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'The Falklanders eat fish and chips. How can they belong to Argentina?'

On Wednesday, angry protesters from the leftwing Peronist "Movimiento Evita" group gathered to yell "British out of Malvinas" at the doorstep of the British ambassador's residence in Buenos Aires.

NBC Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Its Content from New Ad

But Brokaw—and NBC—pushed back. The network said its legal department will be asking the Romney campaign to remove NBC footage from the ad, noting that similar requests have gone out before to other campaigns using footage from NBC News broadcasts.  

Indian Budget 2011 - Ministry of Finance

          BUDGET 2011-2012   Speech  of Pranab Mukherjee Minister of Finance      Madam Speaker,             I rise to present the Union Budget for 2011-12.     …

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On Auschwitz liberation anniversary Germans confront latent anti-Semitism

As Germany commemorates the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, The Local wrtier Miriam Widman explores just how widespread anti-Semitism continues to be in Germany nearly 70 years after the WW2 Jewish Holocaust (5-6 million killed, 1 in 6 dying from deprivation). 

Romney Campaign To Correct Financial Disclosure Forms To Include Overseas Income

Mitt Romney’s campaign said Thursday it was working to correct the Republican candidate’s financial disclosures following reports that nearly two dozen funds, including a now-closed Swiss bank account, were not included on the forms as required. The Romney campaign …

Bobby Thomson, who hit 'shot heard 'round the world' hero, dies

Bobby Thomson, the man whose walk-off "shot heard 'round the world" home run capped a near-miraculous comeback playoff victory by the New York Giants in 1951, died Monday at the age of 86. Thomson, whose health had been declining, died in Savannah, Ga.  

The Obama Memos: How Washington Remade the President : The New Yorker

In the past four decades, the two political parties have become more internally homogeneous and ideologically distant.

The True Cost of High School Dropouts - NYTimes.com

ONLY 21 states require students to attend high school until they graduate or turn 18.

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