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The closing paragraph of today’s story, “Chicago politics: Outgoing alderman wants wife to be his successor” by Dan Mihalopoulos and Dan P. Blake caught my eye: Read more
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6:43pm UK, Saturday July 18, 2009 A female spectator has died and two other people have been hurt after being hit by a police motorcycle during the Tour de France. Scene of [...]
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A World Of Warcraft application to help players organise their character stats is now available to iPhone users. World Of Warcraft: Mobile Armory is free to download via the App Store. It allows players to keep track of their character, plan adventures, monitor the activities of their guild, and provides full access to in-game stats. [...]
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Off the injured list and back on the world stage, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming. Read more
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He went to war as a teenager, helped keep flimsy aircraft flying, survived his wounds and came home from World War I to a long – very long – and fruitful life. Read more
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Seems to be a bit of momentum gathering among California’s same sex marriage supporters to wait until 2012 on going back to the ballot to overturn Proposition 8. The other day we told you that a trio of… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
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Como alguien que ha escrito sobre ese desierto que ha sido a menudo la polÃtica estadounidense hacia América Latina, yo debiera ser de las primeras en reconocer que es fácil ver espejismos. Read more
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President Obama’s surge in Afghanistan has a year to show that the increase in U.S. forces and aid can turn the tide there. It is not an open-ended commitment of American troops and money. Read more
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Vassily Aksyonov, one of many former Soviet citizens to take up residence in the Washington area since the 1970s, lived among us for 24 years. He held a distinguished professorship at George Mason University; he became an avid Bullets fan; he fell in love with this country, which made him a citizen. You’ve probably never [...]
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MUMBAI, July 17 — Nearly six months after announcing a high-profile review of U.S. policy to Burma during a trip to Indonesia, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is returning to Asia without a new policy. Read more
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BAGHDAD, July 17 — The Iraqi government has moved to sharply restrict the movement and activities of U.S. forces in a new reading of a six-month-old U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that has startled American commanders and raised concerns about the safety of their troops. Read more
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said she expected to finalize a defense agreement essential to allowing U.S. companies to sell sophisticated arms to India. Read more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, whose authoritative delivery of news events from the John F. Kennedy assassination to the Apollo moon landing and Vietnam War, made him “the most trusted man in America,” died on Friday at age 92. Read more
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun a five-day visit to India aimed at strengthening political and economic relations. Read more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) on Friday said loan losses surged again in the second quarter, yet gains from selling most of its Smith Barney brokerage helped the company report the highest profit among big U.S. banks. Read more
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AP – A soldier stands as supporters of Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya block a road in Tegucigalpa, … Slideshow:Honduran president ousted Play Video Hillary Clinton Video:Clinton’s passage to India Reuters Play Video Hillary Clinton Video:‘Angelina Jolie of Foreign Policy’ FOX News By FREDDY CUEVAS and FILADELFO ALEMAN, Associated Press Writer Freddy Cuevas And Filadelfo Aleman, Associated Press [...]
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Britain‘s swine flu death toll has reached 29, health officials in the UK disclosed yesterday. Read more
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TOKYO (July 17) — At least six of the 10 mountain climbers found dead in northern Japan died of hypothermia during strong winds and rain, a news report said Friday. Read more