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Syria cease-fire 'on track,' envoy Kofi Annan says
World NowKofi Annan, the architect of a six-point peace plan battered by persistent bloodshed in Syria, says his phased blueprint is "on track" for silencing the guns and ending 14 months of fighting some see as sliding into civil war.... -
Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades
In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart.
Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...Tags: Economic Policy, Egypt, Air and Space Accidents, National Security, Bombings
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Victorinox to open first West Coast store at Beverly Center Saturday
All The RageVictorinox to open first West Coast store at Beverly Center Saturday... -
U.S. global economic competitiveness trails Sweden, Finland
Money & CompanyWorld Economic Forum says U.S. global competitiveness in fifth place... -
Joan Sutherland dies at 83; ranked among the most powerful divas of the 20th century
Joan Sutherland, the Australian tailor's daughter acclaimed as "La Stupenda" during a nearly 40-year operatic career and rated by many critics as the most powerful and technically perfect diva of the 20th century, has died. She was 83.
Sutherland died...Tags: Placido Domingo, Companies and Corporations, Music Theater, Career and Workplace, Maria Callas
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Camping across Europe in a van
We're packing the mobi for a madcap trip across Europe to see as much as we can in 18 days. If this trip goes badly, it's our daughter's fault. This is her idea, pitched from her apartment in downtown Antwerp during a call months earlier.
"Come visit us,...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Dining and Drinking, Road Transportation, Salt, McDonald's
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Massive Mahler with a strong pull
Times Music CriticThe world did not end Wednesday morning after scientists near Geneva turned on the Large Hadron Collider, smashing protons onto protons at nearly the speed of light. At least I don't think a black hole was formed, as some feared could happen,...Tags: Walt Disney, Science and Technology, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Arts and Culture, Large Hadron Collider Experiments
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Yes: His views spark important debate
When I became dean of the Chapman University School of Law almost two years ago, I made a commitment to pursue a mission of ideological diversity at the school. One way to fulfill that mission is through the appointment of visiting professors. For 2008-...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Local Government, CNN (tv network), U.S. Department of Justice
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Free press, with profits
Newspapers are for sale across the country. National Public Radio and television news shows are laying off staff. The Tribune Co. (which owns this and other newspapers) is in bankruptcy. It's clear that journalism is in crisis, and in the current...Tags: Education, Newspapers, Iraq War (2003-2011), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Advertising
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Large Hadron Collider rewards scientists watching at Caltech
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva succeeded early Tuesday in smashing subatomic particles together at more than three times the highest levels previously recorded, eliciting cheers from a crowd watching at Caltech and pushing two sometimes-separate...Tags: Applied Physics, Olympic Games, Science and Technology, Physics, Science
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The Bush memos: What do they reveal?
Today's topic: What do the memos that have been released so far show about the Bush administration's interrogation practices?
Complete Dust-Up: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
How much did Bush know, and when did he know it? Point: David Kaye
The Obama...Tags: Crimes, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Human Rights, Armed Conflicts
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Obama must right the wrongs
American power is rooted in American values, Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton said last week at her Senate confirmation hearing. Unfortunately, we've learned the hard way that the United States cannot credibly promote values it is...Tags: Crimes, Civil Rights, Values, Wars and Interventions, Prisons
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