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Just say ‘No’ to botox, Joe
You’re going to have to hear it from someone, Joe, and that someone might as well be me.
That is, a native Delawarean who cheered your nascent presidential aspirations, worried about your brain aneurysm and felt your pain at the charges of plagiarism. My brother, a former state trooper, served as […]
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In the U.S. right now, many Americans are worried that, somehow, in the unfathomable complexity of it all, they might end up losing their savings, their jobs or even their homes as a result of the still-unfolding mega-crisis in the banking and financial-services sector, a meltdown that started on Wall Street and continues to exert […]
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John McCain y Barack Obama hicieron una mención mÃnima a América Latina durante el debate sobre polÃtica exterior de la semana pasada. Obama se refirió a Latinoamérica una sola vez al hablar sobre China y afirmar que “la visibilidad de su presencia (en la región) es solo correspondida por nuestra ausencia”. Y McCain mencionó a […]
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MOSCOW, Oct. 3 — A car exploded outside Russia’s military headquarters in South Ossetia on Friday, killing seven soldiers in what leaders of the Moscow-backed separatist region immediately described as a terrorist attack launched from Georgia.
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NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 — India banned smoking in public places on Thursday, a move the government hopes will help curb the habit in a country that has one of the world’s largest populations of smokers.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Not everyone in Rio de Janeiro has taken to the penguins quite the way Cecilia Breves has, but even for her, there is a learning curve.
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UNITED NATIONS — In the days after Georgian and Russian troops marched into the separatist province of South Ossetia, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon frantically telephoned key leaders and offered the United Nations‘ diplomatic help in stemming further violence. But Russian President Dmitry Medvedev refused to take his calls for more than a week, say senior […]
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Finally, something that Washington is good at–yelling about who’s to blame.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 — A pair of suicide bombers struck around 8 a.m. Thursday, as Shiite worshipers streamed out of morning prayers at two mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 50. North of the capital, gunmen opened fire on a minibus outside the city of Baqubah, killing six members […]
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PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Friday the world stood on the “edge of the abyss”, gripped by a global financial crisis now threatening industry, trade and jobs worldwide.
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ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday, and aimed the most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.
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The two US vice-presidential candidates have traded blows on the financial crisis, climate change and foreign policy in their only TV debate.
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The Nobel Prize announcements start Monday with the award in medicine. The winners of the prizes in physics, chemistry and peace will also be presented next week, while the economics award will be announced on Oct. 13.
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A 45-year-old woman with a progressively debilitating disease appealed to London’s High Court yesterday to clarify the law on assisted suicide to enable her to plan her own death.
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LONDON (Sept. 30) - A fire that tore through a famous 19th century British ship was likely caused by a vacuum cleaner used for renovation work bursting into flames, police said Tuesday.
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Sir Ian Blair was ousted from office yesterday hours after damaging new sleaze allegations were made against him.
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SYDNEY - The turmoil in world financial markets has stripped Perth billionaire Andrew Forrest of the title of Australia’s richest man, with shopping centre boss Frank Lowy taking the mantle for the first time.
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details:
“The couple resembled […]
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Saudi Arabia’s king called for greater dialogue and openness between the world’s monotheistic religions on March 24, 2008. In the face of rising tensions over Mohammed cartoons, al-Qaida claiming Pope Benedict XVI is leading a crusade, and a stalled Middle East peace process, King Abdullah’s outreach took on extra weight. From the International Herald Tribune:
“‘The […]
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Do you root for the dreaded crosstown rivals to make it all the way through the playoffs so that you can enjoy the sublime satisfaction of your team winning the World Series at their expense?
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