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- Egyptians start voting in presidential race
- Shadowy China "X-Men" stoke social strains: report
- Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
- VIDEO: Economy key to Egypt election
- VIDEO: Workers rescued from Mexico office fire
- VIDEO: Growth to feature at eurozone summit
- VIDEO: Beirut protests at Syrian kidnapping
- Leonardo DiCaprio Revisits the Roaring 20s in "Gatsby": Video
- Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom
- An Amazing Lesson in Women's Entrepreneurship: Ruth's Chris Steak House
- Shadowy China "X-Men" stoke social strains: report
- Egypt set for historic presidential poll
- In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals and reality
- Losing The War On Meth And Sudafed At The Same Time
- How Asia Survives A Sinking Euro
- Danger in the Microwave: Germs At Work And How To Avoid Them
- The Perfect Craft Brew To Drink With 'Diablo III'
- Car Sharing As A Buzz-Builder, In Europe And America
- Just What India Needs For Their Waistlines: Doughnuts
- Senate panel votes to extend government’s broader surveillance authority
| Egyptians start voting in presidential race Posted: 22 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians began voting on Wednesday in the nation's first genuine presidential election that will pick the man to replace Hosni Mubarak who was ousted in a popular uprising last year.
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| Shadowy China "X-Men" stoke social strains: report Posted: 22 May 2012 10:07 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Unchecked abuses in cities by shadowy para-police units derided by many Chinese as "arbitrary and thuggish" are intensifying social strains and undermining stability, international advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday. The report said China's "chengguan" para-police agencies were an often overlooked yet malign and less supervised component of China's public security apparatus, their action often directed at disadvantaged sectors of society. It said the agencies' influence had grown in recent years and stoked resentment at the grassroots level. ...
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| Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case Posted: 22 May 2012 10:21 PM PDT
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| VIDEO: Economy key to Egypt election Posted: 22 May 2012 10:30 PM PDT Egyptians are preparing to head to the polls in their first free presidential election and for many the biggest issue is tackling the widespread poverty in the country.
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| VIDEO: Workers rescued from Mexico office fire Posted: 22 May 2012 10:36 PM PDT A fire in an office building in Mexico City prompted the evacuation of 600 people and the rescue of about a dozen office workers who were trapped on the roof of the building.
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| VIDEO: Growth to feature at eurozone summit Posted: 22 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT Eurozone leaders are meeting in Brussels for another round of talks on the economic bloc's massive debts and possible strategies for growth.
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| VIDEO: Beirut protests at Syrian kidnapping Posted: 22 May 2012 10:39 PM PDT The kidnapping of 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims in Syria has sparked angry protests in Beirut, adding to fears that Lebanon is being dragged into the unrest afflicting its neighbour.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio Revisits the Roaring 20s in "Gatsby": Video Posted: 22 May 2012 09:56 PM PDT Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow have released a trailer for their big Christmas movie?Baz Luhrmann?s ?The Great Gatsby.? Can Leonardo di Caprio succeed in replacing our memories of Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby???Will 3D enhance or diminish in the cha-cha 20s bere everything went boom and bust? Is this just gimmick? I have to say, ...
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| Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom Posted: 22 May 2012 10:14 PM PDT
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| An Amazing Lesson in Women's Entrepreneurship: Ruth's Chris Steak House Posted: 22 May 2012 09:53 PM PDT In a recent interview with Cheryl Henry, Chief Branding Officer and Senior Vice President at Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc., we discussed the entrepreneurial founding, spirit and culture of Ruth's Chris Steak House, the growing number of women holding leadership positions in American business, the story of her own professional journey, the restaurant's recent partnership with ...
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| Shadowy China "X-Men" stoke social strains: report Posted: 22 May 2012 10:07 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Unchecked abuses in cities by shadowy para-police units derided by many Chinese as "arbitrary and thuggish" are intensifying social strains and undermining stability, international advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday.
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| Egypt set for historic presidential poll Posted: 22 May 2012 10:47 PM PDT High turnout expected as 50 million people are eligible to vote in the country's first democratic presidential election.
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| In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals and reality Posted: 22 May 2012 09:01 PM PDT MOSCOW — With Russia in a state of political ferment for the first time in more than a decade, a new poll has found sharply expressed and seemingly contradictory opinions holding sway. Russians strongly support specific characteristics of democracy, such as fair courts, a free press and honest elections — but don't mention the word "democracy," or support drops way off. Read full article >>   
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| Losing The War On Meth And Sudafed At The Same Time Posted: 22 May 2012 09:13 PM PDT If you have the sniffles and you want medicine that contains pseudoephedrine?a chemical that dries up the hardest cases of congestion?you have to submit yourself to a mild privacy violation and a sometimes major inconvenience. Sudafed contains a key ingredient used by amateur chemists to produce the illegal drug methamphetamine or crystal meth. Pseudoephedrine-based therapies?including ...
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| How Asia Survives A Sinking Euro Posted: 22 May 2012 09:08 PM PDT The smart guys at Nomura Securities forecast where big markets in Asia will go in a worst case scenario in Europe.
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| Danger in the Microwave: Germs At Work And How To Avoid Them Posted: 22 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT You probably think a microwave door handle must be cleaner than the toilet seat in your office. In fact, most people believe the restroom is the epicenter of germs in the office???and it turns out, most are wrong. A new study carried out by Kimberly-Clark Professional found that the dirtiest surfaces in the workplace are where employees prepare and eat food.
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| The Perfect Craft Brew To Drink With 'Diablo III' Posted: 22 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT For obvious reasons, I nominate Stone IPA as the perfect craft brew to drink while playing Diablo III: Of course, Stone IPA is also a great beer to drink doing most other things as well (except driving, of course.) It?s a devilishly hoppy India Pale Ale that may not be as strong as some of ...
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| Car Sharing As A Buzz-Builder, In Europe And America Posted: 22 May 2012 08:48 PM PDT It?s long been standard practice for car companies to use rental car fleets as mini-test markets. Putting new models in the hands of renters has provided valuable early feedback, sometimes even before the vehicles get to customers. But now, the automakers are using car-share companies to build buzz for some vehicles that have gotten a ...
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| Just What India Needs For Their Waistlines: Doughnuts Posted: 22 May 2012 08:34 PM PDT So much for India?s concern over fat content in food.?? They?re now hopping on the doughnut bandwagon. Not wanting to miss out on an emerging market, U.S. doughnut brands are battling it out for hungry, fat loving Indians. According to The Economic Times on Wednesday, Krispy Kreme (KKD) has announced its India plans?? a week ...
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| Senate panel votes to extend government’s broader surveillance authority Posted: 22 May 2012 08:34 PM PDT A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to extend a contested 2008 provision of foreign intelligence surveillance law that is set to expire at year's end. The vote is the first step toward what the Obama administration hopes will be a speedy renewal of an expanded authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor the U.S. e-mails and phone calls of overseas targets in an effort to prevent international terrorist attacks on the country. Read full article >>
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