How to Stay Relentlessly Positive
U.C.L.A. Coach Rick Neuheisel stresses that his players stay positive, despite the ups and downs of a season.
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Non-believers fill the church of green gods
‘Al Gore, who art in thy fully offset private jet; Nobel-prized be thy name; thy carbon-free kingdom come; on planet Earth (otherwise known as Gaia) as it should be after Copenhagen; give us this day our daily meat-free diet; and forgive us our emissions,...
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Dosh is the only thing that sticks to the likes of Teflon Terry
The reason we have a steadily growing problem with unemployment in this country is that Lord Burns has all the jobs, and there is none left for anyone else.
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Fight for a good school is making criminals of parents
Jenny Paton, a mother of three from Dorset, took her local council to court last week for snooping on her using surveillance powers designed to combat terrorism. Poole borough council used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa), passed in 2000,...
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Memo to Cameron: no more promises
By tradition doctors were supposed to promise that they would “first do no harm”, although the phrase does not appear in the Hippocratic oath. Last week David Cameron was forced to withdraw his “cast-iron” pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty....
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Busy-bee MPs have lost their real purpose, so let’s cull some
In these dark days we all try to find little moments of amusement. Fortunately there is plenty of laughter still to be had at the MPs’ expenses comedy. Now that Sir Christopher Kelly has published his plans to punish MPs for their greediness and their...
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The Color of Money: MoneyGram settles charges of abetting fraud
In one of the largest consumer payouts of its type, MoneyGram International has agreed to fork over $18 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it knowingly allowed con artists to use its operation to swindle U.S. consumers out...
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Portraits of two lives claimed
Va. psychologist who treated PTSD, Md. physician's assistant who helped combat troops.
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The Calm After the Storm
The Yankees players were not in the clubhouse Sunday, but their lockers still contained glimpses of their personalities.
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Cubs May Have Unlikely Good Luck Charm
Welcoming back Steve Bartman could be the answer to the team's championship drought.
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Time to scrutinize your junk mail
Under new reforms, credit card mailings which many consumers trash may include big changes.
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Hope for new treaty with Russia
Replacing the 1991 treaty is a critical first step in Obama's ambitious global arms-control agenda.
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The House Debate Over Health Care Legislation
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Streetwise Aussies douse England spirits
As the two team coaches drove off slowly into the dark Twickenham streets on Saturday night, a lacklustre firework display briefly erupted in the skies above them - a few bright rockets, the odd whizzer, and then nothing much to follow it all up. It must...
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Canadian Women Beat U.S. to Win Four Nations Cup
Canada snaps the U.S. women's streak of tournament successes.
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When Soldiers’ Minds Snap
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Activision not worried about 'Modern Warfare 2' PC complaints - Game Hunters: In search of video games and interactive awesomeness - USATODAY.com
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Sunday Breakfast Menu, Nov. 7, 2009
The midterm elections of 2010 are about a year away, but the guests on this Sunday's talk shows will try to gauge what's in store for Democrats and Republicans.
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He's logged quite a streak of luck
The Md. logger favored to win the World Series of Poker is a self-taught amateur who insists his luck has run out. Is he bluffing?
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Hate the EU? Then I beg you to vote Tory
David Cameron may have backed down on the Lisbon Treaty but in power the Conservatives will work hard to decrease the power of Brussels says Janet Daley.
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‘I only want to enjoy my childhood, ma’
(Dear co-parents, some of us might hear a small, fading voice making yet another attempt to reach us) Inumella Sesikala Amma, I don’t want to go to school. I am just a child, Ma. I want someone to tell me ...
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The money spinning reality shows
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Discrimination against the dark skin
I read the article ‘Obesity and the stigma’ by Srikanth Sharan (The Hindu, Open page Sunday, October 11, 2009) with interest and some reservation. I agree with him that we all seem to have become a slave to the fashion ...
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The ministry of silly ministry names
After Lisbon ministers will have little left to do but tinker with the titles of their departments says Christopher Booker.
