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 Colbert for president!
| The New York Times, in its wisdom, remains irony-challenged and doesn't know what to think about satirist and Comedy Channel host Stephen Colbert's decision to run - for something. | The newspaper o... (photo: Creative Commons / webrageous) Al Jazeera
Comedy Photos President US Wikipedia: Stephen Colbert |
 Clash of the Copa del Rey giants
| Real Madrid and Barcelona resume their historic rivalry on Wednesday when the two teams meet in the first leg of the quarter finals of the Spanish Cup. | The scene is the Santiago Bernabeu before th... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez) Al Jazeera
Barcelona Copa del Rey Photos Real Madrid Wikipedia: 201112 Copa del Rey |
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 State's Tourism Effort Stuck In First Gear
| The marketing of Connecticut has suffered for decades from disinvestment and misalignment of resources. Today, Connecticut is competing for tourism in a global economy ... (photo: Creative Commons) Hartford Courant
Business Connecticut Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Connecticut |
 China's cultural front against the West
| President Hu Jintao of China made headlines in the early days of the new year saying China and the West were engaged in an escalating culture war, calling on Chinese pe... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) Al Jazeera
China Cultural Headlines Photos Wikipedia/Hu Jintao |
 What Is the Right Amount of Group Work in School?
| Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older.See all Student Opinion » | Group work — love it or hate it, it’s a regular part of the school... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The New York Times
Education Life Photos Students Wikipedia: School |
 Teen obesity tied to poor mom-child relationship - study
London - Toddlers who have poor relationships with their mother are more likely to pack on extra weight as they grow up, according to a US study. | Researchers who follow... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Independent online
Health Photos Society Wikipedia: Obesity Youth |
 US wants effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025
| WASHINGTON - The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying i... (photo: Creative Commons / Susan NYC) Newsday
Disease Photos Treatment Washington Wikipedia/Alzheimer |
 Review: 'Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East' by Dennis Paulson
| I generally find that those who know the most about environment seem to make greater efforts to preserve it. Bird watchers and butterfly aficionados, for example, often... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner
Environment Insect Nature Photos Wikipedia: Damselfly |
 The Wealth Gap - Inequality in Numbers
Until protestors took to the streets last year, first in New York and then in financial centres across the world, inequality had been a low-key issue. | Not any more. | W... (photo: AP / Ted S. Warren) BBC News
Economy Photos Poverty Protest Wikipedia: Economic inequality |
