On GPS this week, two important, exclusive interviews as the clock ticks ever closer to a debt debacle for the U.S.
Deal or no deal, Fareed thinks the damage has been done. He puts that to two people with extensive experience and power in the worl ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 at 11:19AM
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(CNN) -- The Syrian city of Hama has an ancient past as part of the Roman, Greek and Byzantine empires, but recent deadly violence has revived memories of its more recent history as a hotbed of unrest and brutal government crackdown. At least 62 peo ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 at 11:01AM
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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- When Iman Abdella steps out of a black-and-white Cairo taxi in Haggana, residents of the impoverished quarter rush to greet her with jubilant cries and trilling zaghareet. "Alf marhaba (welcome a thousand times)," cries Soad Be ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 at 10:49AM
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(CNN) -- Photographer Thomas Nybo has captured images of some of the toughest issues facing Africa, from child mortality to access to education. He recently visited five countries in 11 days as he traveled around West Africa with New York Times colu ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 at 10:12AM
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Havana (CNN) -- Olivia Sersute and her sister have shared the same home on the second floor of a faded Havana mansion since they were children and even after getting married and having kids of their own. They didn't have much choice. In theory, Cuba ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 at 10:08AM
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BlackDoctor.org) -- Most of us are quick to acknowledge the need to protect our skin from the rigors of summer heat and sun. But come Labor Day a quick glance in the mirror frequently lets us know what we forgot to protect -- our hair. Indeed, a se ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 3:21PM
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I’ve said many times that God has a plan for your life. But what I want to emphasize is that his plan, which Paul describes as a race in today’s verse, is custom-designed for you and you alone.
You are supposed to run the race God has set for you ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 2:58PM
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Washington, D.C. – On Monday, the Department of Justice filed suit against the state of Alabama to block the implementation of HB 56, which is set to take effect September 1. HB 56 is similar to but far more punitive than Arizona’s SB 1070. The law i ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 2:46PM
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You can beat burnout by discovering ways to devote more time to the activities and people that matter most to you. Here are five ways to bring a little more balance to your daily routine.
1. Build downtime into your schedule.
When you plan you ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 2:03PM
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Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- How to make money from movies online is a question vexing studio executives the world over. But a Nigerian tech entrepreneur claims to have the answer -- for his country's burgeoning film industry at least.
Jason Njoku is t ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 1:28PM
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The Senate approved a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling, which will impose sweeping new spending cuts and will narrowly avert an unprecedented national default. The House of Representatives approved the measure Monday by ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 1:24PM
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Our father Jacob id the third father, he is the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham. When you are reading the Hebrew Bible, you must remember that the names have an important significance in the hero's life. While I was learning the Biblical Heb ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 at 1:01PM
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to U.S. House chamber to a standing ovation to cast vote in favor of debt ceiling deal.
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Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 10:26PM
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NEW YORK -- Six months after New York City news junkies flocked to Al Jazeera English’s website for up-to-the-second coverage of the Egyptian uprising, they’ll now have a chance to watch the 24-hour news network on its original platform: television. ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 5:22PM
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Don't Hold the Middle Class Hostage to Give Millionaires Tax Breaks>>>
It's getting down to the wire. The August 2nd deadline to fix our debt ceiling and prevent an economic collapse is rapidly approaching. But instead of making compromises and find ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 4:24PM
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What the Debt Deal Does
•Removes economic uncertainty surrounding the debt limit at a critical time and prevents either party from using a failure to meet our obligations for political gain.
•Makes a significant down payment to reduce the deficit ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 4:12PM
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The keynote speaker at one seminar I attended made this statement - "We all wear masks". As I pondered on what possible meanings that statement might have, I realised that this is a general summation of humanity. Regardless of whom we are and at diff ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 1:31PM
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"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." Author Unkown >>>
Relaxation is not something everyone can afford these days. With all the demands of life—career, social and personal—it is hard to find time for ourselves to truly relax. Ju ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 1:23PM
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Armstrong considers herself a family woman. She says she's been without a partner for "many years, and that's a choice" - deciding to put her energies into her work and her familyl; She even moved to Australia to be closer to them. Unbeknownst to ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2011 at 11:35AM
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A financial consultant says she was kicked off her JetBlue flight after a supervisor demanded to know if she was wearing underwear, then allegedly stuck his walkie-talkie between her legs. Malinda Knowles, 27, is now suing JetBlue, the supervisor and ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2011 at 12:03AM
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Here we go again with another SCANDAL! Rememeber when former NY Attorney Gen Andrew Coumo broke the news back in 2007 that revealed widespread unethical relationships between schools and lenders, with colleges and universities accepting gifts and ot ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2011 at 8:45PM
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(CNN) -- Every morning before school, nine-year-old Terisia Techu would undergo a painful procedure. Her mother would take a burning hot pestle straight out of a fire and use it to press her breasts. With tears in her eyes as she recalls what it was ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2011 at 8:38PM
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