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U.S. sends musicians to make overtur...
Though U.S. musicians have visited other countries on cultural exchange missions for years, the State Departments Musical Overtures ...
Police: UK restaurant bomber radical...
A suspected would-be suicide bomber, arrested for causing an explosion in a restaurant Thursday is a recent Islamic convert who had been radicalized, police say.
Approval ratings
Approval ratings Tom Schroeder - Indianapolis The fact that Congress approval rating has dropped shows that even though we have a change in the executive branch, the legislative branch also must undergo significant changes ("Americans approval of Congress sinks to...
Get your winter thrills with heli-sk...
Each year, tens of thousands of people climb out of helicopters on mountaintops in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Chile to heli-ski. After retrieving their skiing or snowboarding equipment and preparing themselves, skiers descend through thousands of feet of pristine snow. At the bottom of the run, they re-board a helicopter and do it again.
Cannes indie films face tough battle...
As the blitz of films, parties and industry schmoozing started, the question was whether the independents could hold their own against Indiana Jones, which plays this weekend.
Tutu: Step down Mugabe for Africas s...
Zimbabwe opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday he will leave the Dutch embassy where he sought temporary refuge, but he was "evaluating his situation" to decide when it would be safe to go.
Smokers feeling abused as federal ta...
Larry Jukes said he remembers when he could buy 10 cigarette packs for $2.50.
Africans scoff at Mugabes claims
Zimbabwes neighbors do not believe allegations that opposition militants are training in Botswana to try to overthrow Robert Mugabe, the leader of the main regional bloc said Wednesday.
New Yorkers offer aid to China
Chinatown resident Sheut Lee, 75, got $100 for Mother's Day - but after she heard about the Sichuan Province earthquake, she knew she couldn't keep the cash.
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