While the World Scales Back its Afghanistan Ambitions, Afghan Women Push Forward

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.

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Clinton Foundation Promotes Solar-Energy Projects in Africa

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.

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Viridity Energy and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Awarded $900,000 from the State of …

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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Homeland Security secretary visits Chicago

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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Column – Dick Smiths blondes are no way to warn against breeding

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

DICK Smith this week picked the damnedest way to tell us not to multiply

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What You Didn’t Know About Gangster Al Capone

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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Pan-Massachusetts Challenge to pass through Needham on Saturday and Sunday

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-Massaschusetts Challenge to pass through Wellesley on Saturday and Sunday

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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Malloy Plays To Base, Lamont To Middle

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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Base trains soldiers in suicide intervention

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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