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Sugarland Joins Nobel Peace Prize Concert
![<span style="font-size: small;">Sugarland are getting ready to wrap up their widely successful Incredible Machine tour next week, but the award-winning duo, comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, aren't ready to put away their suitcases just yet. The two will head to Oslo, Norway, in December, where they'll take part in the all-star Nobel Peace Prize Concert.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65622199-24072956.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">Sugarland are getting ready to wrap up their widely successful Incredible Machine tour next week, but the award-winning duo, comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, aren't ready to put away their suitcases just yet. The two will head to Oslo, Norway, in December, where they'll take part in the all-star Nobel Peace Prize Concert.</span>")
Sugarland are getting ready to wrap up their widely successful Incredible Machine tour next week, but the award-winning duo, comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, aren't ready to put away their suitcases just yet. The two will head to Oslo,...Tags: Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Entertainment, Sugarland (music group)
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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches....Tags: Entertainment Events, Sydney (Australia), China, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Beijing (China)
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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Entertainment Events, Sports, Argentina, Prisons, Murder
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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts....Tags: Entertainment Events, Thomson Corporation, Political Corruption, Accounting and Auditing, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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A full life: Salisbury man combines love for family, cars and wood carving
Wayne DeAngelis is happy with his life. You can tell because he laughs as soon as you ask him. Or you can watch him smile while he steers the yellow 1934 Ford he restored and refurbished with a Mercedes-Benz roof. Another way to tell that the...
Tags: Ford, Entertainment Events, Allentown, Mercedes-Benz, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Former Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87
ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a "dirty war" dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87....Tags: Entertainment Events, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights, Argentina
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Alzheimer's Disease, Starbucks Corp.
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Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target
In the 65 years since the creation of Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Peace Negotiations, Movies, Camp David, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Scientists finally get stem cells from cloned human embryos, possible step toward treatments
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. A prominent expert called the work a landmark, but...Tags: Entertainment Events, Science and Technology, Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease
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COLUMN-Four ways to avoid bad decisions during a bull run
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Is the Dow's movement above 15,000 or the record close of the S&P 500 Index last week a buy signal? They may not mean anything, but most market watchers believe the rise is talismanic. Despite the lure of recent...Tags: Entertainment Events, Economy, Business and Finance, University of California, Berkeley, S&P 500, Stock Market
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Tale-tellers' chagrin and bear it in shame game
Mary Hoffmann was out of my league. Star gymnast. One of the cutest girls in the ninth grade. Rumored to date upperclassmen. I thought of her immediately when I was invited to be one of three contestants last Friday in the season finale of "Shame That...Tags: Entertainment Events, Abortion, Prosecution, Awards and Prizes, Social Issues
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The indomitable ambition of Elie Wiesel
Change of SubjectFrom the Sunday print column “I haven't even begun,” said Elie Wiesel during a phone conversation I had with him last week. “I have so much still to do in this life, and I sometimes have the feeling I haven’t......
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