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Tonight, 32 young Americans will win Rhodes Scholarships. Their tenures at Oxford are funded by the legacy of the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes, a man whose life would not be honored today were it not for his vision that y (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November). Their comments are an insult. Van Rompuy is not to b (Read More)
Huffington Post:
SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.The decision was largely based on the Maloof family's desire to focus al (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• World ruling body launches probe into Athletics South Africa• Ministry claims 800m world champion will keep gold medalThe International Association of Athletics Federations said today it is still working with Caster Semenya (Read More)
Rugby RSS feed:
For what it is worth, and Martin Johnson is not one to concern himself with statistics, should England lose to New Zealand at Twickenham this afternoon then the record under Johnson’s leadership will be remarkably similar to (Read More)
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MONACO — The governing body of track and field is working behind the scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career.The IAAF said Friday it canno (Read More)
Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]:
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The Guardian:
The mood in Brussels is bleak as experts agree politicking has triumphed over ambition in the appointment of two new leaders, writes Ian TraynorEurope's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Lady Ashton is apparently a perfectly personable woman, but she was only chosen because she ticked the right boxesIf someone held the patent for the word "nice" they would make a fortune today: the only thing anyone can find (Read More)
The Guardian:
Converts to Rome cannot pick and choose, says Vincent Nichols, as Rowan Williams and pope prepare to meetAnglicans should not become Catholic to protest against female clergy or sexual ethics, the archbishop of Westminster sa (Read More)
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Just six weeks after he told Reuters it was essentially a done deal, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd punted when asked about the likelihood of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's confirmation for a sec (Read More)
Huffington Post:
This is not surprising, Lugar has been with his party leadership on this all along, including his letter in July that got the State Department to write their response that appeared to blame Zelaya for the coup. Honduras has b (Read More)
Kevin's Blog:
Gratitude is a positive emotion and studies have shown it creates a more positive attitude, reduces stress and provides many other benefits. But, c'mon, we don't really need studies to tell us this, do we? You know how it fee (Read More)
Kevin's Blog:
I'm a sports fan, and I own a George Foreman grill. And, like many Americans, I've always liked George Foreman. He seems like a nice guy, and he has clearly succeeded in multiple arenas.Given all that, I'm still not sure Geor (Read More)
Huffington Post:
A Senate ethics committee issued a mild reprimand to Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill) on Friday after an investigation into his appointment to the U.S. Senate revealed he had been less than candid and, at times, misleading about hi (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
With the S&P 500 Index headed to a mild weekly decline, the information-technology sector has borne the brunt of the damage -- but one analyst sees the sector recapturing its front-running status going into the end of the yea (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Roger Helmer says Anglican hierarchy has dropped the gospel in favour of 'the new religion of climate alarmism'A Tory MEP has accused the Church of England of having "abandoned religious faith entirely and taken up the new re (Read More)
Huffington Post:
In one of my recent books, The Success Principles, I taught 64 lessons that help people achieve what they want out of life. From taking nothing less than 100 percent responsibility for your life to empowering others, these ar (Read More)
leadership-turn:
Is your company fair? Is fairness part of your MAP? Are you fair to your people? How often have you heard (or said), “That’s not fair!”People accept that life isn’t fair—more or less. Whereas you can’t walk away from life, bu (Read More)