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The unfolding revolution
"Why are there no libertarian countries?" In a much-discussed essay for Salon magazine, Michael Lind asks: "If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the...
Tags: Adam Smith, Feminism, Political Systems, Politics
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Flare-wielding protester disrupts French Open
PARIS -- Open organizers defended their security arrangements after protesters, one letting off a flare and running on court, briefly interrupted the final between Rafael Nadal and fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Sunday. A police source told Reuters...Tags: Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Roger Federer, Same-Sex Marriage, Robin Soderling
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'Perhaps the real threat to marriage is...'
Change of SubjectFrom The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss by Liza Mundy in this month's Atlantic Despite—or maybe because of—their perfectionist approach to egalitarianism, lesbian couples seem to be more likely to break up than gay ones. Pepper Schwartz noted... -
Column: Coyote makes South Dakota history
Wow. What a weekend for South Dakota college sports led by those history-making Coyotes from Vermillion. In their first full year of Division I, the University of South Dakota women’s track and field team tied Michigan State for 18th place with...
Tags: Track and Field, Nate Wolters, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Major League Baseball Draft, Cleveland Indians
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Serena Williams joins Federer in fourth round of French Open
Serena Williams and Roger Federer moved into the fourth round at the French Open, while defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova won delayed second- round matches. Williams, the women's top seed, beat Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-2 at...Tags: Roger Federer, Robin Soderling, Robin Williams, France, French Open
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Kirk plays the Ikea card
Change of SubjectWhen you don't want to answer a tough question, change the subject to.... Sweden! Prepare to be amazed by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's pivot in his interview Wednesday evening with Carol Marin on WTTW-Ch. 11: MARIN: Take a look at...... -
Prayer service remembers victims of Bangladesh building collapse
NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...
Tags: National Government, Government, Bangladesh, Disasters and Accidents, New Delhi (India)
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Bangladesh crowd gathers as collapse cleanup ends
NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...Tags: National Government, Government, Bangladesh, Walmart, Italy
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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Racism, Sociology, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: Racism, Arts and Culture, Stockholm (Sweden), Aftonbladet (newspaper), China
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Baltimore Police major selected for U.N. training in Sweden
Baltimore police Maj. Melissa Hyatt, commander of police’s Central District, was accepted into a three-week United Nations training program in Sweden with other law enforcement officials from across the world. Hyatt, 37, said she is the only...Tags: United Nations, Career and Workplace, International Organizations, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Marianna I. Burt, lawyer
Marianna Inga Burt, an attorney who represented children, died of cardiovascular disease March 12 at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 80 and lived in the Tuscany-Canterbury section of North Baltimore.
Born Marianna Koenig in Hoganas, Sweden, she was...Tags: St. Paul Street, Canterbury, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), U.S. Army, Heart Disease
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