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JAMESTOWN, Va. Just beyond the remains of a Confederate military earthwork, past the site of the first English settlement in the New World, you come to the James River -- where the first Africans arrived on these shores as slaves. Spirits of the ancestors occupy...(more)
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NAIROBI -- To a growing number of foreign investors, sub-Saharan Africa represents much more than the ethnic clashes, coups, bouts of genocide and natural disasters that have scarred many countries in the region. It represents dazzling opportunities to make money. "If you look at sub-Saharan...(more)
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Aaron Sorkin is writing a movie about the online social networking site Facebook, Variety reported.
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Two paintings by the Italian Renaissance master Titian are being offered at a reduced price to museums in Britain, Reuters reported.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour , the world's second-largest retailer, posted a 5.5 percent rise in first-half operating profit on Friday, lifted by strong performance in Latin America growth markets, and reiterated its 2008 targets.
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Rain was falling when USC's team charter arrived in Virginia, a possible precursor to what the Trojans might have to deal with in their opener Saturday against Virginia. Rain was falling Thursday night when USC's team charter arrived here, a possible precursor to what the Trojans...(more)
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Score another one for Boeing. The defense and aerospace giant has been clawing its way back into the competition to build a new generation of aerial refueling planes for the Air Force in an unusually public way. After losing the recent Air Force decision to...(more)
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For 40 minutes, people planted themselves on bar stools in nightclubs and on crowded couches in private homes, their eyes fixed on television screens and history. There were tears and butterflies and a giddiness to it all, as Sen. Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination...(more)
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DENVER -- A few months ago, it looked as if this might be the year when organized labor's spot in the Democratic Party would slip a notch or two. Sen. Barack Obama had managed to launch his insurgent primary campaign almost entirely without labor backing,...(more)
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DENVER (AP) -- First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing."...
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MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has a lower incidence of HIV than most of its neighbors despite sharing many of the risks, but health officials warned on Thursday that many new cases were now coming to light.
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