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18 hrs ago | Washingtonian.com

The Blogger Beat: The Fashion Void That Is DC

Brooke Kao became interested in fashion four years ago. Prior to that, she says, "I was one of those emo kids who wore the same black cargo pants every day and barely showered." Then one day, after thumbing through old issues of Vogue that her mom had lying around, "my heart began to change," she says.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Washington, DC

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Daily Star

Lebanon illiteracy report shows alarming urban-rural divide

BEIRUT: If by naming Beirut as the 2009 World Book Capital the United Nations wishes to encourage the Lebanese to study more, its latest report should be a must-read. Lebanon's fourth National Human Development Report , "Towards a Citizen's State," highlights a worrying discrepancy in adult reading rates between urban and rural regions.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Lebanon, World News,

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Boston Globe

Leaders are extremist

LAST WEEKEND marked a milestone in the history of interfaith relations in Boston.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Opinion

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Newkerala.com

Migraine headaches linked to bad academic performance

Washington, July 5 : Teens who suffer from migraine headaches are more likely to get lower grades, and less likely to graduate from high school, or attend college than those who don't have migraine, according to a study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine Headache, Health, University of Colorado Denver

Sun Jul 05, 2009

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Beirut Arab University Signs with UniversiTools

Beirut Arab University in Lebanon has selected UniversiTools software to manage its full scheduling needs across university campuses in Lebanon and Egypt.

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Related Topix: World News, Lebanon, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Latin America's populist leaders are sharing hard times

Two events at the opposite ends of Latin America last Sunday seemed liked isolated events.

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Related Topix: Manuel Zelaya, Hugo Chavez, South America, Argentina, World News, Rafael Correa, Alan Garcia

About.com

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Independence Day! You really should be at a barbeque or something right now, instead of inside looking at a computer, but since you are, and you chose this site, you get the Extra Special Independence Day Blog Spectacular.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Food, Bar-B-Q

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Northfield News

Northfielders pursuing justice and peace in Palestine and Israel

Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel is an ecumenical group formed in 2007 by several Northfield residents who had traveled to the Holy Land.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Northfield, MN

The Miami Herald

U.S. reaction to Honduras could enhance image

When the ousted president of Honduras hit Washington this week demanding a return to power, he got meetings with a White House advisor and a top U.S. diplomat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Manuel Zelaya, Rush Limbaugh

Thu Jul 02, 2009

MSNBC

Obama health czar led companies in trouble

President Barack Obama introduces Nancy-Ann DeParle on March 2 as director for health reform.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Davita

The Daily Star

ISF arrests suspects in armed robbery of AUB students

BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces arrested late on Wednesday and early Thursday two members of a gang who ambushed and robbed, one day earlier a group of six students from the American University of Beirut.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon

Groong Armenian News Network

The George Mouradian Interview

Date : Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:00:45 +0500 THE GEORGE MOURADIAN INTERVIEW Michael Shelton Spinal Column Online http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2009-07-01-70028.113117_The_George_Mouradian_Interview.html July 1, 2009 July 01, 2009 - George Mouradian, 82, is a Commerce Township resident of Armenian descent working through his writing to ...

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Armenia, Commerce Township, MI, ISO 9000

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Groong Armenian News Network

Abp. Aykazian, Diocesan Legate, Gives Talk at American University

From : Date : Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:25:35 PDT PRESS OFFICE Diocese of the Armenian Church of America 630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Contact: Karine Abalyan Tel: 686-0710; Fax: 779-3558 E-mail: publicrelations@armeniandiocese.org Website: www.armenianchurch.nets June 26, 2009 Archbishop Aykazian, Diocesan Legate, Gives Talk at American ...

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Poynter Online

Foundations Invest in Watchdog Reporting as Group Considers National Investigative Network

Thanks to David Westphal for writing today's guest post to NewsPay. If you've got an idea for a guest post of your own, just let me know .

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Related Topix: Journalism, Non-Profit

Sun Jun 28, 2009

EurekAlert!

Bush's court appointments emphasized ideology over diversity

The judicial appointments of former president George W. Bush suggests that his motivation for appointing nontraditional judges was driven more by ideology and strategy than concerns for diversity, a new analysis shows.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, W., George Bush, Oregon State University, 2008 Presidential Election

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Jerusalem Post

Aharon Barak: W. Bank is occupied territory

Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak stated repeatedly during a keynote address on Thursday that the West Bank was occupied territory and that he hoped a poliltical solution would be reached to solve the problems connected with the occupation.

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Related Topix: Palestinian Territories, Middle East, World News, Israel

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Sudan Tribune

Sudan's Lost Boys turn eyes homeward at US summer conference

June 21, 2009 a ' For those "Lost Boys" of Sudan who made it to San Diego, California this weekend for a national networking conference, future opportunities and service to homeland were foremost before a community whose energies largely have long gone toward maintaining internal bonds and adjusting to life in America.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, San Diego Metro, Point Loma Nazarene University, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Oregonian

Immigration: When anger turns to violence

The Sunday Oregonian's Opinion section featured a commentary on the topic of Immigration, which included statements from those opposed to reform.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Oregon Government, University of Oregon, Immigration Reform, Opinion

The Washington Post

Metro Passengers Ride, React

At Union Station about 9 a.m., Anika Roth, 24, an AmeriCorps volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank, told staff writer Rick Rojas that she and her housemates received calls last night from around the world from friends and relatives asking about their welfare.

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Related Topix: University of Maine

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Open Access News

University presses debate OA at conference

Reports from the Association of American University Presses annual meeting : Scott Jaschik, Change or Die? , Inside Higher Ed , June 22, 2009.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Harvard University, Marketing, University of Chicago

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