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Obama's praises: All the schoolkids sang
The Swampby Mark Silva "Barack Hussein Obama,'' the New Jersey schoolchildren sang with glee. "Mmmm... mmmm... mmmm.'' "Hooray Mr. President, we're really proud of you,'' they chimed. "He said that all must lend a hand, to make this country strong again.''......Tags: Music, African-American History Month, National or Ethnic Minorities, Washington, DC, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Obama author: Didn't coach schoolkids
The Swampby Mark Silva The author of a children's book, I Am Barack Obama, says she wasn't responsible for the Obama song sung by young children in Burlington Township, N.J. Charisse Carney-Nunes says she was invited to Bernice Young Elementary School......Tags: Books and Magazines, Music, African-American History Month, National or Ethnic Minorities, National Government
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Al Qaeda cornered, still plotting: Intel
The Swampby Mark Silva Osama bin Laden may still be at large, eight years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but his organization "is under more pressure'' and "more vulnerable'' than at any time since those al Qaeda-launched attacks,......Tags: Afghanistan, Justice System, United States, September Bomb Plot (2009), White House
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Facing climate impasse, U.S. antes up
The Swampby Jim Tankersley COPENHAGEN -- Attempting to revive climate negotiations that appear dangerously close to flat-lining, the Obama administration announced today that it would join allies in raising $100 billion by 2020 to help the world's poorest...Tags: Global Change, Copenhagen (Denmark), Corruption, Ecosystems, Heads of State
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Global war, no, failed states, yes
The Swampby Mark Silva There is no "global war on terrorism.'' That's the first thing that Anthony Cordesman, a seasoned expert on national security, has to say about the failed Christmas Day bomb-attempt on a U.S.-bound airliner. Inasmuch as we've had......Tags: Rebellions, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Natural Resources
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Which Factory Builds the Best Cars?
KickingTiresMaybe some factories have happier workers, or maybe their production lines are just particularly snappy. Whatever the case, certain vehicle assembly plants produce fewer defects per 100 cars than others, and J.D. Power and Associates has just released its...Tags: Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Germany, Lexus
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Rachel Marsden: China's low-profile imperialism
American VoicesPARIS -- Hardly a day goes by without America-bashers accusing the U.S. of "imperialism" or "interventionism." Meanwhile, China is largely exempt from that sort of criticism from the same crowd. If only they'd listen to the governor of the Central Bank of...Tags: Paris (France), NATO, Petroleum Industry, Nigeria, Executive Branch
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'Searching for Sugar Man': Portrait of a musician who got a second chance
The subsets of filmgoers likely to fall for the wonderful"Searching for Sugar Man"include the following: People who like music. People who watch movies. Also: People who appreciate a good mystery. People who respond to stories about second chances....
Tags: Music, Searching for Sugar Man (movie), South Africa, Cape Town (South Africa), Music Industry
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US weighs Syrian intervention, despite the consequences
William PfaffPARIS -- The present debate in the United States over making policy for a Middle East that has been profoundly changed by the events of the past three years unhappily echoes past policies that failed. They were intended to promote democracy and usually...Tags: Lebanon, Jerusalem (Israel), John Kerry, Israel, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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Feeling the human cost of colonialism in 'The Convert'
When Jekesai, the young African woman at the core of the intense and deeply affecting new play by Danai Gurira, first arrives at the home of Chilford, the catechist who'll change her life, she sniffs his floor. In this part of southern Africa, the part...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Kevin Mambo, Zimbabwe, Goodman Theatre
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Joel Brinkley: Victims of forgotten war need the world's attention
American VoicesThe forgotten war has just turned 10 years old, but of course almost no one took notice. Since early 2003, at least 300,000 people have been killed. More than 2 million others have been forced from their homes. And day by day, even now, the problems...Tags: Omar al-Bashir, International Criminal Court, Chicago Tribune Columnists, United Nations, European Union
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Out of Africa and into the Ivy League
Parents often flock to books dispensing advice about how to rear children who possess both the social skills to be well liked among their peers and the academic chops to make it to the Ivy League. Hyde Park residents Grayson Kachingwe and Donna...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Television Industry, Malawi, Colleges and Universities, Isaac Asimov
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