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    The Many Faces of Che

    Feb 12, 2009 10:40 PM EDT

    When Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara is asked “How does it feel to be a symbol?” in Steven Soderbergh’s new movie about him, Guevara replies, “A symbol of what?” While Soderbergh leaves that question largely rhetorical for viewers, countless artists have drawn inspiration from Guevara’s image and come ...

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    Weak Earnings Reports Trigger Market Losses

    Oct 22, 2008 02:45 PM EDT

    ... to address the crisis, its causes and work to reach an understanding on regulatory and institutional reforms for global financial sectors.G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United ...

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    Olympic Torch Relay Puts Chinese Policies in Focus

    Apr 09, 2008 10:25 PM EDT

    ... flame has ignited clashes this week in London and Paris, where the runners were assaulted and the flame was extinguished five times during its 18-mile route.The momentum of this week's events has caught San Francisco officials by surprise. What they did not anticipate -- at least not at ...

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    Political Shift in Bolivia

    Dec 20, 2005 05:00 AM EDT

    ... even to nationalize it, although I don't think that he necessarily will do that. But he's going to drive a harder bargain and make sure that Bolivians get something from their resources. And he's in a very good position to do so. Even though the country is ...

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    Impasse Over Agriculture Threatens WTO's Hong Kong Meeting

    Dec 09, 2005 10:30 PM EDT

    ... seal the deal on Doha, but the impasse over agriculture has placed significant strain on negotiations, enough that some economists consider the upcoming talks a make or break for Doha and possibly the future of the WTO. "If there's not a deal at Hong Kong, Doha's dead," said ...

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    U.S. Push for Latin American Free Trade Agreement Falls Short

    Nov 07, 2005 09:00 PM EDT

    ... that would stretch from Canada to Cape Horn. But a movement led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez foiled attempts to come to a formal agreement. "Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela find that conditions do not exist to negotiate the FTAA as proposed," explained Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa at ...

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    Tribute to Simon Wiesenthal

    Sep 20, 2005 04:00 AM EDT

    ... members of their immediate families. Wiesenthal himself survived three death camps; in one he was among just 34 inmates of an original 150,000 to make it out alive. On liberation, he weighed under seven stone. For the next six decades from a nondescript office in Vienna, Wiesenthal made sure ...

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    Airline Delays Over Christmas Weekend

    Dec 27, 2004 05:00 AM EDT

    ... university. He's now a visiting professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. And Tom Leritz, he's a transportation analyst with Argent Capital in St. Louis. Welcome to you both. Darryl Jenkins, can you recall a weekend meltdown like this, especially at Christmastime? DARRYL JENKINS: Well ...

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    IMF Managing Director Discusses Organization's Role

    Aug 05, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    ... an MBA from Berkeley back in the '70s, Rato has been Spain's economic czar for the past eight years, managing to stir competition there, make it easier to fire and hire workers, cut taxes, and spur Spanish economic growth. He lost his job when his party lost in the ...

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    Conflicting Stem Cell Research

    Jul 14, 2004 05:04 PM EDT

    The use of adult stem cells to treat the body, which would eliminate the ethical dilemma raised by the use of embryonic stem cells, is theoretically appealing. The larger question, however, is can adult stem cells grow into any other cell type.