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Commentary: Quotes on government that Democrats need to consider
The Democrats will be running the White House, the House and the Senate soon. Before they make drastic changes, they may want to consider some interesting quotations.
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Bush to promote action plan to deal with crisis
President George W. Bush, struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, hopes to win more converts for an action plan designed to demonstrate that governments have the will and the means to halt the turmoil.
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Court backs penalties against man posting anti-Semitic messages
The Federal Court of Canada has upheld a decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal which orders a Regina man to stop posting anti-Semitic commentary on the internet.
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Media Room
Critics weren't too kind to this Will Smith movie about a superhero with serious personal problems. Audiences didn't care, though: "Hancock" is the fourth-top-grossing movie in the country this year so far, with a take of $228 million.
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Opposition Says It Can Annul Nicaragua Municipal Election
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP)--Opponents of the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega said Wednesday they had enough votes in Congress to annul the disputed Nov. 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua.
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Bush to promote action plan to deal with crisis
President George W. Bush, struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, hopes to win more converts for an action plan designed to demonstrate that governments have the will and the means to halt the turmoil. Embarking Friday on what could be his final overseas trip as president, Bush was headed to a summit of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru. Bush ...
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Bush to promote action plan to deal with crisis
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 (1:03 a.m.) President George W. Bush, struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, hopes to win more converts for an action plan designed to demonstrate that governments have the will and the means to halt the turmoil.
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Something of Something
Despite middling positive reactions, the latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace , has been criticized for the disproportionate ratio of action to plot and character; one can only assume this critique was leveled by people unfamiliar with the high art that was License to Kill , the groundbreaking sociopolitical commentary of Moonraker and the equal rights opus Octopussy . Lamenting that the ...
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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