August 11, 2008
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An update on the conflict between Georgia and Russia
By
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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United States wins gold, breaks record in Olympic swimming relay
By
Adaora Udoji,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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Black radio: Making waves, making money
By
Adaora Udoji,
Corey Takahashi,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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Forging a new career: Lee Israel's life of literary crime
By
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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A sad Sunday for soul fans: Isaac Hayes dies at 65
By
Adaora Udoji,
Jim Colgan,
Corey Takahashi,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
Isaac Hayes took the sound of Memphis around the world before dying Sunday at age 65. It was a sad day for soul fans and the end of a pioneering career.
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A look at the history of conflict between Georgia and Russia
By
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
James Traub, contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine says the hostilities between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region South Ossetia should not come as a surprise.
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Spokesman says Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf won't quit in face of impeachment
By
Adaora Udoji,
Sitara Nieves,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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Bolivia's Evo Morales expected to win referendum, remedy national inequities
By
Adaora Udoji,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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A pumped-up dollar deflates prices at the pump
By
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
For the fifth week in a row, gas prices fell. And it looks like the nation owes a tip of the hat to the dollar.
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The Olympic events you haven't heard of
By
Adaora Udoji,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
The BBC's Ollie Williams takes The Takeaway behind the scenes of The Games in Beijing, including the story of the gold-winning Thai weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, who believes she had luck on her side because she changed her name. A fortune-teller told the former Chanpim Kantatian, "If you change your name, you will win the gold."
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The digital frontlines in the Georgia conflict
By
Adaora Udoji,
Jim Colgan,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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The latest from the campaign trail
By
Adaora Udoji,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
When former Senator John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama back in May, it was seen as a boon for Obama’s support among white working-class voters. Now that Edwards is in the throes of a sex scandal, what will those voters do?
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Russia rejects cease-fire in battle over South Ossetia
By
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz,
Katherine Lanpher
Monday, August 11 2008
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