61352-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlAided by the economic downturn, this year marked the Pentagon's best recruiting effort since 1973, when the US military became an all-volunteer forceFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29ccef4-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29ccef4-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlA tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided 'after much prayer and months of careful thought' that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bc0068a-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bc0068a-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlCarin Froehlich of Perkasie (home town of Miss Pennsylvania 1971, apparently) has been warned not to dry her laundry on a clothesline outside, following two complaints from neighbours, writes Matthew Engel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b30b2fc-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b30b2fc-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlTorture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas' expansion dreams of China's government-owned entitiesThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fd96aa6-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fd96aa6-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlA judge rules that the US Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and is liable for some flood damageThu, 19 Nov 2009 09:46:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fedaf64-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fedaf64-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlA looming default by the Native American tribe that owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is stirring a debate over whether holders of billions of dollars of tribal debt can pursue their claims as creditors under US lawsWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dddc5fa4-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dddc5fa4-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlA 'jobs bill', new public works programmes and job-sharing initiatives are under consideration as ways to stimulate demandWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:34:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/013cbc46-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/013cbc46-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe ex-vice presidential candidate and Prejean both wear their conservatism and religiosity on their well-tailored sleeves, but only one harbours hopes for the Oval Office, writes Michael Fullilove Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:17:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f339c9c4-d471-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f339c9c4-d471-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThere are few places with as much interest in the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan as Oceanside, a small town in southern CaliforniaWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8279650e-d3d7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8279650e-d3d7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlMillions of US consumers are being charged monthly fees for services they do not want because of deceptive sign-up pitches on popular websites, a Senate investigation foundWed, 18 Nov 2009 00:49:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca9e6840-d2d1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca9e6840-d2d1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html Sinking a well in a remote corner of southern Ethiopia will mean local villagers will again be able to wash their clothes and bodies – but first they have to build a road Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:04:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/949ea4a4-d2cb-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/949ea4a4-d2cb-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe FT's seasonal appeal last year has helped WaterAid reach 1.14m people with safe water and more than 2m people with sanitationMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:01:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9a3b78-d207-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9a3b78-d207-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of Britons studying in the US has hit a record, boosted by an 'Obama effect' and efforts by American colleges to make their campuses more internationalMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:32:24 +0000