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Soelden, Austria: the best winter resort you haven't heard of (yet)
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceSOELDEN, Austria — We arrived in Soelden after heavy snows had fallen and the sky had grown as blue and clear as an Alpine lake. ("We" being a family of three: husband, wife and a toddler named Ryan.) Soelden is in the Oetztal region of Tyrol, in...Tags: Bode Miller, Disasters and Accidents, Trips and Vacations, Air and Space Accidents, Austria
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The 21st century comes to old Munich
MUNICH — This is one of those towns that seems friendly but isn't.
It offers beer, but its heart is cold.
Personally, I like the real Munich better than the jolly stereotype. I like the incredible modern museums, the overly complex rules and...Tags: Artists, Heart Failure, Fine Artists, Religion and Belief, The Happiest News!
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Ready to burst from Munich's Bräustuberl
MUNICH — One day, famished from too much walking on cobblestones and too much trying to speak German, I stumbled into the 100-year-old Hofbrauhaus, Munich's most famous beer hall.
I was not with a jolly group of pals. I was alone. So instead of the...Tags: Pasta, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Apple iPad
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Appeasement in fast time
Paul Greenberg"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air." --Margaret Thatcher It's not just Pyongyang's repeated promises that have proven worthless but Washington's. Each time an agreement is reached with North Korea's latest Kim -- preparatory to its...Tags: Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Bribery
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The cynicism of it
Paul GreenbergThe president of the United States really needs a minder. Or at least an aide who'll always tell him when the microphone that's catching his every embarrassing word is open, and broadcasting his buddy-buddy chitchat with some foreign leader to the whole...Tags: Russia, Seoul (South Korea), Religion and Belief, Dmitry Medvedev, Israel
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Adult elephants say goodbye to baby elephant felled by heart illness
The DailyThe elephants at the Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany, said their goodbyes this week to Lola, a baby elephant who died from a pulmonary embolism. The herd gathered around and nuzzled her with their trunks before walking away. Lola, who was three...Tags: Elephant (animal), Germany
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Iran Raid Likely To Drag In U.S. And Hurt Global Economy
ReutersMUNICH (Reuters) - An Israeli raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United States into a regional war whether it backed its ally's attack or not. As...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, International Military Interventions, Commodity Markets, Emergency Incidents
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Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia might not rank among the world's brewery or beer garden capitals, but change is coming.
Kingdom Breweries, Phnom Penh's newest boutique producer, is gearing up on the banks of the Tonle Sap river to give local brands...Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Bars and Clubs, Recipes, Cambodia, Dining and Drinking
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Russia, China Veto U.N. Draft Backing Arab Plan For Syria
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported...Tags: Russia, Hillary Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Trans-Atlantic military cooperation gets complicated in Afghanistan
William PfaffPARIS -- The annual Munich Security Conference is regularly the scene for the complaints of American official and semi-official participants deploring Europe's failure "to pull its weight" in defense, "free-riding" on American efforts, and failing to...Tags: Hamid Karzai, National Government, Osama bin Laden, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush
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Oktoberfest: Why it isn't Septemberfest
It's almost September, so it must be time to celebrate October.
Not in a selling-Halloween-candy-in-August, decorating-for-Christmas-in-October kind of way. In a traditional, historically accurate German kind of way. You know, with beer.
This weekend...Tags: Halloween, Weddings
Feb 13, 2012
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Mar 19, 2012
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Mar 19, 2012
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Mar 21, 2012
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Mar 29, 2012
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Jan 25, 2012
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Feb 5, 2012
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Jan 6, 2012
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Feb 4, 2012
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Feb 7, 2012
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Nov 29, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
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