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Rockefeller asks for presidential commendation for Charles Town resident
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has put a statement in the Congressional Record and written a letter to President Obama asking that a presidential commendation be given to World War II veteran Frederick Mayer, a Charles Town resident....Tags: U.S. Army, Nazi Party, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Germany, Barack Obama
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Austria aims to open up on bank secrecy within weeks
Reuters* Chancellor Faymann sees chance for deal by EU summit in May * Austria ready to drop bank secrecy on foreigners' accounts * Unified EU position will allow talks with Switzerland, U.S. * European Commission gives cautious welcome to new stance By...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Banking, Marketing, Social Sciences, Vienna (Austria)
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Austria paves way for EU bank secrecy talks
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria dropped its blockade of European Union efforts to negotiate accords cracking down on cross-border tax cheats, unveiling on Friday proposals that would allow scrutiny of foreigners' accounts while keeping bank secrecy for...Tags: Banking, Social Sciences, Vienna (Austria), Werner Faymann, Culture
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Austria struggles for unity before EU tax talks
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Domestic politics are bedevilling Austria's efforts to forge a unified stance on easing banking secrecy just days before initial talks with European Union partners on how to crack down on cross-border tax cheats. Austria is the only...Tags: Werner Faymann, Political Fundraising, International Organizations, Luxembourg, European Parliament
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Review: History lurks in Stephen Prina's sculptures at LACMA
Edouard Manet (1832-83) was arguably the first Modern artist. Partly that's because the 19th century painter's work was made in direct, conscious response to museum art — in those days a newfangled institution. Before, painters and sculptors...
Tags: Sculpture, Tangerine, Architecture, Museums, Artists
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Finding music's magic in Bratislava
It's 8 a.m. in Austria. The MS Mozart, queen of the Danube, glides through the current, passing abbeys, cathedrals and villages from the 13th century. The snowflakes fall and nothing stirs from the quaint little houses with the steeple roofs. It is a...Tags: Slovakia, Budapest (Hungary), Bratislava (Slovakia), Music, Artists
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Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards
For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself. "Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help engineer the rescue of six Americans from Iran — won the top prize at the 85th Academy Awards, one year after the...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Christoph Waltz, Music, Searching for Sugar Man (movie), Django Unchained (movie)
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Oscar loves 'Amour' for foreign language: Pic's serious tone was a tough sell
VarietyPARIS -- Although "Amour" represented Austria in the foreign-language film race, its Paris-based lead-producer, Margaret Menegoz, is the one who pulled 70% of the film's $10.6 million budget from France. Germany's X Filme Creative Pool and Austria's...Tags: Michael Haneke, Amour (movie), Movies, France, Music Industry
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Essay: 'Amour' is a horror film for the ages
There is no cabin in the woods or scary house at the end of the street in "Amour." There is no ax-wielding Jack Nicholson running around. Yet filmmaker Michael Haneke's examination of the final days of a long life — and a long love — may be...
Tags: Isabelle Huppert, Jack Nicholson, Physical Conditions, Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon (movie)
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Altitude unveils sales as it builds EFM slate: 'Stone Roses' doc, 'Catch' among seven pics it's repping
VarietyLONDON -- Altitude Film Entertainment has unveiled a slew of international sales and added two pics to its five-film slate on the eve of the European Film Market in Berlin, which kicks off Feb. 7. The U.K.-based production, financing and sales outfit...Tags: Malaysia, United Kingdom, Swiss Confederation, Movies, Philippines
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American teen Sarah Hendrickson wins world ski jumping title
Sarah Hendrickson, an 18-year-old from Park City, Utah, has won the women's ski jumping title at the Nordic world championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Hendrickson, who trains at the private Winter School in Park City, outdistanced Japan's Sara...
Tags: Jump Skiing, Japan, Ski Jumping, NFL Scouting Combine, Juvenile Delinquency
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What's New in Germany, Hungary, and Austria for 2013
Rick Steves' EuropeThree countries with a rich heritage -- Germany, Hungary, and Austria -- each have a constantly evolving sightseeing scene. Here's the latest: Getting into the Reichstag, Berlin's parliament building (with its striking 155-foot-tall glass cupola), has...Tags: Media Industry, Budapest (Hungary), Wines, Hungary, Martin Luther
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