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Oil companies and many lawmakers are pressing to open up more U.S. land for drilling. But the industry is drilling on just a fraction of offshore areas it already has access to.

A congressional proposal to have the government help homeowners refinance mortgages they can no longer afford will only help a small fraction of those who are at risk of losing their homes.

Ever since a massive cyclone swamped the nation of Myanmar last week, only a fraction of the displaced population has received aid.

International relief agencies are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the country's xenophobic rulers. John Dimsdale reports.