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WASHINGTON — What is it, exactly, that white people mean when they call a black person "articulate"?I'll leave it to Joe Biden to explain (or figure out) why he used "clean" as one of a logorrheic string of adjectives describing his Senate colleague ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — It’s awards season in Hollywood, with all red carpets leading to the Oscars. But winning that prestigious award can sometimes lead to nothing more than bad roles and even oblivion.“It’s known as the curse of the Oscar, which i...
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To say that Chinese love to gamble would be a gross cultural generalisation. Then again, one could be excused for assuming as much, considering how the world’s gaming industry is going after China’s bettors.From Las Vegas to Macau and Monte Carlo to ...
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Former international cross country runner Jamal Hart was yesterday cleared of drug smuggling in a verdict that sparked jubilant celebrations at Supreme Court.
Mr. Hart, 38, had endured two trials ? the first jury failing to reach a verdict ? since hi...
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1701 ? May: The Independent Company of Foot which were the first 50 full time soldiers in Bermuda arrive with Governor Benjamin Bennett on HMS Lincoln.
1723 ? There are over 1,000 soldiers in the British Army Garrison in Bermuda, but most have become...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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Canada 156-8
Bermuda 106
Bermuda came up well short in a slugfest against old rivals Canada to lose their third straight World One-Day League match at the Nairobi Gymkhana yesterday ? leaving them stranded at the bottom of the six-team table.
In a ma...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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Kenya 3 3 0 0 6
Scotland 3 3 0 0 6
Ireland 3 1 0 1 2
Netherlands 3 1 0 2 2
Canada 3 1 0 2 2
Bermuda 3 0 0 3 0
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DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers around the world:Times of Zambia, Ndola, Zambia, on Sudan’s lost chance at African Union presidency:
For the second time now, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has missed the chance to take over the man...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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BOSTON — Last spring when the tender shoots of John Kerry's ambition were rising again like a hardy perennial, I uttered a cri de coeur or, as we say in English, a shriek: "Stop Him Before He Kills (The Democrats' Chances) Again".Kerry is a good, hon...
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Q: I am a shareholder in BP PLC who is concerned about the company’s prospects, especially with its leadership issues. — K.L., via the internet
A: The giant oil company, formed by the merger of British Petroleum Co. and Amoco Corp. in 1998, has set t...
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