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US-based human rights watchdog criticizes Jordan for alleged torture in jails
Associated Press WriterAMMAN, Jordan (AP) _ A New York-based human rights group accused Jordan's security services Wednesday of carrying out widespread torture in the country's jails. The Human Rights Watch report comes a year after the U.N. special rapporteur on torture,...Tags: International Law, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights, Prisoners and Detainees, Civil Rights
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Bake-sale winners
Where there's a cause, can a bake sale be far behind?
Whether it's for the church outreach program or the school PTA, for Barack Obama or John McCain, or for a nationwide campaign to stop childhood hunger, putting out a tray of enticing goodies always...Tags: Mount Airy, Family, Elementary Schools, Charity, John McCain
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About the new tower
The new air-traffic tower at O'Hare isn't your ordinary penthouse in the sky. •Earthquake-proof: 200 tons of structural steel and 2,100 cubic yards of concrete went into the facility to keep it upright. •The big picture: The largest...Tags: Building Material
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Sample sales: Glazer Imports, Anna Sheffield
Glazer Imports Accessories and clothing from a variety of brands are on sale, including Cruciani cashmere pieces, Truzzi shirts, Nicky ties, Sartoria Partenopea clothing and Sutor Mantellassi shoes; through Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 38 W. 21st St.,...Tags: Gold and Precious Material
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Historically delicious
757-247-4952In the beginning, chocolate was a bitter and mostly cold drink — and it stayed that way for some 2,500 years. It took a sweet-toothed Spanish conquistador to add sugar to the traditional Aztec beverage sometime in the early 1500s. Another 125...Tags: Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Forestry and Timber, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Forests
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Thai protesters, police clash in pitched battle
Associated PressBANGKOK — Thai protesters demanding that the government resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, who used tear gas to break through their blockade around parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more...Tags: Assault, Parliament, Corporate Crime, Demonstration, Vehicles
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Pawn shops see slight increase in traffic as gold prices soar
South Florida Sun-SentinelSouth Floridians reacting to a lousy economy aren't exactly swarming area pawn shops, desperate to sell fancy appliances, wide-screen TVs or other toys purchased in rosier times. "We haven't really seen any big difference at all," said Jeff Sheets, whose...Tags: Delray Beach, David Brooks, Fort Lauderdale, Gold and Precious Material, Wilton Manors
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Kitchen essentials, and items you can pass by
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersValue is a relative concept. Just ask the folks at Lehman Brothers. But when it comes to ingredients and kitchen tools that beckon to the enthusiastic home cook, it's important to the bottom line -- in this case, a great meal -- to take a look at what's...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Beverage Industry, Building Material, Ang Lee, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Stocks take a beating by worried investors
The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and the financial sector....Tags: Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, Stocks, Money and Monetary Policy
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Iceland Teeters On The Brink Of Bankruptcy
Associated PressThis volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown. Home to just 320,000 people on a territory the size of Kentucky, Iceland has formidable international reach...Tags: Mining, Bankruptcy
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Making And Painting The XL Center Ice Remains An Art
The process of making the ice and painting the logos in preparation for the Wolf Pack season takes time and a whole lot of water. It is roughly a four-day job, from when the frost starts to form on the cooled floor to when the ice is ready to skate on...Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Building Material, Hartford Wolf Pack, XL Center
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Where's that food from? The label will say so
Sentinel ColumnistTwenty-three days and counting until trick-or-treaters hit the streets. Do you know where your mini candy bars are? Before you hit the supermarket, take a few minutes to enjoy our weekly platter of nibbles and noshes. More information coming to food...Tags: Marketing, Consumers, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated
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