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A tragic anniversary in Georgia
November 06, 2009 - SocialBy Paul Goble Tomorrow, in various ways and with various feelings in their hearts, many people across the former Soviet space will commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’état. But in Georgia, many will mark the 2nd anniversary...
US military praising policewoman who wounded shooter at Fort Hood
November 06, 2009 - SocialOfficials at Fort Hood Military base in Texas have praised a civilian policewoman for stopping Thursday's shooting spree that killed 13 people and wounded 31 others. Fort Hood Spokesman, Colonel John Rossi, told reporters early Friday police woman Kimberly...
US jobless rate hits highest level since 1983
November 06, 2009 - EconomieBy Jim Randle The U.S. unemployment rate rose sharply in October, hitting 10.2 percent, the highest level since 1983. Friday's report from the Labor Department says U.S. employers cut fewer workers in October than the prior month, but the overall...
New York Yankees win Major League Baseball's Championship title
November 05, 2009 - SportBy Richard Green The New York Yankees defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, Wednesday, to win the 2009 World Series, the championship round of North American Major League Baseball. New York's Japanese-born designated hitter, Hideki Matsui...
Berlin Wall's Lessons for Today
November 05, 2009 - PoliticomTwo decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin writes in today's USA Today about the vital need for "trustworthy information" in repressive societies By Jeffrey Gedmin First as a college student, then as a...
Russian labor market: Why unemployment is lower than expected
November 04, 2009 - EconomieBy Paul Goble In the early 1990s and especially over the last year, many Russian commentators and politicians have competed among themselves in predicting extraordinary increases in unemployment, in both cases to figures comparable to those which...
Rihanna will break her silence tomorrow
November 04, 2009 - MusicRihanna will speak out for the first time about what happened with Chris Brown on ABC beginning this Thursday. Starting on Good Morning America on November 5 (Thursday) and 6 (Friday), then on 20/20 Friday evening, Rihanna will speak candidly to Diane...
Rihanna speak out about Chris incident
November 04, 2009 - MusicRihanna graces the December 2009 cover of Glamour, on stands November 10. The 21-year-old “Woman of the Year” opens up about how she coped after the Chris Brown incident, her message to young women and her new album. Here are some interview...
Gerard Butler: GQ Men Of The Year 2009
November 04, 2009 - MovieGerard Butler hams it up for the cameras per usual and flexes his muscles at the GQ Men Of The Year 2009 award ceremony on November 3, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The 39-year-old Scottish stud and Lindsay Lohan reportedly got cozy at the Sol Kerzner Mazagan...
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin: Oscars co-hosts
November 04, 2009 - MovieSteve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as cohosts of the 2010 Academy Awards. Show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said in a statement, “We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars. Steve will bring...