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INSIGHT-What ever happened to France's voice in Europe?
Reuters* Loss of French voice mirrors economic decline * Hollande avoids being flag-bearer for the south * Weakened rapport with Germany not good for Berlin By Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - A few hours after midnight one...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Italy, Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund, Labor Legislation
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COLUMN: Thatcher's vigorous virtues effective
Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON -- She had the eyes of Caligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe. So said Francois Mitterrand, the last serious socialist to lead a major European nation, speaking of Margaret Thatcher, who helped bury socialism as a doctrine of governance....Tags: United Kingdom, Career and Workplace, George Will, Tony Blair, Unions
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Carla Hayden's French favorites
For The Baltimore SunIf you go Getting there While many airlines fly to Paris from Baltimore's BWI-Marshall Airport, none are direct flights. It is quicker, and often cheaper, to fly nonstop from Dulles Airport right into Charles de Gaulle Airport. Round-trip flights...Tags: Restaurants, Michelin Group, Souffle, Dining and Drinking, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Baltimore-born producer to develop Josephine Baker musical
The chanteuse Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris during the Roaring '20s and 1930s. She was exotic. She was sultry. She was chic. She was the highest-paid pre-World War II entertainer in Europe. She was, above all else, sui generis. Her life is...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Grease (movie), Manhattan (New York City), Music Industry, Entertainment
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Marking Richard Nixon's 100th birthday -- with a map
L.A. NOWRichard Nixon map: "Native Son Richard Nixon's Southern California: My Life on a Map!" follows the life of the only White House occupant born and raised in Southern California.... -
Airfare to Europe: Yes, there are ways to save
After fuel prices sent airfares skyrocketing last summer, you may have sworn off travel to Europe. We can't predict whether summer 2013 fares will shoot up; looking at a sample now tells us they're not cheap — at least, not in comparison with winter...
Tags: Europe, Istanbul (Turkey), London Heathrow Airport, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations
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Charting the course for 2025
In early 2012, the Indiana Chamber officially unveiled its new long-range economic development plan called Indiana Vision 2025. The goal of the plan is an important one: to make our state an even better place to live, work and raise a family. The plan'...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Mitch Daniels, Executive Branch
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Obama stoops, doesn't conquer
"L'etat, c'est moi." — Louis XIV. "This nation. Me." — Barack Obama, third presidential debate. OK, OK. I'll give you the context. Obama was talking about "when Tunisians began to protest, this nation, me, my administration, stood with...Tags: Iran, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Mali
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An exit interview with Rep. David Dreier
David Dreier was 26, still living in a dorm at Claremont McKenna College and working as a college administrator, when he ran for Congress the first time, in 1978. He lost then but never thereafter. Sixteen times, Dreier was elected to the House of...Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Nancy Pelosi, Entertainment, Budgets and Budgeting, Dance
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Blame all around for Vietnam War
Special to Tribune NewspapersIn the winter of 1954-55, State Department intelligence analyst Paul Kattenburg was in Saigon puzzling over the wisest course for U.S. policymakers. France, with its army defeated at Dien Bien Phu and colonial ambitions in Asia at an end, was preparing...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Woodrow Wilson, Southeast Asia
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Chefs Wolfgang Puck, Masaharu Morimoto talk airport food [Video]
The evolution of airport food continues, from stale burgers in the past to today's higher-end offerings from Spago founder Wolfgang Puck and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Puck's Wolfgang Puck Express and Morimoto's Skewers restaurants, now open at LAX,...Tags: Restaurants, Michelin Group, Wolfgang Puck, Cooking Shows (genre), Dining and Drinking
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Felicity: a man's vision on granite
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterFELICITY — Before stopping here, every time Yuma resident Aisha Rashid saw the spiral staircase, the pyramid and the big church on the hill, she felt intrigued. “I would think — what the heck is (this) place,” said Rashid as...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Religion and Belief, Air and Aviation Sports, Science and Technology, Facebook
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