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Russian oil titan auctioned off for taxes
January 7, 2005NewsAnalysis HOUSTON — The most important subsidiary of the Russian oil company Yukos was auctioned off on Dec. 19 to a little-known company, BaikalFinansGroup, for failure to pay its tax bills. According to the New York...
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Jim Moore, press builder, dies at 100
January 7, 2005BERKELEY, Calif. — Jim Moore wanted with all his heart to make it to his 100th birthday. Friends and family brought him cards and flowers Nov. 8 at Berkeley’s Alta Bates Hospital to help him celebrate...
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Mara Levi: smart rock n roll
January 7, 2005Music Review “Just when you thought smart folk-pop was dead, here comes Mara Levi with her folkster sounds and powerful messages.” — Discovering Artists, Sept. 17 Mara Levi introduces a new category of rock and roll...
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Motorcycle Diaries wins N.Y. Film Critics award
January 7, 2005Film Awards ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ wins N.Y. Film Critics award Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles’ “Diarios de Motocicleta” (The Motorcycle Diaries), reflecting Cuban-Argentine guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara’s youthful road trip through South America, was awarded best foreign...
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A heritage of peacemaking and altruism
January 7, 2005BOOK REVIEW If you would like to see an example of a communist society that dates back to the founding of this nation, “Shakerism: Its Meaning and Message” by Anna White and Leila S. Taylor is...
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