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Maria, I just met a girl named Maria
Okay, here's the first thing. Maria Sharapova is a very talented tennis player. Right now, she's ranked No. 14 in the world. That's fantastic. Let's not kid ourselves. At No. 14, the main reason she gets so much attention is not so much for her backhand...
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Want Droid? Get cash for your old iPhone - Technology Live - USATODAY.com
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Kilimanjaro's snows have been vanishing for a very long time
The latest warmist warning sign the retreating snows of Kilimanjaro has been well documented for over 100 years says Christopher Booker.
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What is the age we are for eternity?
Mao Victoria Elvis. At some point in their history their image gets frozen for ever writes Nigel Farndale.
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Re-imagining Remembrance
The new report on the future of Remembrance Day from the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia is getting massive coverage across the media. Jonathan Bartley, Ekklesia's co-director, will be on tomorrow's Sunday Sequence to discuss the report's findings...
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Breeders' Cup, day two live
Greg Wood reports live as Europe's horses try to make their mark on international racing's biggest day Greg will be here with all the latest news from Santa Anita shortly before tonight's first race, the Juvenile Turf at 6.45pm GMT. Beethoven, the Dewhurst...
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The end of the great deception
The EU has achieved the goal it has worked stealthily towards for so long a supranational government which is now beyond our recall writes Christopher Booker.
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Observer Panel | Which discovery has most improved your life?
Science Museum visitors have voted the X-ray as the most important modern discovery ahead of penicillin and the DNA double helix DONALD MACLEOD Running water. My childhood was a constant struggle to reduce the drudgery in daily visits to the well a quarter...
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Family grapples for reason
Cousin says gunman became more devout Muslim after his mother's death, which hurt him deeply.
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Boris Johnson should take a bite of the Big Apple
The way New York has turned itself around gives hope for a lot of London's ills says Simon Heffer.
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Johnny Wilkinson was near-faultless, but England flattered only to deceive | Rob Kitson
Despite an impressive international return from their fly-half, England looked bereft of ideas as they went down to Australia Advance, Australia, fair and square. This Wallaby team was not supposed to have any chance of emulating their 1984 predecessors...
European Puck: Forsberg, Blanked Again, Says He Played 'Better'
Sweden lose their second match at the Karjala Cup, but Foppa says he wasn't nearly as bad as he was in the opener.
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How far can Lula's stardust scatter? | Richard Bourne
The president of Brazil stands for democracy, and for the poor. These are still valuable qualities in the 21st century President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, who has received the Chatham House prize for 2009 , is one of the few world politicians...
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A little bit late but worth the wait. Probably
Better late than never, right? Rght? Anyway, sorry for the wee delay, airport issues but the good folks at American Airlines got me here to Dallas on an earlier flight so we’re not nearly as far behind as expected. And...
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Chasing the Story on a Night That Changed It All
Recalling the joy of unexpected liberation at the Berlin Wall, let loose on a city that had always known how to party, makes an editor tremble with emotion even now.
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Stressing the 'Friend' Part of 'Frenemy'
"Advertising becomes more important, not less important" as new technologies like cloud computing and the mobile Web continue to emerge, Eric Schmidt of Google said, because it helps consumers "sort out information" and connects to them "in a human way."
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Copenhagen Countdown: 31 Days
Most of those concerned with climate have had their eyes on Barcelona this week, where delegates from 192 countries plus hundreds of observers, campaigners, lobbyists - and journalists - convened for the final session of preparatory talks before the UN...
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Saturday Word: Fort Hood and Health Care
With a House health care vote looming, President Obama discusses the Fort Hood tragedy in his weekly address.
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TOP OF THE SHOPS WITH JO WHILEY
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A crummy airport means we'll be late
A fella heads to the airport in New Orleans to catch the morning flight to Dallas and finish off some work. Yeah, right. Seems I've found the one airport that isn't wired to sell you wireless access for a few...
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Italy's respectable right wing in a bind | Roberto Mancini
Gianfranco Fini is caught between Berlusconi's waywardness and unreconstructed racists within the Lega Nord "We must cleanse our streets of the black-skinned, the yellow-skinned, the Roma … I would have all the immigrants put on file, one by one. Unfortunately,...
