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You're a man, If - Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; Ifyou can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with...

President Obama heads to Philadelphia on Tuesday for his second "Back to School" speech, but unlike last year, this year's speech is garnering little to no national attention, instead living on the back pages of newspapers or failing to get any mentions in most media circles or leading opposition groups.

LONDON -- The British government said Friday that it plans to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears that prospective recipients can buy their way to the front of the line.