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Leading economists: Employee Free Choice key to rebuilding economy
February 26, 2009In a statement delivered today to Capitol Hill and published as a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, more than three dozen of the nation’s top economists call on Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice...
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Bearded Woman Pharoh statue discovered in Egypt
February 26, 2009Egyptian archaeologists on uncovered a statue of pharaoh and a bust of the famous woman pharaoh Hatshepsut in the southern city of Luxor, the state MENA news agency reported.
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New Shaolin Temple to rival Disneyland?
February 26, 2009After the article about the Shaolin Temple planning to build a branch in Hong Kong was published on February 23, it drew attention from readers nationwide. Over 50 websites in China quoted the full text.
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N Korea prepares to launch satellite
February 25, 2009Pyongyang announced on Thursday that it is preparing to fire a communication satellite into orbit, its clearest reference yet to an impending launch that the US has described as 'provocative action.' The DPRK Committee of Space...
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Oscar ratings improve as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ dominates awards
February 25, 2009Preliminary numbers released Monday showed that ratings for the 81st Academy Award show overnight climbed about six percent from last year's record low.
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