Carrie Battan
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The plume of ash from volcanic activity in Iceland is delaying flights once again—and creating an opportunity for one of the world's biggest discount airlines to undercut its main competition. Air travel seemed to return to normal for a couple of weeks after the initial shock wave created by the ... Read More
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Vice President Joseph Biden is overseas buttering up the Europeans, partially as means of damage control after Obama wounded their egos by canceling a summit with Spain earlier this year. But his real focus? Trying to get Europe on board with a system for tracking terrorist finances. Biden ... Read More
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With the increasingly bleak fate of Roman Polanski in the hands of the Swiss, the Oscar-winning director has broken a long bout of silence over his potential extradition to the US. His statement, which reeks of last-ditch desperation, feels like too little, too late. From the statement: "I ... Read More
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Do you ever feel like you're having intense déjà vu each time your eye catches a big news story on Greece's financial problems? It's probably because you've been reading the same headlines for the last four months. Last week, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner verbally prodded his European ... Read More
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A Congolese accountant, Bienvenu Mbutu, has unearthed longstanding controversy over the highly popular Adventures of Tintin comic strip series in his demand that one of its books be banned in author Hergé’s home country, Belgium. Were Hergé alive today, he might be on board with Mbutu’s requests ... Read More
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