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Skater Boitano comes out, will represent U.S. at Olympics
December 20, 2013Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.
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South Africa, then and now
December 20, 2013In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.
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Obama-Castro handshake has meaning
December 20, 2013Attending a memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. The encounter was surely revealing about the past, and maybe about the future.
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Top 14 quotes from Pope Francis, “2013 Person of the Year”
December 20, 2013A list of 14 quotes from Pope Francis that help believers and nonbelievers in the quest towards a better world.
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Mexican lawmakers OK privatization of nation’s oil industry
December 19, 2013The measure will allow foreign multinational corporations to explore, drill and sell Mexican oil and gas.
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