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The Music And Meaning Of 'Paris Is Burning'

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Performers featured in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

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Robots Win Battle For Attention At Science Fair

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Budding scientists, engineers and doctors lined up to try surgical robots from Intuitive Surgical at a science festival in Washington, D.C., over the weekend.

By Scott Hensley

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 3:32 pm

Kids love robots.

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Preview Ask Me Another

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A preview of the new program "Ask Me Another"

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From Minister To Atheist: A Story Of Losing Faith

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Teresa MacBain pauses while talking about her ongoing job search. She has been out of work since leaving her position as a Methodist pastor earlier this year.

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Teresa MacBain walks her dog, Gracie, at a park near her Tallahassee, Fla., home. After a lifetime in the church, MacBain came out as an atheist at an American Atheists' convention in Bethesda, Md.

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Teresa MacBain's husband, Ray MacBain, says he still believes in God but defends his wife's right not to.

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Teresa MacBain makes breakfast for her son David, 22, while he is home on leave from serving in the Army. MacBain says she is still adjusting to life outside the church.

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Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 7:33 pm

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This is the first in a series of stories on losing faith.

Teresa MacBain has a secret, one she's terrified to reveal.

"I'm currently an active pastor and I'm also an atheist," she says. "I live a double life. I feel pretty good on Monday, but by Thursday — when Sunday's right around the corner — I start having stomachaches, headaches, just knowing that I got to stand up and say things that I no longer believe in and portray myself in a way that's totally false."

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Farmers Cheer Administration's About-Face On Limiting Teen Farm Work

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Farmers saw the administration's proposal as a threat to their way of life

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Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 7:41 am

When the Obama administration proposed new restrictions on teens working on farms last year, labor leaders and child welfare advocates cheered.

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