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Goldman Sachs on Thanksgiving trash duty

Hundreds of financial firm's employees volunteer for cleanup duty Great Performances catering captain Ken Bohlander, right, on Tuesday samples the types of dishes that will be served on behalf of the Salvation Army on...

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Europe job was too small for Tony Blair

Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with...

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China helped privileged Namibia youths

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Chinese government offered scholarships to the children of nine powerful officials in Namibia instead of those truly in need of aid, officials said. Norman Tjombe, director of the non-profit Legal...

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Goldman's $500 million small biz hug

Goldman, Buffett launch $500 million small biz initiative The bank is teaming with the legendary investor to boost financing and lending programs for underserved business owners. The bank said Tuesday that it is launching a...

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When Big Labor Bullies and Volunteers Collide (Michelle Malkin)

Michelle Malkin - The Boy Scouts' motto is: Be prepared. Who knew it meant preparing to defend themselves against purple-shirted union thuggery over community service? Kids, pay attention. This is a teachable moment for all of...

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Liberia: 'The New War is Rape'

Monrovia — In Liberia rape survivors are increasingly speaking up and seeking help as awareness of rights increases, but social taboos persist and seeking justice does not always mean that justice is served. Awareness up MSF...

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Tea partiers turn on each other (Politico)

Politico - After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become embroiled in internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money and is at risk of...

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Kenya: Kenyan Youth Shoot for Peace in UN-Backed Football 'Reconciliation Contest'

More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to promote reconciliation...

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As Unizik Honours a Man of Mission

analysis Lagos — "There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries." Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio was elected...

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State, local budget cuts a "time bomb" for U.S. jobs

Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other business services, a think tank said on Thursday.

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