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Concert of Europe
The following is a translation of Chapter 10 of Sophie Gherardi's “Péchés Capitaux,” published by Grasset in 2009. Concert of Europe In which the four countries that are France, …
Bombs Strike Four Embassies in Baghdad, Killing at Least 30
Baghdad, Iraq - A wave of bombings struck foreign diplomatic missions in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 224 others, Iraqi authorities said.
7.2 Earthquake Strikes Mexico, Shakes Southern California
Update 6 - 8:03pm Pacific - At least one person has died in a house collapse in Mexicali, Alfredo Escobedo, director of emergency services in Baja California, Mexico told …
Robert Reich | Greenspan, Summers, and Why the Economy Is So Out of Whack
I'm in the “green room” at ABC News, waiting to join a roundtable panel discussion on ABC's weekly Sunday news program, This Week.
What Haitians Want From Americans (and What They Don’t)
We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, “What do you want from the US? What help can Americans give Haiti?” Here are some of …
Union Organizing Campaign Heats Up at Los Angeles Film School
Concerns over faculty pay, benefits and students' classes have propelled a union organizing drive at the private Los Angeles Film School, where management is not pleased that a majority …
Meet the New Ticas
Many women in Costa Rica are delaying motherhood to pursue career dreams. San Jose, Costa Rica - In Costa Rica, one woman will soon be president. Another is training …
View From the Islands: Hawaii on Obama
During the 2008 presidential campaign, the media beamed images of enthusiastic Hawaii residents waving “Obama” signs in support of one of their own - a local hapa kid who …
Death Penalty Decreasing Worldwide
Boston - Amnesty International released its annual survey on the use of the death penalty. The report found 18 countries executed people in 2009. China is estimated to have …
Gulag Ag Versus the White House Egg Roll
There's America the Mythical, with the White House Easter Egg Roll scheduled for next Monday, and activities, in the words of the White House press release, designed to "encourage …