Thursday, September 16th, 2010
At the same time the United States is scaling back its goals for Afghanistan, women in the country are scaling up their own ambitions. In arenas ranging from medicine to the military, from small business to civil society, women are speaking up for themselves and tackling ever-larger aspirations.
Continue here: While the World Scales Back its Afghanistan Ambitions, Afghan Women Push Forward
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Monday, September 6th, 2010
Emaye Beyene says she has no idea who Bill Clinton is. But the Ethiopian mother of five does know that a “special guest” came to her town here Thursday to look at how solar power helps her life.
Continue here: Clinton Foundation Promotes Solar-Energy Projects in Africa
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viridity Energy and SEPTA awarded $900,000 from the State of Pennsylvania for innovative project to recycle energy produced by electric public transit.
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
In her visit to Chicago Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano packed into four hours a speech to fire fighters, a visit to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, a walk through Union Station and a lengthy tour of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Napolitano, dressed in black slacks and a maroon and black cardigan set, left the Hilton Chicago at 8:36 a.m. Her ...
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
DICK Smith this week picked the damnedest way to tell us not to multiply
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Column - Dick Smiths blondes are no way to warn against breeding
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
Jonathan Eig's new book Get Capone reveals new insights about the famous Chicago gangster -- including how freely he spoke to reporters, the time he shot himself in the groin, and how venereal disease eventually robbed him of his health and sanity.
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
On Saturday, August 7, more than 5,000 cyclists will ride through the following towns in the 31st annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC).
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Pan-Massachusetts Challenge to pass through Needham on Saturday and Sunday
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
At 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, more than 2,000 cyclists will begin at the official Wellesley start of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, Babson College, 231 Forest Street.
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Pan-Massaschusetts Challenge to pass through Wellesley on Saturday and Sunday
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
One said hes ready to raise taxes on the rich. One said hes not. One said hes ready to launch universal pre-kindergarten public education in Connecticut and spend more state money to promote tourism. One said hes not.
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Malloy Plays To Base, Lamont To Middle
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
FORT BRAGG Sgt. Mike Quintana was scared every time he was faced with a suicidal soldier. As a chaplains assistant, he was trained to help soldiers in crisis but did not know how to stop a soldier from trying to kill himself.
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