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Waltor Payton's Tribute
Jarrett Payton, who described his father "as truly a renaissance man," is something of a renaissance man himself.
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Paperback
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 1, 2009. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2009 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered...
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LITERARY CALENDAR November 9-15, 2009
9 MONDAY 10:30 A.M. Children's author David A. Carter reads from and discusses "White Noise: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages" at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.
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Help File: Moving iTunes music to a new computer; AVG's free upgrade
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Encouraging economic reports drive gains
U.S. stocks rose last week, breaking a two-week losing streak, as worker productivity, manufacturing and home-sales figures beat economists' projections and Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest purchase ever.
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Week 8 Omnibus
Well, here we are, Saturday the 7th of November. What does this mean? Well, obviously that firework night has been and gone, that tomorrow it is the mahoosive event that is Switch Live... oh, and that THE WEEK 8 OMNIBUS OF THE CUT IS ONLINE NOW! Watch...
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Prostitution: a crime of purchasing | Beatrix Campbell
By punishing men buying sex instead of women coerced into selling it, the policing and crime bill will create a new consensus There's been a quiet revolution in the House of Lords. Peers have been debating the policing and crime bill. Their deliberations...
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Ancelotti ready for Man Utd challenge
For a man who must have been gasping for a cigarette and who told me he was tired before he even sat down, Carlo Ancelotti was a charming interviewee on Friday afternoon. It was the first time I had interviewed the Italian away from the Match of the Day...
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The many gods of Ilford | Abhinav Ramnarayan
For Hindus in the UK, demand for places of worship outstrips supply. The result is that everyone just has to get on "Was there a swimming pool there as well?" my mate Laurie asked when I told him about the Hindu temple I visited in Ilford. I forgive him...
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Ke?ha - 'Tik Tok'
This was never going to be an 'if' hit, it was always a 'when'. From the very first time Ke?ha got on that gold bike, her chart success with this dirty little ditty was only ever a matter of time. And no, that's not supposed to be a pun...
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Heroism marks a horrific afternoon for weary troops
Police officer's brave efforts stop Army psychiatrist from firing on unarmed soldiers in a scene that witnesses describe as "like being back in Iraq."
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Abortion amendment faces vote
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In Peshawar, a state of denial
Many in Pakistani city blame "foreign hands," not Taliban, for last week's heinous market bombing.
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Marc Kaufman -- The religious questions raised by aliens
The Vatican investigates all God's creatures, green and small.
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The central character in "On Hallowed Ground," Robert M. Poole's gracefully written, often deeply affecting history, cannot speak. However, Poole succeeds grandly in giving voice to the more than 600 acres of what virtually all Americans consider sacred...
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Naveed Ali Shah -- A soldier in Iraq and the attack on Fort Hood
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Alec MacGillis -- Why aren't President Obama's job-creation efforts more direct?
To hear President Obama tell it, he's been busy creating jobs since taking office. The $787 billion stimulus package, he said last winter, would "save or create 3.5 million jobs." The White House is touting reports from recipients of stimulus funds asserting...
Michael Laris -- Chinese author Nien Cheng's graceful end
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Paul Collier -- Five myths about elections' power to change nations
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Zachary Karabell -- Obama and Chinese president meeting should cover new topics
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Stefany Anne Golberg -- 'Pawn Stars' and Las Vegas
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Book Review: 'Open' by Andre Agassi
From fledgling prodigy to winner of all four tennis major titles, Andre Agassi produces an honest, substantive, insightful autobiography.
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Book Review: 'Anne Frank' by Francine Prose
In "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife," Francine Prose explains some of the many sides of this remarkable story.
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Book Review: 'Louis D. Brandeis' by Melvin I. Urofsky
As Melvin I. Urofsky reminds us in this strapping biography, even before going on the High Court in 1916, Brandeis had lent his name to something durable: the Brandeis brief.
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The Navigator: The health insurance gap that traps travelers
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Going Our Way: Five days in Egypt
Are you dreaming of the perfect vacation but have no idea where to start planning? Clueless about costs? And not sure what to do once you get there? Let us plan your trip for you.
