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Feb 02

Santorum, Race and the Limits of Journalistic Fairness

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You’re an NPR reporter covering a presidential candidate. Serious stuff, even if it’s still early in the election season. As he speaks, you think you hear the candidate say something that negatively singles out African-Americans. You try to get to an explanation from the candidate after he finishes, but can’t get to him. so, you …

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Jan 30

Stamps Sign Tate to Contract Extension

January 25, 2012 – Canadian Football League (CFL) Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the signing of import quarterback Drew Tate to a contract extension. Tate took over the Stamps’ top job late in the 2011 season, starting the team’s final three regular-season games and the …

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Jan 30

Organization, stamps help waterfowl thrive

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the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s brought drought of epic proportions to North America. it shrank and eliminated wetlands, pot holes and swamps — the places that breed most of the waterfowl across the continent. as a result, duck and goose populations hit rock bottom during the 1930s, an era when conservation and management …

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Jan 27

Improving the City With Vigilance for All

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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is in the Bronx on Thursday to give his yearly State of the City speech at a campus of small schools that used to be Morris High School. In case you wondered, the high school was named for Gouverneur Morris, one of the country’s founders. It had nothing to do with …

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Jan 17

Hinch doesn’t want to be counted

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As you may have seen in the Herald Sun or Daily Telegraph today or on the 3AW Twitter last night, I am heading back to court. Nothing to do with last year’s battles and my five months under House Arrest. It concerns my failure to vote at the last Victorian State election. Thousands of people …

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Jan 01

New Pei Wei Passport Invites Fans to Explore Asian Markets and Earn a Reward

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Pei Wei Asian Diner, Inc., a fast-casual concept by P.F. Chang On this purchase, using the Zero Rate Stamp Duty Scheme the purchaser pays only 20,000 (plus Vat), giving them a massive saving of nearly 30,000! A foreign shepherd’s employment should not exceed one year although an extension for further employment can be submitted for …

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Dec 30

Here There Everywhere

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September 27th, 2011 who should be On A Stamp? September 27, 2011 — if you could choose any famous person — who’s still alive — to be on a postage stamp, who would it be? That’s what the United States Postal Service wants to know. Yesterday they announced that for the first time ever they …

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Dec 25

How To Collect Specialty Stamps

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Many stamp collectors observe the price value of special stamps and limited edition stamps. they take it as an important source for their investment and profit. Specialized collectors limit their interests on searching only the stamps that they may think have great values and price. A normal collector does not mind whether his collections are …

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Dec 22

Australia Network: Labor debacle over a waste of money

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And thus after nearly 19 years, Australia’s international television broadcasting service is back where it started, embedded with the ABC, after an exotic journey around all points of the media and political compass. I’ll get my pro forma whinge out of the way: the idea of an Australian international television service is risible. It’s a complete …

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Dec 18

Lowell artist, musician overcomes rough childhood

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LOWELL – Stephanie Lak grew up fast in a world where nothing was candy-coated. She saw more than anyone should, forced by circumstance to mother her younger brother and sister at the age of 10. by the time she was 12, she was frequently running away from home, drinking and doing drugs. “I remember coming …

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