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Elevating Ike: An Audiobook Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Eisenhower, Jim Newton, Russian, Gop, The Presidency, Teddy Roosevelt, President Obama, Vision Critical/Angus Reid, Dwight D. Eisenhower, D-Day, Little Rock-Arkansas, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Los Angeles Times, 22nd Ammendment, Random House Audio, Bay of Pigs, West Point, C-Span, Communist, The White House Years, The Cold War, The New York Times, Audiobooks, Martin Van Buren, Zane Gray, The White House, Democrats, France, Five-Star General, Ike, Suez Crisis, Oval Office. Golf, Israel, The U.K., Republicans, James Reston, Cuba, Books News
Tom Alderman

If you're a hardcore Democrat, this audiobook could turn you around about the man.

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Exploring Mutual Russian-American Influences At Weill Hall

Christopher Atamian | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Khitruk, Classical Music, Art, Russian, Khandoshkin, Violin, Weill Hall, Calina, Tchaikovsky, Michael Blok, Baksht, Arts News
Christopher Atamian

They should have brought Anastasia Khitruk and her remarkable violin playing to the Yalta Conference -- she could have charmed the pants off FDR and S...

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The Bhagavad Gita

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Russian, Bible, Human Evolution, Terrorism, Equanimity, Upliftment, Quran, Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagavad Gita, Non-Violence, Spirituality, World News
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The fact is that it is not the scriptures that inflict terrorism; it is the misinterpretation of an ignorant and stressed mind which justifies their actions quoting scriptures.

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A Case of Russian Sexpionage in Britain or Simply a Case of a Young Woman Preferring Older High Ranking Officials?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: mi5, Russian, Kgb, Katia-Zatuliveter, Russian Sleeper, Sex Scandal, Sex, British, Ekaterina Zatuliveter, Katia Zatuliveter, Russian Spy, Mike Hancock, World News
Haggai Carmon

Ekaterina "Katia" Zatuliveter insists that she is not a Russian spy operating in the UK. MI5, the British internal intelligence service insists that she was working for Russian intelligence and wants her deported from the UK.

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Christie's Absurd Claims

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Filibuster Abuse, Russian, Chris Christie, Debt Commission, Job Creation, Loose Nukes, Bin Laden, Debt, Treaty, Grand Bargain, China, New Jersey, Tobacco, Libya, Republicans, Affordable Healthcare Act, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Governor Chris Christie claimed President Obama came into office in a crisis, and did not lead. Moreover, he suggested the president did not recognize problems and push to solve them. He must not understand the meanings of two words: "filibuster" and "abuse."

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What of Persian and the Lingua Franca of the New Century?

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Bahá'í House of Worship, Uganda, Russian, Huntington, French, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Marco Polo, Uzbekistan, Islamic Golden Age, Chinese, Arabic, Clash of Civilizations, Iran, Armenia, Lingua Franca, Ottomans, Zanzibar, Abbasid Caliphate, Persian Language, Israel, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, British Imperialism, Torah, Iraqbahrain, World News
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

What of the sway of Persian, or for that matter, any other language in today's world? It is language capable of 'selling' to an increasingly aware world-population that will be triumphant in the 21st century.

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Inflation Could Jump Into Double Digits: Mobius

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Brics, India, Russian, Institute of International Finance, Mark-Mobius, Asset Bubbles, Inflation, Brazil, Africa, Gdp Growth, Asia, China, Emerging Markets, Video, Business News

MONACO (Cecilia Valente) - Inflation in emerging markets could reach double digits, while economic growth this year will average 6 percent, accord...

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Making Siberian Pelmeni At Cafe Glechik

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Russia, Pelmeni, Brooklyn, New York City, Sweet Cheese, Varnykys, Ukrainian, Josh Ozersky, Sour Cherry, Ukraine, Olga, Danish, Russian, Nyc, Paul Tesler, Cafe Glechik, Odessa, Ny, Food News
Josh Ozersky

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How To Eat Pelmenis At Cafe Glechik

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Russia, Pelmeni, New York, New York City, Brooklyn, Ukrainian, Josh Ozersky, Ukraine, Vodka, Dumpling, Russian, Nyc, Paul Tesler, Varnycky, Cafe Glechik, Odessa, Vernecki, Sheepshead Bay, Peirogi, Yura Deshevsky, Brighton Beach, Food News
Josh Ozersky

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Doomed Erotic-Art Icon Egon Schiele's Portraits Exhibited In Vienna

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian, Austria, Art, Egon Schiele, Landscapes, Artinfo, Leopold-Museum, Museums, Vienna, Belvedere, Artists, Painting, Portraits, Arts News
ARTINFO

VIENNA-- Egon Schiele, of course, is famous for his portraits. His landscapes and his cityscapes are admired by museums and collectors, but it is the ...

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State of Oregon First to Adopt National Certification for Medical Interpreters

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Language Access, Interpretation, Russian, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, Oregon Office of Multicultural Health & Services, Vietnamese, Interpreters, Oregon, Limited English Proficiency, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Lep, Language Barrier, International Medical Interpreter Association, English, Language, Patients, Multicultural, Health, Korean, Medical Interpreters, Healthcare, Imia, Cmi, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters announced today that the State of Oregon has become the first state in the nation to offi...

