January

PHOTOS: Magh Mela Holy Fair In India

Posted 01.13.2012

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The Magh Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus. Hindu mythology considers the origin of the Magh Mela to be the beginning of...

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The Growing Chaos and the New Year

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 02.26.2012

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Michael Meade, D.H.L.

The confusion and uncertainty of this New Year's Eve will usher in the year 2012 in the modern calendar. Being a "leap year" it is bound to bring some surprising events.

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Flying Through Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Ruthie Abel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ruthie Abel

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The 10 Funniest Signs From January (PHOTOS)

Doug Lansky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doug Lansky

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Obama Poll Watch -- January, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

When taken month-to-month, January, 2011, was Obama's best month of his entire presidency. Not only did he finally get his bump -- but it was a truly significant bump.

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Obama Poll Watch -- January, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.03.2010

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Chris Weigant

After taking a look at Obama's numbers for the month, we continue our march backwards through history, this month serving up a comparison between Obama and Richard Nixon's term-and-a-half.

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Anybody Here Seen My Old Friend Martin?

Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Whitehurst

When I came up with the concept for my first book, Make This Your Lucky Day, I decided to take important and special celebratory days off the standard yearly calendar.

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Today In History: Bendict Arnold

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

January 14th is the birthday of Benedict Arnold, the American Revolutionary general and traitor.

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Passages

Neil McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2011

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Neil McCarthy

We should celebrate New Years in June, not January. Things seem to more or less end in January.

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The List

Nia Vardalos | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nia Vardalos

A common misconception about adoption is that to get a kid you just have to go to another country and be as pretty as Angelina Jolie. As studio executives and movie reviewers have informed me again and again, I'm not.

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Resilience in the Recession: Seven Strategies to Free Yourself from Negative Thinking

Tamar Chansky | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tamar Chansky

Adjusting to this new reality means appreciating that just because there's a crisis going on, you can't live in it all the time: in crisis mode there's nothing to do but get immobilized with dread.

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Huckabee Surges In Iowa, Now Four Points Behind Romney

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last summer, Huckabee stunned many with a second-place showing in a big Republican straw poll, and surveys suggest he's made continuing gains in Iowa ...

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Happy New Year: Iowa GOP To Set Caucus Date For Jan 3rd

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Republican official tells CBS News that Iowa Republicans will schedule their caucuses for Thursday, January 3, 2008. The Iowa Republican State Commi...

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