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Archives of: January 2011

Marla Cichowski

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January 31, 2011

07:13 PM

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2012 Presidential Buzz Heats Up In Iowa

Plenty of  easy-to-write-with black markers and a stack of freshly printed books at a Barnes & Noble in West Des Moines, Iowa. Yet another sign that former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is getting more serious about making a decision whether to run for President in 2012.  Pawlenty brought his national book tour to central Iowa today, spending about an hour signing his new book, "Courage to ... read more

Archives of: January 2011


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Eric Shawn

January 18, 2011 11:45 AM

Maos for Benjis: Chinese Money is Here

The Chinese currency war has invaded America. A major issue that will be discussed during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the White House is the disputed value the Chinese currency, the yuan. Yet people can now get the yuan right here. The state run Bank of China now lets customers exchange dollars for the Chinese money at the branch in New York City’s ... read more



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Leland Vittert

January 18, 2011 11:10 AM

One Parking Ticket Away From a Civil War

There has been a lot of smoke coming out of Lebanon. Hezbollah’s ministers walked away from the shaky coalition government turning Prime Minister Saad Hariri into the interim Prime Minister. The UN tribunal prosecutor announced the sealed indictments against the alleged killers of Hariri’s father have been passed to the Judge and Hezbollah’s leader has continued ... read more



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Greg Burke

January 18, 2011 10:08 AM

Christian ‘Genocide’ In The Mideast

[/caption] Christians have been getting pushed out of the Middle East for some time now, but the attacks on them have recently become particularly ferocious. It’s enough to look at the bombing at a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year’s Day that left 23 dead, or the brutal siege on St. George Chaldean Church, a Catholic church in Baghdad that killed ... read more



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Serafin Gomez

January 17, 2011 7:20 PM

U.S. “Surprised” by Baby Doc’s Return

MIAMI, Fla - A State Department spokesman responded to the unexpected news that former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier had returned to Haiti on Sunday -- the tiny nation ... read more



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Casey Stegall

January 17, 2011 5:51 PM

Giffords’ Condition Improves

Each day, the news from doctors at University Medical Center in Tucson gets more and more encouraging as it pertains to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery. Medical experts continue to describe her improvements as remarkable, considering she was shot in the head just nine days ago while holding a “Congress on Your Corner” event last Saturday, outside a Safeway ... read more



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Amy Kellogg

January 17, 2011 12:45 PM

UK’s Nationalized Health Care to Modernize

British Prime Minister David Cameron says he plans to open up the National Health Service to competition. Cameron's plans to shake up Britain’s universal health care system-- known as NHS --  will transfer much decision making authority to general practitioners, and thus bypassing administrators to cut out bureaucracy. “We need modernization on both sides of ... read more



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Steve Harrigan

January 17, 2011 12:27 PM

‘Baby Doc’ is Back in Haiti, But Why?

[/caption] Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s return to Haiti raises two basic questions. The first: Why now? Haiti is currently in a particularly vulnerable position, dealing with the effects of last year’s earthquake and a cholera epidemic while at the same time facing political turmoil. Presidential elections remain in limbo after the first round of ... read more



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Greg Burke

January 17, 2011 11:11 AM

French “Miracle” Nun Pays Back Pope John Paul

“At present there is no cure for Parkinson’s Disease,” says the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. A French nun named Sister Marie Simon-Pierre knows what it’s like to read those words, as she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when she was just 40. It was 2001, and Pope John Paul II was already visibly shaking from the disease, so ... read more



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Greg Palkot

January 17, 2011 11:05 AM

Tunisia – Back from the Brink?

LONDON  Tunisia is struggling to get back to normal after deadly protests ousted its long-time autocratic ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Friday.  Stores and businesses were re-opening Monday. The Wall Street Journal’s Margaret Coker, in Tunis, told us by phone there is a concerted effort via social networks to get people out and working again. Still, protestors ... read more



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Leland Vittert

January 16, 2011 12:28 PM

Bionic Legs—1500 Years After the Wheelchair

More than 1500 years since the invention of the wheelchair, there is new hope that those paralyzed by everything from car accidents to sniper’s bullets can walk again. The Israeli made “Rewalk” has just received F-D-A approval and soon will help wounded American soldiers get back on their feet. The device is a set of mechanical legs attached to a backpack battery ... read more