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Allen Abel, Sarah Palin and the real Americans...the big blue Going Rogue bus, decorated with a gorgeous Alaska mountainscape and a photograph of Sarah Heath Palin gigantic enough for Mount Rushmore , should it come to that. The bus halted right in front of us and the door opened and... |
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U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?...going to happen, and China is going to set the technical standards," says Jennifer Turner , director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "You have your Googles and your Ciscos , and they'll go... |
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MSDN | 15 hours ago
WCF Interoperability Highlighted at PDC and ApacheCon
...you through its support for the WS-* protocols. In particular, we highlighted an Apache incubator project called Stonehenge. At Stonehenge we work together with a growing list of WS-* vendors ( WSO2 , Sun, SpringSource, and soon Progress)...
In this article: Stonehenge, WSO2, MSDN Blogs, and Oakland
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 19 hours ago
Georgia on my mind
...sculpture started after the Civil War. The carving is 39 metres high - as tall as a 10-storey building and twice as high as the four faces of Mount Rushmore. If you hike to the top on a clear day, you can see all the way to the Appalachian...
In this article: Atlanta, Thanksgiving, American Civil War, Halloween, Scarlett O'Hara, Stone Mountain, Old South, and New York
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The Hullabaloo | 23 hours ago
The Pelican Brief
...and places while performing public service. NOV. 30 - DEC. 2 (10 A.M. to 8 P.M.) A special viewing of selected panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be presented as part of "Face AIDS Week" in remembrance of those whose lives have...
In this article: The Pelican Brief, Hiv/aids, India, and AIDS Memorial Quilt
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America.gov | 1 day ago
U.S., Angola Enjoying Strengthened and Renewed Relationship
...said, has been a year of new opportunities for U.S. - Angola relations. In a November 17 address commemorating "U.S.-Angola Day" at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington , Carson said, "The United States and...
In this article: Angola, United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, State Department, Luanda, Washington, Revenue, Tax, and Strategic partnership
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 1 day ago
British comedian John Oliver gets his own show on Comedy Central
... UK production company. Oliver said: "It's the most worthwhile way you could spend an hour each week that doesn't involve getting Mount Rushmore gradually tattooed across your stomach." Elizabeth Porter , Comedy Central 's senior...
In this article: John Oliver, Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, British Airways, Birmingham, Mount Rushmore, Cambridge, and Liverpool
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Independent.co.uk - World | 1 day ago
'Daily Show' Brit gets own comedy series
...called Community , knows what this means. "It's the most worthwhile way you could spend an hour each week that doesn't involve getting Mount Rushmore gradually tattooed across your stomach," he said. The series has already been shot,...
In this article: John Oliver, The Daily Show, Comedy Central, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Janeane Garofalo, and George Bush
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Playbill.com | 2 days ago
Reduced Shakespeare Company's Completely Hollywood (abridged) to Play Kennedy Center in Summer 2010
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the Reduced Shakespeare Company in Completely Hollywood (abridged) this summer. The limited engagement will play the Kennedy Center 's Terrace Theater June 22-July 11, 2010.
In this article: Reduced Shakespeare Company, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Hollywood
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FIFA.com News | 2 days ago
Paris salutes Les Fennecs
...thousand Algerian fans are there, singing, sounding their horns, shouting and celebrating. From Place Charles de Gaulle to the Arc de Triomphe , the "Champs" has been taken over by green and white flags, proudly waved by feverish fans from...
In this article: Paris, World Cup, France, Champs-Elysees, Algiers, Algeria, God, and FIFA World Cup
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Sunday Mirror | 2 days ago
10@10: He should have gone to Specsavers and Shay Given could make the Olympics - Ten things we learned from watching France v Ireland
...wonder if the referee left his guide dog and long white stick in the dressing room before the game. What else did he miss in Paris? The Arc de Triomphe? The Eiffel Tower? 2) ...So should the linesman Not only did Henry handle the ball...
In this article: Thierry Henry, Ireland, France, God, Gillette, Wilkinson Sword, Usain Bolt, Arsenal, and Raymond Domenech
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | 2 days ago
Clerics cringe as Indonesians flock to doomsday film '2012'
...showed mosques being destroyed but not churches, despite sequences depicting the Vatican collapsing and Rio de Janeiro's monumental Christ the Redeemer statue crumbling to pieces. "The film shows that everything including Kaaba ( Islam...
In this article: A Christmas Carol, Islam, Indonesia, God, Kaaba, Hollywood, and Jakarta
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Travel escapes: Navigating the byways: Visiting Baltimore's Charles Street
Statues don't get much better than the one atop the Washington Monument. You haven't noticed? There's the father of our country, resigning his commission, wearing his uniform -- and wrapped in a gently flowing toga. If you've missed it,...
In this article: Baltimore Street, Washington Monument, Baltimore, Pumpkin, and Everyman Theatre
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Independent.ie | 3 days ago
By train, the fans
...it will obviously go down in history." Many of the early arrivals headed for O'Sullivan's bar on the Place de Clichy , near the Arc de Triomphe -- just one of the French capital's estimated 90 Irish pubs, but the unofficial Irish fans'...
In this article: Stade de France, Patrice Evra, Paris, London, Docket, Sausage, Recession, World Cup, and Saint Denis
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 4 days ago
Wrestling with racism
...put an end to racism? For three days these students, all delegates to the Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership Mission to the Holocaust Memorial Museum , will wrestle with that issue and the role they can play in breaking the cycle of...
In this article: Atlanta, Anti-Defamation League, Holocaust Memorial Museum, Chicago, and White House
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New Kerala | 5 days ago
Former Navy officer builds a replica of Taj Mahal in Kerala
...be able to feel the hurdles and pain they went through," said Kumar. He added that he chose the Taj Mahal over other monuments, as it is white in colour and is a symbol of peace and love. He wishes to name it Shanti Mahal or palace of...
In this article: Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal, and Kochi
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L.A. Times - Asia | 6 days ago
A trip to North Korea offers curious sites
...Triumph built in 1982 to commemorate Korea 's resistance to the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945. The structure is modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris but is a bit larger -- intentionally. I glance at my visa and realize a drawing...
In this article: North Korea, Ideology, USS Pueblo, World Vision, Pyongyang, Kim Jong Il, Lyndon B. Johnson, Arch of Triumph, and Unemployment
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USATODAY.com | 7 days ago
'2012': Now that's Armageddon!
...scenes of the world falling apart are both impressive and ludicrous. We see such iconic images as the Washington Monument toppling, Rio de Janeiro 's Christ the Redeemer statue taking a dive, and St. Peter 's Basilica crumbling. The...
In this article: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson, Amanda Peet, Los Angeles, and Kate
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washingtonpost.com | November 11, 2009
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
...and friendship. "French-German friendship is sealed with blood," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said under the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe , site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, World War I, Angela Merkel, Germany, Britain, Dean, Arc de Triomphe, and John Hall
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | October 28, 2009
Rio's Christ the Redeemer to get upgrade
The Catholic Church has announced plans to raise $US3.5 million ($A3.81 million) for a major upgrade of Christ the Redeemer , the iconic giant statue of Jesus with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Cleaning and repairing the...
In this article: Christ the Redeemer, The Catholic Church, Rio de Janeiro, Heitor da Silva Costa, Paul Landowski, and Mount Corcovado



