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Monday, February 25, 2013

Video: Obama joins in Gaza diplomatic effort | Synopsis

Video: Obama joins in Gaza diplomatic effort

The White House Northside
The White House Northside by Glyn Lowe Photoworks
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Violence in Gaza has forced the Obama Administration back into the middleman role. And, as Wyatt Andrews reports, the president has joined in the high-stakes effort to broker a truce.

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Puerto Rico Professor Released in Custody Case | Synopsis

Puerto Rico Professor Released in Custody Case

Family Values
Family Values by Keoni Cabral
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A university professor in Puerto Rico has been released from jail after she was arrested for refusing to hand over her toddler to her former husband on the U.S. mainland. Maha Abdel Rahim was released Tuesday on conditions that include her surrendering her passport and appearing for a Feb. 21 extradition hearing. Rahim told reporters that she is grateful for her release and that she feels the case involving her 4-year-old son is moving forward. Rahim was arrested Thursday at the request of authorities in California, where a judge had earlier awarded primary physical custody of the child to the ex-husband. Thousands of Puerto Ricans have signed a petition and joined several Facebook pages to demand that Rahim be awarded custody.

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Maha Abdel Rahim

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Country: Puerto Rico

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Company: Facebook

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Video: 1/19: Algeria standoff over; making sports stars "heroes" | Reduction

Video: 1/19: Algeria standoff over; making sports stars "heroes"

Abode of Chaos from above - La Demeure du Chaos vue du ciel P1050056
Abode of Chaos from above - La Demeure du Chaos vue du ciel P1050056 by Abode of Chaos
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Four days after it started, the standoff between Algerian forces and an al Qaeda-linked terror group has ended, leaving 23 hostages dead. Charlie D'Agata reports on the still-unfolding story; And, Jim Axelrod speaks with New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden to asses the risk in making heroes out of sports stars.

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Charlie D'Agata

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William Rhoden

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Jim Axelrod

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PrintMedia: New York Times

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Organization: Algerian forces

Overall Sentiment: -0.736204

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Joe Biden's 'Autobiography' by The Onion | Reduction

Joe Biden's 'Autobiography' by The Onion

The Eyes of Michele Bachmann
The Eyes of Michele Bachmann by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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Rather, The Onion, the satirical newspaper which has actually parodied Biden over the years, is launching a new e-book composed labelled "The President of Vice: The Autobiography of Joe Biden."It will be available on the Kindle Singles store for $2. 99 beginning Friday, ABC News has actually confirmed. "Hombre, you've just done Uncle Joe a real solid buying this book," starts the foreword of guide ."I ain't the kind of guy who forgets his debts. Next time we meet there's a tallboy of ice cold Beast on me. And if you're a lady, I know a few tricks to repay you with interest, if you catch my drift.". "My one and only 1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

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Joe Biden

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0Joe Biden wrote an autobiography of his own in 2008 — “Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics” ...
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Joe Biden.

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Video: Open: This is Face the Nation, Dec. 23 | Reduction

Video: Open: This is Face the Nation, Dec. 23

Simpsons 500th Episode Marathon - the Simpsons, Al Jean, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson)
Simpsons 500th Episode Marathon - the Simpsons, Al Jean, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson) by Pop Culture Geek
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Big changes for the 2012-2013 season! Watch the current week's episode for FREE up to a week after it airs or subscribe for access to all shows, classic episodes and more!

Video: Open: This is Face the Nation, Dec. 23

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No. 8 Gonzaga downs Portland | Redux

No. 8 Gonzaga downs Portland

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Little Five Points Scooter by glen edelson
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Portland, OR –  Kelly Olynyk scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds to help No. 8 Gonzaga to a 71-49 win over Portland on Thursday. Kevin Pangos scored 14 points while Elias Harris gave 10 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-1, 4-0 WCC), who have won eight straight. Kevin Bailey had 16 points while Oskars Reinfelds added 12 points for the Pilots (8-11, 1-3), who have lost four of five. Gonzaga led this game from start to finish as the team scored 16 of the first 18 points and Pangos' layup seven minutes in made it a 16-2 game. Portland answered with the next eight points, but that was as close as the game got as the Bulldogs scored the next seven points and eventually took a 36-26 lead into the halftime break.