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Selling Vodka to the Russians

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Innovation, Russian, William Chase, Recession, Vodka, Resilience, Farming, Taste Test, Economy, Agriculture, Jobs, Business Trends, Business News
Margaret Heffernan

Chase turned to vodka -- using potatoes to produce spirits the old fashioned way. This year, Chase's vodka triumphed in blind tastings at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

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From Bush Legs to Bad Business Practices - It's Been a Busy Week for Poultry

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Justice, National Chicken Council, Packers and Stockyards, Russian, Poultry, Bush Legs, Usda, Trade With Russia, Vilsack, Medvedev, Food News
Regina Weiss

It's been quite a week for US poultry. On Tuesday the USDA issued proposed rules to clarify the meaning of "unfair business practices" under the almos...

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Loose Nukes

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, United Kingdom, Tinfoil, Mark McGwire, France, Pakistan, Squirrels, North Korea, Iran, Barry Bonds, Pandas, Nukes, Russian, Nitro, Germany, United States, Loose Nukes, Israel, Bears, China, Nuclear Summit, Atomic Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Will Durst

Since you can't tell your nuclear players apart without a Nuclear Players Scorecard, here they are, with my official Threat Level grading.

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Music Unites Gets Behind Mikhail Simonyan To Raise Funds for Afghanistan National Institute of Music

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Philharmonic, Russian, Australia, Music Education, Afghanistan, Afghanistan National Institute of Music, Beethoven Not Bullets, Robert Schumann, Bob Dylan, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, Charlie Siem, Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, Music Unites, Monash University, Mikhail Simonyan, City Winery, Entertainment News
Michelle Edgar

Music Unites will be hosting an event for Russian-Armenian violinist virtuoso Mikhail Simonyan and musicians from the New York Philharmonic on June 14...

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Foreign Arabic-Language TV: An Exercise in Futility?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Hayat, Trt, Russian, French, An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, BBC Arabic TV, Al Jazeera, Atlantic, Berlin, Al Hurra, Turkish, American, Euronews, Arab World, Cctv, Chinese, Voice of America, France, North Africa, Radio Sawa, Middle East, Deutsche Welle, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, Asharq Al-Awsat, Uncle Sam, British, Russia Today, Al Manar, Arabian Gulf, France 24, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

They're tripping over each other. American, British, French, Russian, Chinese and Turkish satellite TV channels want a piece of the Arab viewers' p...

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Amid Iran nuclear talks, don't forget human rights

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian, Geneva, Islamic Republic of Iran, Britain, France, Home News

Should the P5+1 stand in solidarity with Iran's reformers? For the past 15 years, Dwight Bashir has worked on international conflict, human r...

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Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soviets, Russian, Germany, Nuke, The Wall, Bomb, Democracy in America, The Wall Live, Berlin, Tocqueville, Cold War, Soviet Union, Nukes, East Germany, Communism, Roger Waters, Soviet, Nuclear Weapons, Alexis De Tocqueville, Brandenburg Gate, Chris Weigant, De Tocqueville, Checkpoint Charlie, Russia, Atom Bomb, Berlin Wall, H Bomb, East Berlin, A Bomb, Nuclear Bomb, Brandenburg, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.

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Arab Countries Aim to Improve Journalism Education With UNESCO's "Model Curricula"

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Middle East, Europe, Russian, French, Converged Media, Unesco, North and South America, American, Asia, University of Bahrain, Chinese, Arabic, Journalism, Paris, English, Singapore, Mauritania, Un, North Africa, Spanish, Africa, Media Academic Programs, Morocco, Tunisia, World Journalism Education Congress, Media Ethics, Anglo-Saxon, Bahrain, Model Curricula for Journalism Education, Media Laws, Education, Arab, Algeria, Gulf Cooperation Council, Manama, Francophone, Rabat, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...

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Russian General Confirms Submarine Patrols Near US

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian Patrols East Coast, Russian, Russia Submarines US, Russian Submarine Patrols, World News

MOSCOW — A senior Russian military official said Wednesday that Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines spotted off the U.S. East Coast were o...

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Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bahasa Indonesia, President Obama, Urdu, Spanish, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Javanese, Collateral Damage, Peace, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Mothers, Unity, Russian, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Indonesia, Obama Presidency, Africa, Dreams From My Father, Obama Dreams of My Father, Stanley Ann Dunham, Justice, Multiculturalism, International, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

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Is the Peace Process Irreversible?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush, Obama, Palestinian, Jewish, Olmert, Russian, Israeli, Abbas, Foreign Policy, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Lame-duck Palestinian, Israeli and US leaders are making serious effort these days to ensure that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process enters an irreversible track before they leave office.

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Putin Endorses Deputy Prime Minister As Successor, Seen As A Moderate

New York Times | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian President Putin, Putin Endorses Successor, Russian, Vladimir Putin, Putin's Successor, Putin, Politics News

President Vladimir V. Putin endorsed as his successor today Dmitri A. Medvedev, a young protégé with no background in the state security services an...

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