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Pyramid Banks' Come To Colombia
Hundreds of thousands of people may lose savings to unstable financial institutions.
Forbes.com News -
November 21, 2008 - 5:16 am
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Tribute to women' breast implant raffle axed
A Spanish nightclub has scrapped plans to stage a raffle for breast enlargement surgery after an uproar over the event.
ABC Australia -
November 20, 2008 - 9:28 pm
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The New Old Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, a Spanish colonial town in Mexico, is luring a wave of American home buyers. In San Miguel de Allende, a place beloved for its preserved Spanish colonial architecture and aura of timeless charm, new developments for expatriates may threaten the lifestyle that drew them the...
New York Times: NYT HomePage -
November 20, 2008 - 6:46 pm
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CIA faulted in shooting down of missionary plane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA obstructed inquiries into its role in the shooting down of an aircraft carrying a family of U.S. missionaries in Peru in 2001, the agency's inspector general has concluded.
Reuters: World News -
November 20, 2008 - 5:43 pm
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U.S. judge: Five Algerians at Guantanamo can be freed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five of six Algerians must be released after nearly seven years of captivity at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Reuters: Top News -
November 20, 2008 - 11:28 am
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Rapper gets 20 years after writing shooting song
He shot a man twice and felt so good about it, police said, a rapper wrote a song describing the shooting and calling out the victim by name. A judge sentenced 25-year-old Rico Todriquez Wright Monday to spend the next 20 years in prison after his victim mentioned the hip hop confession to polic...
StarTribune: Nation/World -
November 19, 2008 - 3:12 pm
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Chinese Leader in Cuba on Trade Tour
President Hu Jintao of China toured Havana as his country expanded its already extensive economic relationship with Cuba.
New York Times: International News -
November 18, 2008 - 11:58 pm
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Maradona shrugs off Butcher snub
New Argentina boss Diego Maradona will not lose any sleep if Terry Butcher refuses to shake his hand at Hampden.
BBC News: UK Edition -
November 18, 2008 - 11:10 am
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Official: Mexican jet hit 767's wake before crash
The Lear jet that crashed on landing last week in Mexico City, killing all aboard, including Mexico's interior minister, may have been felled by the turbulence from a large passenger jet it was following too closely, the nation's transportation secretary said Friday, citing results of a prelimin...
CNN International -
November 14, 2008 - 5:19 pm
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Interest rates soar as credit tightens in Mexico
Some economists are worried it could send millions of Mexicans spinning into a cycle of debt, a situation that could hurt the ...
USATODAY: Top Stories -
November 13, 2008 - 8:43 pm
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