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Postcard from Tokyo The Street Vendors are Back! (21 March 01:05) |
| Replaced by convenience stores and high-tech vending machines, roving food vendors have largely disappeared from the streets of Tokyo. Can one company stage their comeback? |
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And Justice for Some LAs Shrinking Court System (21 March 12:55) |
| America's largest trial court system is undergoing severe shrinkage because of California's budget crisis. Is this a preview of things to come for the rest of the U.S.? |
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In Morocco a Crackdown on Christian Aid Workers
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| In recent weeks, the Moroccan government has raided Christian-run orphanages
and deported Christian aid workers — a surprise move in a liberal Muslim
country |
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Tea Partyers Shout N-Word at Black Congressmen (21 March 07:40) |
| The raucous, ugly build-up to House health care vote included Tea Party protesters shouting racial slurs at black congressmen |
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Bringing a Historic but Haunted Winery Back to Life (21 March 04:00) |
| Memories of American winemaking's pre-Prohibition history come alive in the revival of a "ghost" winery — and so does one murdered man's restless soul. |
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Father Hs Story Germanys Pedophile Priest Scandal (21 March 03:40) |
| In an interview with TIME, the psychiatrist who treated the Catholic priest accused of pedophilia describes his former patient's attitude — then and now |
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Walmart Suffering a Rare Slump Fights Back on Prices (21 March 03:25) |
| The world's largest retailer has witnessed a drop in customer traffic. What went wrong, and how Walmart is going to fix it |
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In Thailand A Little Black Magic Is Politics as Usual (20 March 02:10) |
| Last's weeks blood protests in Bangkok were a rare public revelation of a more covert aspect of the ongoing conflict between the country's political movements — a war of the supernatura... |
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Deep Funk Why Britain is Feeling Bleak (20 March 02:10) |
| The pound is weak, jobs are scarce, and the economy may slip back into recession. But few Britons believe the next government will fix what ails their country |
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Donald Trump Goes on an Adventure in Panama (20 March 01:35) |
| A 70-story tower is going up in the real-estate crazed Latin American country. Is it a solid investment — or the plaything of speculators? |
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Getting Her Way Pelosis Powers of Persuasion (20 March 01:05) |
| The Speaker was schooled in a family that valued political favors — and tit-for-tat. Now she doles out carrots and sticks for the most important vote of her career |
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Review Swedish Suspense (20 March 05:15) |
| The Swedish film version of Stieg Larsson's mega-selling mystery novel does away with much of the book's detail but keeps the suspense |
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Octomom Nadya Suleman in Danger of Foreclosure (20 March 04:30) |
| Mortgage holder Amer Haddadin says he is starting foreclosure proceedings on the $565,000 La Habra residence because the family hasn't kept up the payments |
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Sochi Russian Olympic Scandals Short Funds Strike (20 March 02:45) |
| The Sochi Winter Olympics are still four years away, but Russia is already
encountering a host of obstacles, including worker strikes and environmental
complaints |
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QA Shane Harris on His New Book The Watchers (19 March 11:45) |
| In 'The Watchers,' Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government's real-life efforts to see and hear more in the face of growing terrorist threats |
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Trouble in Sochi Russias Mounting Olympic Problems (19 March 11:35) |
| The Sochi Winter Olympics are still four years away, but Russia is already
encountering a host of obstacles, including worker strikes and environmental
complaints |
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In West Virginia a Battle Over Mountaintop Mining (19 March 10:55) |
| Both residents and environmentalists are fighting to ban the practice, which has turned some parts of Appalacia into ghost towns |
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Animal Suicide OBarry of Oscar Winner Cove Says Yes (19 March 10:40) |
| A new study in the British journal 'Endeavour' examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves |
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Hong Kong Parent-Child Suicide Rate Up Support Limited (19 March 08:35) |
| Filicide-suicides are not a new phenomenon in East Asia, but Hong Kong's relatively high number -- there have been at least 15 since the start of 2008 -- has raised alarm |
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Netanyahu Calls Clinton to Defuse Tensions (19 March 08:35) |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed to meet in Washington to confront face to face an embarrassing dispute over Israeli land claims |
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Whip Smart Melissa Febos on Her NYC Dominatrix Memoir (19 March 05:55) |
| Former New York City dominatrix Melissa Febos explains the underground sexual subculture in her new memoir 'Whip Smart' |
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How Dems Got the Score They Wanted on Health Reform (19 March 04:15) |
| It took a while, but on Thursday, House Democrats inched the health care boulder a bit further up the legislative hill |
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Afghanistan Karzais Brother Complicates Kandahar Plans (19 March 03:20) |
| Diplomats, analysts and local notables say the Kandahar governor, Ahmed Wali Karzai, is unlikely to be embraced by the population even if NATO clears out the Taliban |
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Google China Exit Microsoft Baidu Tencent Seek to Gain (19 March 06:25) |
| Microsoft's Bing is sharpening its knives over Google China's potential exit over the search-engine censorship issue, but so are the aggressive, ambitious companies Baidu, Tencent and Sohu.c... |
