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Saladino wins first gold for panama
Like many Panamanians, Irving Saladino dreamt of a baseball game career in the United States. Good thing for his state, he changed his mind. The shaven-headed long jumper won his state's first Olympic gold medal mon, ending a 60-year stretch whe Aug 19 2008
Salsa fever sweeps into china
Clad in a racy orange spandex dress and strappy heels, Wu Yijun stepped onto the empty dance floor of a club and gave the crowd of tipsy twenty-somethings and cigar-chomping businessmen her best come here stare. Heart buffeting to the beat of horns and bo Oct 1 2008
San francisco may name sewage treatment plant after bush
Ronald Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his commemoration. Washington has the working capital, and a state, too. But President George W. Bush may soon be the sole president to have a commemoration named after him that you can contribute to from the&nb Jun 26 2008
Sangakkara says asia transformed into powerhouse of cricket
Sri Lankan star batter Kumar Sangakkara said Sabbatum that Asia's cricketers have progressed rapidly and the continent is now the game's drive economic force worldwide. "We, as a continent of cricket lovers, have transformed ourselves from Jul 6 2008
Sarkozy and bruni keep a low profile after wedding
: President Nicolas Sarkozy, freshly remarried, will not take his glamorous new wife on a honeymoon, his business office said Lord's Day. Instead, he will meet with French workers at a mill threatened by closing and then head to Roumania on an functionary Feb 4 2008
Sarkozy and the embarrassment quotient
about a year into his term, President Nicolas Sarkozy of French Republic has barely mentioned the arts or civilization. In late Feb, he said that French cuisine should be added to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural World Heritage list. Apr 15 2008
Sarkozy calls on israel to share jerusalem with palestinians
President Nicolas Sarkozy of French Republic told State of Israel on mon that there could be no center East peace unless it dropped its refusal to cede sovereignty over parts of capital of Israel claimed by the Palestinians, challenging one of State of Is Jun 24 2008
Sarkozy is criticized for holocaust memorial plan
: President Nicolas Sarkozy dropped the intellect bombshell at the end of a dinner speech to representatives of French Republic's Jewish community: Beginning next fall, every French 10-year-old will have to learn the life story of one of the 11,000 F Feb 16 2008
Sarkozy packs up troubles in his suitcase
: Under fire at home, his marital status a enigma, President Nicolas Sarkozy is projecting French power in far-flung places and promoting himself as a global intellectual. In Abu Dhabi on Tues, he signed a deal to create a French military base in the Unit Jan 21 2008
Sarkozy set to collide with culture of protest
Of all the things the French do their own way, what truly distinguishes their state from its opposite number in Europe or the United States has been the world that its political relation can be decided in the streets. The impression and outlook that May 20 2008
Sarkozy winning over his eu colleagues
Hyperactive, overbearing and unpredictable. Such was the damning verdict many European neighbors had on the side rendered about President Nicolas Sarkozy as French Republic took over the presidential term of the European Union in July. But three cale Oct 16 2008
Sarkozy wins battle to loosen 35-hour workweek
Legislators in French Republic have voted to allow companies to sidestep the 35-hour week by negotiating individual overtime agreements with their employees. The new statute law, which was passed by Parliament late wed night and which will take conse Jul 25 2008
Sarkozy's fervor for summit meetings raises hackles in washington
President Nicolas Sarkozy of French Republic left the acme meeting on the financial crisis here last weekend in a triumphal mood, declaring that it had tamed the animate being spirits of American capitalism. Then he went home and announced that he would h Nov 20 2008
Sarkozy's policy is hard to make out
: For French Republic, the symbolism could not have been more mighty. On a trip to the United Arab Emirates 12 days ago, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a determination to open a permanent wave military base there. It will be the French Republic' Jan 28 2008
Sarkozy's style makeover: less in-your-face, more statesmanlike
Does this mean adieu to the bling-bling presidency? Just 10 calendar month after his election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is gift himself an image makeover, trading in his flashy style for a more dignified demeanor. paper nicknamed Sarkozy the "blin Mar 23 2008
Sarkozy's union of the mediterranean falters
possibly the grandest new idea of President Nicolas Sarkozy of French Republic, looking to give his presidential term of the European Union a lasting stamp, is the Union of the Mediterranean Sea. An attempt to bind the 17 nations bordering the Mediterrane Jul 7 2008
Saudi king calls for dialogue among different religions
King Abdullah has made an impassioned plea for dialog among Moslem, Christians and Jews — the first such proposal from reactionary Saudi Arabian Peninsula, which has no ties to State of Israel and bans populace non-Muslim religious services. The mes Mar 26 2008
Saudi women beat a path to the tv for oprah
Once a month, Nayla says, she writes a missive to Oprah Winfrey. A young Saudi housewife who screen her face in populace might not seem to have much in park with an American talk show host whose image is known to 1000000. Like many women in this cons Sep 20 2008
Saudis plan to raise oil output
Saudi Arabian Peninsula, the world's biggest oil exporter, is planning to addition its end product next month by about a half-million barrels a day, a rise of about 6 percent, according to analysts and oil bargainer who have been briefed by Saudi&nbs Jun 15 2008
Saudis take risky step in holding global forum
The rulers of this conservativist desert land have ever avoided the spotlight. But by hosting a global energy forum here on Lord's Day during the worst oil crisis in decennary, the Saudis are pickings a risky step. The meeting will draw new attending Jun 22 2008 |