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Gonzaga

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Kevin Pangos

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Elias Harris

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Kevin Bailey

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Kelly Olynyk

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Oskars Reinfelds

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Ryan Nicholas

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Mike Hart

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Video: Syrian president says he will not leave country | Essentials

Video: Syrian president says he will not leave country

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7358 - Moscow - Cathedral of Christ the Saviour by thisisbossi
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russia Today that he does not see the West embarking on a military intervention in Syria and warned that the cost of such action would be unbearable.

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President Bashar al-Assad

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Country: Russia

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Country: Syria

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Neil DeGrasse Tyson "finds" Superman's home planet | Synopsis

Neil DeGrasse Tyson "finds" Superman's home planet

Clark Kent 3, DC Comics, NYC, NY.JPG
Clark Kent 3, DC Comics, NYC, NY.JPG by gruntzooki
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Krypton is located 27. 1 light-years from Earth, in the southern constellation Corvus (The Crow), says Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium in New York City. The planet orbits the red dwarf star LHS 2520, which is cooler and smaller sized than our sunlight. Tyson performed the holy sleuthing at the request of DC Comics, which wished to run a tale about Superman's search for his residence planet. The new publication -- Action Comics Superman # 14, titled "Star Light, Star Bright"-- comes out Wednesday (Nov. 7). Tyson appears within its web pages, assisting the Man of Steel on his pursuit. "As a native of Metropolis, I was delighted to help Superman, who has done so much for my city over all these years," Tyson stated in a declaration.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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0.174939"As a native of Metropolis, I was delighted to help Superman, who has done so much for my city over all these years," Tyson said ...
0.150974"As a native of Metropolis, I was delighted to help Superman, who has done so much for my city over all these years," Tyson said in a statement. "And it's clear that if he weren't a superhero he would have made quite an astrophysicist."
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Dan DiDio

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0.201361"This is a major milestone in the Superman mythos that gives our super hero a place in the universe," DC Entertainment co-publisher Dan DiDio said ...
0.166904"This is a major milestone in the Superman mythos that gives our super hero a place in the universe," DC Entertainment co-publisher Dan DiDio said in a statement. "Having Neil deGrasse Tyson in the book was one thing, but by applying real-world science to this story he has forever changed Superman's place in history. Now fans will be able to look up at the night's sky and say, 'That's where Superman was born.'"
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Mike Wall

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Jor-El

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Indonesia sentences to death U.K. grandmother caught with 8.4lbs of cocaine sewn into suitcase | Essentials

Indonesia sentences to death U.K. grandmother caught with 8.4lbs of cocaine sewn into suitcase

1871 Murder of Emily Gardner Wellesley Road, Cheltenham
1871 Murder of Emily Gardner Wellesley Road, Cheltenham by brizzle born and bred
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BALI An Indonesian court punished a British granny to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2. 5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali-- even though prosecutors had actually sought only a 15-year sentence. Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and decreased to talk to reporters on her way back to prison, covering her confront with a floral headscarf. She had actually claimed in court that she was required into taking the drugs into the country by a gang that was threatening to harm her kids. Indonesia, like many Asian countries, is very rigorous on drug crimes, and most of the more than 40 immigrants on its death row were convicted of medicine fees. Sandiford's legal representative stated she would appeal.

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Julian Anthony Pounder

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Lie Putra Setiawan

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Amser Simanjuntak

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0.427079"We found no reason to lighten her sentence," said Amser Simanjuntak, ...
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Organization: Denpasar District Court

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Drug: cocaine

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Stop spamming people with your resume | Synopsis

Stop spamming people with your resume

USAID joins celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Hanoi, Vietnam
USAID joins celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Hanoi, Vietnam by USAID Vietnam
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(MoneyWatch) I got an email on Friday. Subject line: IT JOB APPLICANT. I opened it. No text. Just 5 attachments including a resume, cover letter and 3 letters of reference. It was sent out to me and 14 various other fortunate recipients. Due to the fact that my entire career is based around helping other individuals with their professions, as opposed to hitting erase I replied :. I hope you sent this by blunder. This is not an efficient method to discover a job, at all. Individuals will treat this as spam and will not open your attachments. You have to apply to each company individually with a specific cover letter. Good luck. She replied :. Thank you for the guidance Suzanne, I am doing that likewise, using all resources that I have readily available. This approach is not a good one.

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Suzanne

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Company: LinkedIn

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