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People. People who don’t need ‘People’
May 7, 2009From a pool of about seven billion, those hard-working geniuses at People magazine have managed to find the 100 most beautiful people in the whole wide world. And -- get ready for the surprise -- almost...
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Pete Seeger at 90: Time to nominate him for the Nobel Prize
May 7, 2009No one counted noses but it is fair to estimate that millions joined in the “For Pete’s Sake, Sing” celebrations of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday Sunday May 3. The birthday parties ranged from a sold-out concert...
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Obama admin. launches renewable fuels programs
May 7, 2009President Obama took two major steps this week to expand the use of renewable energy sources. First, he ordered the creation of a new administration 'biofuels working group.' Second, he launched the rulemaking process in the...
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On his 90th, Pete is toasted in big towns and small
May 7, 2009SEQUIM, WA. — “For Pete Sake, Sing!” celebrations of Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday were held across the U.S. and around the world Sunday May 3, with a throng of 20,000 at the jam-packed birthday party at...
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Picking up the pieces after catastrophe in Iraq, the ‘cradle of civilization’
May 7, 2009Iraqi scientists join forces with Americans to save antiquities CHICAGO — The world cried in the spring of 2003, during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. But perhaps archaeologists cried the hardest.
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