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Anxiety of Influence (19 March 06:00) |
| A spit test tells us whose genes prevailed in our son's DNA. Too bad there's no gene for awesomeness |
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Does Obamas Education Plan Make the Grade (19 March 06:00) |
| The President's plan for education reform is a good start. Here's how to make it even better |
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Eric Holders Trials and Tribulations (19 March 06:00) |
| The Attorney General wanted to prosecute a top terrorist in New York City. Plan B, anyone? |
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Gourmet on the Go (19 March 06:00) |
| Chefs like Kogi's Roy Choi are using trucks to bring high-end food to the masses at drive-through prices |
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Greenberg Review Depressed Ben Stiller Gets the Girl (19 March 05:50) |
| In Noah Baumbach's compelling movie 'Greenberg,' Ben Stiller's prickly, depressed character makes us ponder the meaning of co-dependency |
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UN Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Fails Win for Japan Lobby (19 March 04:35) |
| Momentum had been building for a ban on catching the bluefin tuna, whose numbers have dropped dramatically thanks to the popularity of sushi. But members of CITES voted against a prohibition... |
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EU Obesity Fight Traffic Lights for Sugar Fat Salt (19 March 01:40) |
| Worried about rising obesity levels, health advocates in Europe are pushing
for new 'traffic light' labels on food products — green is healthy and
red ... not so much |
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Geico Video Warren Buffett as Guns N Roses Axl Rose (19 March 12:20) |
| In a Geico video, the billionaire investor becomes the new Axl Rose, even more pained than the original rock star. But, man, does he know how to sell |
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Obama Jobs Bill Economic Recovery Creating Employment (19 March 12:20) |
| The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million jobs. Getting them back means understanding what makes the economy tick |
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QA How America Became a Surveillance State (19 March 12:20) |
| It reads like a spy novel, but in The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State, author Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government's real-life efforts to see and hear more in the fac... |
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Obama Pollster Benenson on How to Win Health Care Vote (18 March 11:45) |
| President Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care reform legislation, no matter what the polls say |
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Walmart Target in Recession Retail Battle Over Food (18 March 11:40) |
| Discount clothes are fine, but Target is discovering that recession-ravaged shoppers want more groceries -- and Walmart owns that aisle |
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Pentagon Trains Computer Hackers for Cyber-Defense (18 March 11:25) |
| Pentagon thinks like a hacker to protect its cyber-infrastructure |
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NCAA March Madness Bracket Expansion Plan Divides Teams (18 March 11:25) |
| March Madness: The NCAA is considering expanding the men's basketball tournament to include 96 teams. Why that plan is an air ball |
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Game of Death French TV Shocks with Torture Experiment (18 March 11:10) |
| In the French documentary 'The Game of Death,' contestants on a fake game show are cajoled into "torturing" other participants with electric shocks. Is it reality TV taken to the extreme? |
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How to Create a Job (18 March 07:50) |
| The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million jobs. Getting them back means understanding what makes the economy tick |
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NCAA Mulls Expanding March Madness Are They Mad (18 March 07:45) |
| The NCAA is considering expanding the men's basketball tournament to include 96 teams. Why that plan is an air ball |
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To Battle Computer Hackers the Pentagon Trains Its Own (18 March 03:30) |
| The only way to protect America's cyber infrastructure, say the experts, is to be able to think like those seeking to disrupt them |
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Will Europe Green Light New Food Labels (18 March 02:50) |
| Worried about rising obesity levels, health advocates in Europe are pushing
for new 'traffic light' labels on food products — green is healthy and
red ... not so much |
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The US-Israel Spat Just a Sideshow (18 March 02:35) |
| The back-and-forth between Obama and Netanyahu casts the roadblocks to peace in even starker light. Perhaps it is time for drastic action |
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NKorean Executed Over Currency Reform (18 March 02:35) |
| North Korea has executed a former senior official after holding him responsible for the country's botched currency reform, a news report said Thursday |
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The Health Care Brawl Why Obamas Team Thinks It Can Win (18 March 02:10) |
| Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care, no matter what the polls say |
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Health Care Brawl Why Obamas Team Thinks It Can Win (18 March 02:10) |
| Obama's team is ready for a brawl over health care, no matter what the polls say |
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Catholic Europe How Damaged is the Papacy (18 March 11:50) |
| A string of sex-abuse scandals across Europe rocks the Catholic Church and threatens to undermine Pope Benedict XVI |
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McChrystal Bin Laden Still Wanted -- Alive (18 March 11:35) |
| The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring him to justice." |
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Iraq Election Close Results Portend More Trouble (18 March 11:30) |
| While Maliki and Allawi are neck and neck, neither will have enough votes to govern - or even, perhaps, to claim the right to form a coalition |
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