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Why Derby must keep faith with Clough
At Pride Park. People who question whether Derby boss Nigel Clough is too mild mannered to manage in the Championship would have done well to watch the man springing in and out of the home dugout at Pride Park on Friday evening. With the scores locked...
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Berlin Wall's fall inspires us still
The infamous Berlin Wall didn't "fall" on the night of Nov. 9, 1989. The German people tore it down in pieces, chanting Wir wollen raus! (We want out!) It was an irrepressible festival of freedom that would come to symbolize the eclipse of Soviet communism...
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Alberta's right turns
Like Ontario once upon a time, Alberta still boasts a Progressive Conservative dynasty spanning roughly four decades. Now, however, the Alberta Tories are in a tizzy, redolent with self-doubt as voter support tumbles to record lows.
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N.H.L. Scores: Leafs Beat Canes in Battle of Cellar-Dwellers
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Yours truly...
Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, listeners share their letters and messages from loved ones and relatives sent away to war. The letters span World War I to Afghanistan and are written from the heart. You can listen to the letters here: Thanks to everyone...
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War letters.
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What would improve the House health-care bill
MUCH OF the criticism of the health-care measure before the House of Representatives is overwrought. Another part is simply wrong. Unfortunately, that does not mean that this is a good bill. As we have said, it does not do enough to control costs, and...
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Editorial: The Fort Hood tragedy leaves many questions
President Obama was right to warn on Friday, in the aftermath of the horrific Fort Hood, Tex., slayings, "against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts." It will be too easy for some to make that mistake, given the Arab heritage of alleged...
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Editorial: The race to nowhere on Virginia's roads
THERE WAS a brief round of finger-pointing last month after Rep. James L. Oberstar (Minn.), the Democratic chairman of the House committee that oversees transportation and infrastructure, criticized Virginia for being last among the states in spending...
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Flight 93 ceremony is a call to serve
Work begins this weekend on one of America's newest national parks. The families of the people aboard Flight 93, which went down in Somerset, Pa., in the Sept. 11 attacks, will gather at the crash site today for the ceremonial groundbreaking.
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Gwyeth T. Smith Jr.: Delaying college for a year benefits students
Parents of high school seniors across the country have hired me as an admissions consultant. They want assurances that their children will be attending top colleges a year from now.
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The beauty of nature -- at the expense of soldiers?
The pastoral photo of two horses, a deer and a tree taken by Richard A. Lipski and published in the Metro section on Oct. 29 is a superb reflection of the tranquil beauty that surrounds the metropolitan D.C. area. Really darn well done.
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Woman who had 15 abortions praised as parent
The Nov. 3 letters concerning the Oct. 30 story about the woman who had 15 abortions before deciding to bear a child focused on only one side of the story.
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Obama's poor template for global diplomacy
Scott Wilson's Nov. 2 article on the Obama administration's foreign-policy outlook ["Shared interests define Obama's world"] raised serious questions with the first sentence: "President Obama is applying the same tools to international diplomacy that...
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Climate bills offer real benefits
The United States needs comprehensive clean-energy and climate legislation to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and increase our national security. Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, the authors of the Oct. 31 op-ed "Cap-and-trade mirage," argue that...
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Where the money will go to transform Tysons Corner
The Oct. 30 Metro article "Tysons will need $15 billion -- 'with a B' " may have left a false impression regarding the costs for "Transforming Tysons." It's important to put the estimates in context.
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Sharing the health-care load
Regarding Michael Gerson's Nov. 4 op-ed, "Making the young pay for health reform," which presents the social cost of paying for the health care of the aged as a disproportionate burden on the young.
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Left in the dark in Montgomery County
"The first inkling that something was wrong came shortly after midnight, and as computer technicians were rushing to handle it, the computer crashed completely about 3 a.m. Wednesday." So said the article in the Nov. 5 Post ["Humming along with technology,...
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Too much of a good thing in sports?
Regarding the Nov. 2 Sports article "In Philly, fans make it a double":
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