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Election Fever Meets the Aloha Spirit

The nonprofit Samaritan Ministries transfers money among its members to pay each household's health care costs. Benefits to members include lower monthly payments and faith-based policies, but there's no guarantee their bills will be covered. Several evangelical Christian groups are using similar approaches.

The administration is set to release a review of its war policy Thursday. No major changes are expected. Instead, the president will seek to convince both allies and enemies that the U.S. remains committed, while also signaling that it won't stay in Afghanistan forever.

Six years ago, retired cosmetics executive Mark Goldsmith got involved in a nonprofit that encourages New York civic leaders to volunteer in schools. But instead of going to a school, he went to a prison. Now Goldsmith runs a nonprofit that helps inmates at Rikers Island prison ace job interviews -- and go after their dreams.

Where Were You?

Ahead of regional elections later this month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition is facing a storm of accusations over alleged corruption. Beyond politics, many Italians report a "feeling of decay" amid a culture of fraud. An estimated one-third of Italians evade their taxes.

Tijuana artist Jaime Ruiz Otis has found inspiration in Tijuana city's industrial trash piles. During art school, Ruiz worked at one of the border region's hundreds of factories, called maquiladoras t

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