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Michele Bachmann downplays Swiss citizenship
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmannis downplaying reports that she and her family recently became Swiss citizens, saying she has technically enjoyed dual citizenship since she married her husband in 1978. Bachmann’s husband Marcus is eligible for Swiss...
Tags: Culture, Politics, Social Sciences, Democratic Party, Arts and Culture
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Bachmann too quick to dismiss that she's a Swiss miss
So it turns out that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a former GOP presidential contender who has made a political career out of wrapping herself in the American flag and questioning the patriotism of her ideological opponents, is a dual Swiss citizen....
Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Economic Indicator, Health, Columbia University
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What to do with Dodger Stadium; Gov. Jerry Brown's call for more budget cuts; Latin American leaders floating the idea of legalizing drugs
Stadium politics Re "Chavez Ravine's wealth of land in play," April 17 In the 1960s, civics teachers (including me) had the duty of explaining the logic of redevelopment and the condemnation of private land for a "higher public use." Fast-forward five...
Tags: Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Regional Authority, Health Treatments, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mind-reading robot links with partial quadriplegic, takes orders
Mind-reading robots? It's not as scary as it sounds. Researchers in Switzerland are developing a robot that can respond to human thoughts, and may one day help immobile people better interact with the external world. On Tuesday, scientists from...
Tags: Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Health
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Rights groups see politics behind rise in Muslim hate crimes
The Oslo courtroom where confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial offers a look at a tragic outcome of anti-Islamic hostility. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, years of war and repeated calls for violence against the West...
Tags: Civil Rights, Murfreesboro, Labor Legislation, Hate Crimes, West Point
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Belgium mourns 28 dead in school bus crash
World NowBelgium held a day of mourning Wednesday for 28 people, most of them 12-year-old Belgian schoolchildren, who died in a bus crash Tuesday night while returning from a skiing holiday in Switzerland.... -
Worldwide price survey puts U.S. medical, hospital costs at top
A study comparing prices for hospital stays, physician office visits, drugs and other medical procedures in developed countries shows U.S. prices among the most expensive.
The International Federation of Health Plans, a London-based network of 100...Tags: Appendectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Small Businesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance Cost
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Bodies of young bus crash victims return home to Belgium
World NowBelgian and Dutch victims of a fatal bus crash in Switzerland that killed 22 schoolchildren and six adults returned home Friday in coffins borne by military aircraft.... -
Bus crash in Switzerland kills 22 children, 6 adults
World NowBelgian bus crash kills 28 people in Switzerland. Swiss police investigate single bus accident... -
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Geffen sets new season New and recent plays by Lynn Nottage and Donald Margulies will be among the highlights of the Geffen Playhouse's 2012-13 season, the first complete one since the death late last year of Gil Cates, the company's founder and...Tags: Holidays, Festive Events, Gil Cates, Rome (Italy), Movies
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Dmitri Nabokov dies at 77; only child of acclaimed novelist Vladimir Nabokov
Dmitri Nabokov, the only child of acclaimed novelist Vladimir Nabokov who helped protect and translate his father's work while pursuing careers as an opera singer and race car driver, has died. He was 77.
The younger Nabokov died Wednesday at a...Tags: Nazi Party, New York Public Library, Vladimir Nabokov, Opera (genre), Arts and Culture
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Pakistan prime minister appears before high court in contempt case
World NowPakistani Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani appeared before a Supreme Court panel Thursday to defend himself in contempt-of-court proceedings, staving off an immediate ruling in a high-stakes case that could lead to his ouster and jeopardize his party's...
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