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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresWhat are some of the cute cars that MotherProof.com???s Kristin Varela wishes we offered here in America? After a trip to South Africa and the Republic of Mauritius, she has come up with a few favorites, including the Mercedes-Benz A-Class......Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Automotive Equipment, Trips and Vacations, Subaru, Auto Trends
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A novel about people in a nursing home
"Life After Life" by Jill McCorkle, a Shannon Ravenel Book, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 352 pages, $24.95. Joanna sits with people in the hospice wing of the Pine Haven nursing home in Fulton, N.C. There is Sadie Randolph, a retired teacher; Marge...Tags: Long Term Care, Nursing, Agriculture, Medical Specialization
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From Olympic hero to accused murderer
No memory of the London Olympics last summer remains as vivid as the image of South African inspiration Oscar Pistorius crossing the finish line of a 400-meter qualifying heat on his carbon-fiber blades. Suddenly, neither Pistorius' time nor any...
Tags: Oscar Pistorius, Usain Bolt, Africa, Nelson Mandela, Firearms
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La venda de los que no quieren ver
Por décadas las acusaciones hechas por exiliados cubanos sobre los abusos a los derechos humanos en la isla de los Castro han sido cuestionadas. Hace 37 años un periódico del sur de Florida dudaba de la veracidad de lo que decÃan los cubanos. Estos...Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, International Law, Cuba
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Rachel Marsden: China's low-profile imperialism
American VoicesPARIS -- Hardly a day goes by without America-bashers accusing the U.S. of "imperialism" or "interventionism." Meanwhile, China is largely exempt from that sort of criticism from the same crowd. If only they'd listen to the governor of the Central Bank of...Tags: Nigeria, Petroleum Industry, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Africa, Rachel Marsden
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'Searching for Sugar Man': Portrait of a musician who got a second chance
The subsets of filmgoers likely to fall for the wonderful"Searching for Sugar Man"include the following: People who like music. People who watch movies. Also: People who appreciate a good mystery. People who respond to stories about second chances....
Tags: Africa, Movies, Entertainment, Cape Town (South Africa), Music
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An improbably happy ending for Rodriguez
A lovely film about a Detroit singer-songwriter robbed of musical fame but rewarded with a second chance decades later, at age 70, "Searching for Sugar Man" tells a story of serendipity and just deserts. If it were fiction, it'd be improbable fiction. But...
Tags: Documentary (genre), Africa, Movies, Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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Indianapolis ranked as one of world's best cities for bike riders
A travel website ranks Indianapolis as one of the top cities in the world for biking. The Circle City finds itself among some lofty company, including Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bogota, Columbia; Cape Town, South Africa; and Montreal, Quebec, according to...
Tags: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Cape Town (South Africa), Netherlands
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'Searching For Sugar Man' review: Fascinating music doc makes you believe the unbelievable
*** (out of four) The Beatles. Simon and Garfunkel. Rodriguez. What? Apparently, South African music fans in the ‘90s put little-known early ‘70s folk singer Rodriguez on the same level as those legends. The Detroit-native musician,...
Tags: Movies, Bob Dylan, Entertainment, Music, Latin Music (genre)
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Q&A: Rodriguez, star of the documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man'
Spoiler alert: Little-known, critically acclaimed early 1970s folk singer Rodriguez is not, contrary to popular belief, dead. Yet, as chronicled in the Sundance award-winning film “Searching for Sugar Man,” that’s what many fans in...
Tags: Africa, Animal Collective (music group), Entertainment, Michael Jackson, Music Industry
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Senator Lugar presented with Mandela Freedom Statuette
Senator Dick Lugar, R-Indianapolis, was presented with the Mandela Freedom Statuette from the Republic of South Africa Monday. They said they are honoring him for his "exceptional contribution to the struggle for the attainment of non-racial, free and...
Tags: Africa, Richard Lugar, Politics, Government
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Joel Brinkley: Evidence points to Mugabe as world's most destructive leader
American VoicesWhen Catherine Bragg, a senior United Nations official, ended a three-day visit to Zimbabwe this week, she warned that the humanitarian situation there remains extremely fragile. There's a bit of diplomatic understatement if I've ever heard one....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Health, Africa, Entertainment Events, Ali Abdullah Saleh
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