The foster care system is a relatively recent solution to the problem of parents being unable to care for their children. Separate and very different from adoption, foster care is usually meant to be a temporary situation. Find out how the system works and how people become foster parents.
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Is the life of a spy really like it's portrayed on TV? This collection of articles illuminates the shadowy world of espionage. Learn all about spy gadgets spy gear spy planes and spying for the government. See more »
In a document released in early November, the Department of Homeland Security revealed aspects of a targeting program that most citizens and many lawmakers didn't know about. See more »
Nicknamed the "flying White House" by the media, Air Force One has the special duty of carrying the U.S. president on trips overseas and across the country. How high does your knowledge soar regarding this high-tech, deluxe jumbo jet? See more »
When the president goes anywhere by plane, he travels in the most amazing private jet in the world -- a flying White House complete with a gym! Take a tour of this amazing aircraft and see pictures from past and present. See more »
The FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has been an unqualified success since its inception in the 1950s. Learn how they choose its members. See more »
The FCC is the government group that reacted to Janet Jackson's Super Bowl exposure and to indecency violations by Bubba the Love Sponge. Learn about the FCC's obscenity criteria. See more »
The foster care system is a relatively recent solution to the problem of parents being unable to care for their children. Separate and very different from adoption, foster care is usually meant to be a temporary situation. Find out how the system works and how people become foster parents. See more »
With President Clinton's memoirs scheduled for release on June 22, there's a whole lot of talk going around about the nature of a presidential memoir. What is its purpose? See more »
Spies have shaped foreign policy, altered the course of wars and left a deep (though usually hidden) impression on world history. It's a tense and often deadly job. See more »
The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has led to speculation and political maneuvering. Find out how Supreme Court justices are nominated, who is qualified to serve and how a nominee is approved. See more »
