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Man of letters: Alistair Cooke's century

Alistair Cooke, perhaps not the finest but surely the most famous of all foreign correspondents, was born 100 years ago tomorrow. His weekly radio broadcast, Letter From America, began on 24 March 1946. The last one was...

Larry James: olympic athlete and Black Power demonstrator

Larry James, a US athlete nicknamed “the mighty burner”, played a supporting but still significant role in the Black Power demonstrations at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the most widely publicised political act in the...

India, Egypt agree to establish strategic dialogue

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 NEW DELHI: Egypt and India have decided to rekindle old ties in tune with contemporary realities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday after delegation-level talks with visiting President...

Bolivian President visits US seeking to mend fences

Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales has begun a two-day visit to Washington to make first contacts with president-elect Barack Obama's transition team to explore ways of improving strained...

No love lost in Knicks loss to Celts

BY ALAN HAHN | alan.hahn@newsday.com BOSTON - The Knicks lost the game, but they won a war of words. Following a 110-101 loss to the Celtics here at TD Banknorth Garden, Quentin Richardson and Zach Randolph both spoke out about...

A true 'Friendship'

Parts of the story of Pip Moyers and Zastrow Simms, a saga about two who dared to defy racial segregation, have been told in TheBaltimore Sun and other papers from time to time. But you can see the full arc of this remarkable...

Prophetic Voices on the Election of Barack Obama

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I think it is wise to take some time to consider what some prophetic voices in the Church are saying regarding the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. The Bible makes it clear that the Lord has...

Something To Bank On

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 19--EAST TAMPA -- A Fifth Third Bank branch is under construction on East Hillsborough Avenue in front of the Meridian Pointe Apartments. On Taliaferro Avenue, off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Bill Ayers and the Demons to Come

Leave it to Rush Limbaugh. We have just elected as our president an African-American, who would not have been able to vote in large parts of our country less than 50 years ago, and we have proved to ourselves and to the world...

Nigeria: When Will Change Come to this Country?

As America's President-elect, Barack Obama, wife, Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha, stood on the stage at Chicago's Grant Park penultimate Tuesday night to thank the good people of America for electing him the 44th...

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