Tag: news
group name: britannica
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October 21, 2006 02:35 PM EDT --
Ok Just want to know your feelings on this.
A lady is dyeing she has only a few hours to live.
I walk in her room as her care-giver but she thinks i'm her son. Do I tell her no I'm not johnny? . . . more
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February 26, 2007 10:36 AM EST --
Gather.com recently promoted a six-part series of articles by Alan M. Dershowitz entitled "Ex-President for Sale" written in response to the publication of the book "Palestine Peace Not . . . more
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October 03, 2006 05:21 PM EDT --
<h1>Report: Foley had cybersex before vote</h1>
STOCKTON, California (CNN) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley allegedly had Internet sex with a former page before going to a vote on the House floor . . . more
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December 21, 2006 10:57 AM EST --
Those who refuse to accept the scientific consensus on global warming often come to their position because they want to "protect business." They worry that measures taken to curb greenhouse . . . more
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December 08, 2006 03:26 PM EST --
Supporters of the Iraq War are often found trying to deflect some of their responsibilty for this debacle onto a consensus that was sweeping the country during the lead up to the invasion. . . . more
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October 04, 2006 03:45 PM EDT --
Georgia mom seeks ban on Harry Potter
Current mood: amused
Category: Life
Georgia mom seeks ban on Harry Potter
Mother of four claims the teen wizard is 'evil,' promotes witchcraft
The Associated . . . more
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October 13, 2006 05:08 PM EDT --
'World banker to the poor'
Muhammad Yunus is often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor". His life's work has been to prove that the poor are credit-worthy.
His . . . more
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October 03, 2006 11:46 AM EDT --
RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The Bush administration, alarmed by recent attacks at public schools across the country, is bringing education and law enforcement experts together for a conference on coming to grips . . . more
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July 29, 2006 08:51 AM EDT --
George Corneliussen
Quote: " In our time, most fortunately for human welfare, the underlying motive of public education has begun to receive the attention it deserves from those who administer . . . more
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October 24, 2006 11:06 AM EDT --
Female leaders can change the course of our political and economic future—for the benefit of everyone.
I often hear people say that the lack of women in positions of political leadership is an . . . more
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March 24, 2008 01:00 PM EDT --
Last week, many people asked me for my opinion about Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's relationship to him, and Obama's response to the criticism of Wright's fiery, angry sermons.
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January 09, 2007 01:57 AM EST --
I Am A Legal Immigrant!
In November 1990 I officially came to the U.S. from Canada via an I-94 work Visa.
I showed up at the U.S. customs and Immigration desk in Toronto international airport . . . more
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September 28, 2006 09:48 AM EDT --
This Day in History --
1958: Madagascar voted for autonomy within the French Community.
1920: In what became known as the Black Sox Scandal, eight members of the Chicago White . . . more
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July 14, 2007 12:51 AM EDT --
Imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning with little memory of what had come before. Let's say you still knew who you were, how to go about most of your daily tasks, but could recall almost nothing . . . more
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October 13, 2006 05:02 PM EDT --
South Korean elected new UN chief
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been formally elected the next United Nations secretary general, in a vote in the General Assembly.
The resolution, adopted . . . more
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October 15, 2006 09:00 AM EDT --
When I first read the headline, I thought this was another reference to a school shooting. But when I started to read the article, I was amazed at what voicing your opinion about the war can do to you. . . . more
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April 11, 2007 12:27 PM EDT --
New Technology is the Promise of Tomorrow's Schools
Through its Learning Federation initiative, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is exploring the uses of advanced video-gaming technologies . . . more
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October 20, 2006 03:40 PM EDT --
This actually lead to a very interesting discussion in the office today. Should a person's license be revoked when they reach a certain age?
LOS ANGELES. California (AP) -- An elderly driver who . . . more
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December 05, 2006 11:46 PM EST --
The ownership of most U.S. broadcasting and media outlets by just a few enormous, industrially diversified, and even multi-national companies is not good for our democracy. As it now stands, eight of the . . . more
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September 22, 2006 01:02 PM EDT --
As was noted yesterday in some other Gather articles, Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group, pledged an estimated $3 billion (all profits from his transportation businesses over the next 10 years) . . . more
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