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Robert Novak dies at 78; syndicated columnist and TV commentator
Robert Novak, the longtime syndicated columnist and television commentator who was at the center of a furor late in his career as the first journalist to disclose the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame, died Tuesday. He was 78.
Novak died at home in...Tags: Defense Equipment, Weather, Diplomacy, Arts and Culture, Police Investigations
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Archaeologists get a glimpse life in a Sahara Eden
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe tiny skeletal hand jutted from the sand as if beckoning the living to the long dead. For thousands of years, it had waved unheeded in the most desolate section of the Sahara, surrounded by the bones of hippos, giraffes and other creatures typically...Tags: North Africa, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Indiana University, Science and Technology
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Court detains preacher with 86 wives
A Nigerian Muslim court Monday detained an 84-year-old Islamic preacher with 86 wives after he failed to heed a call by local leaders to divorce all but four of them. The authorities in central Niger state charged Mohammed Bello with "insulting religious...Tags: Death, Islam
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More on the White House?
Previously, York and Lomonaco discussed the roots of the case, reacted to Tuesday's guilty verdicts, discussed whether anyone else in the Bush administration blocked Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation, and tussled over who coordinated with whom. As...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, University of Minnesota, Diplomacy, Lawyers
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Jonah Goldberg: the Opinion L.A. chat
Moderator1: Hi everybody, this is TIm Cavanaugh. We've got Jonah Goldberg for the hour. Moderator1: Let's start off... Eric Mankin: Mr. Goldberg why are you so offended by the Wilson (who was right about the Iraq WMD situation, and stuck his neck out to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Upper West Side, Qur'an, Ann Coulter, Science and Technology
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Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
Times Staff WritersEbocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb. An ink spot certified that he had been immunized against polio and measles, thanks to a vaccination drive supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But polio is not the...Tags: Mining, Philosophy, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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Grand Rapids Riders Bike Against Hunger In Africa
FOX 17 Assignment EditorRiders bicycled against hunger in Africa on Saturday in Grand Rapids. The Remember Niger Coalition organized the bike-a-thon to address the hunger emergency taking place right now in the country of Niger. The local group had a goal of $25,000 to be...Tags: Sports, Africa, Cycling
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Mark Dyer Honored as American Red Cross Hero
TribLocal - ElmhurstMark Dyer of Elmhurst was honored as a local hero at the 10th Annual American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Heroes Breakfast in Chicago. Sixteen …... -
Optimistic Kirk hails Libya revolt as victory for Obama
WASHINGTON — After a daylong visit to Libya, Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois had a message for the White House that it hasn't heard lately from the GOP: "Unquestioned kudos go to the president and his team."
Kirk praised the Obama...Tags: Marco Rubio, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, John McCain, Muammar Gaddafi
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Official: Gadhafi's intelligence chief in Niger
Associated PressAn adviser to Niger's president has confirmed that Moammar Gadhafi's intelligence chief has entered the country. The adviser, who is also an influential leader within the ethnic Tuareg community, said Wednesday that Abdullah al-Senoussi had entered Niger...Tags: Radio, Muammar Gaddafi, Entertainment, Radio Industry
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Allan Powell: Was Bush-Cheney era worse than Watergate?
With the recent publication of former President George W. Bush’s memoirs, “Decision Point,” in which he defends most of his record, another opinion is very relevant. John Dean, whose testimony helped drive President Richard Nixon from...Tags: Iraq, Dick Cheney, Wars and Interventions, Colin Powell, International Military Interventions
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Lincoln Park Zoo wins 2 national grants
Lincoln ParkParker students will get the chance to partner with schools in Niger on conservation projects as part of the grant....
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