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Olympic balancing acts
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Attending? Yes Explanation: Earlier, Sarkozy had said he would wait for progress in talks between China and the Dalai Lama. But a statement issued last week by Sarkozy's office noted, "The head of state consulted all...Tags: Sports, 2016 Olympic Games, Yasuo Fukuda, Heads of State, European Union
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Shakira, other Latin American stars sing for their cause -- ALAS
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMEXICO CITY -- Not so long ago, Latin American artists who spoke up for social causes often risked prison, exile or far worse. What a difference a generation makes. On Thursday, a phalanx of Spanish-speaking pop artists headed by Colombian superstar...Tags: Justice System, Music, Latin Music (genre), Alejandro Sanz, Dixie Chicks (music group)
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Letters to the editor
-------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Letters: A Jan. 28 letter about "smart power" was published with a misspelled signature, Martin Laudal. The letter was written by Martin Maudal. — -------------------- Guantanamo POWs Re “ Obama sets...Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, National Government, Justice System, Barack Obama, European Union
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Annual Hay Festival is one for the books
The small market town of Hay, nestled on the border between England and Wales, is an unlikely setting for one of the world's biggest book festivals. It has a population of less than 2,000, and the nearest train station is 30 miles away. Yet each year,...Tags: Graham Greene, United Kingdom, Gore Vidal, Chess Playing, Arthur Miller
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Jade Goody dies at 27; British reality TV star televised her battle with cancer
Jade Goody, a reality show star whose bad behavior before the cameras catapulted her to tabloid fame and whose public battle with cancer set off a media frenzy that continued to test the bounds of social decency in Britain, died Sunday. She was 27....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Family, Weddings, Entertainment, London (England)
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... and why he should stay home
President Bush's announcement that he will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics came in the wake of brutal crackdowns in Tibet and during a week when seven peacekeepers were murdered in the Darfur region of Sudan, where China continues to...Tags: Barack Obama, Demonstration, Elections, Justice and Rights, Politics
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Open government, the Internet way
Much of what Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) proposed in his speech on ethics reform late last month marched across familiar terrain: a ban on gifts to federal employees; a requirement that appointees cannot rule on issues that affect their former employers; a...Tags: National Government, White House, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Elections
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Car is rammed into Glasgow airport, explodes
Times Staff WriterTwo men crashed a car into the main doors of the Glasgow airport today, and it exploded in a ball of flames just inside the terminal. Authorities arrested the men and shut down Scotland's busiest airport, but there were no reports of casualties among...Tags: BBC, Emergency Planning, Health, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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The rights of states, Washington and gays
++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Re "Giuliani, the federalist candidate," Opinion, July 25 Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani is right on the money. So many issues that should be solved at the state level have been captured...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Tom LaBonge, Regional Authority, International Military Interventions
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At the dispatch box with David Cameron
David Cameron, the leader of Britain's Conservative Party, visited the editorial board Friday to discuss the U.K. role in the Iraq war, the relationship with the United State's and his own party's future. Cameron recently scored a series of political...Tags: Elections, United Kingdom, State Budgets, Finance, Environmental Pollution
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U.S. will still pursue Iran sanctions
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe United States will forge ahead with a third sanctions resolution on Iran, U.S. officials said Tuesday, arguing that the American intelligence report made public this week showed that it was international pressure that caused Tehran to halt its nuclear...Tags: France, Economy, Russia, European Union, London (England)
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Britain's blasphemy law no longer sacred
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA funny thing happened in November when Britain launched a righteous protest over Sudan's arrest of a British schoolteacher accused of insulting Islam by letting her students name a class teddy bear Muhammad. The Sudanese ambassador was summoned; Prime...Tags: Justice System, Elections, London (England), Parliament, Sudan
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