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Poverty: The War on the War on Poverty
When Lyndon Johnson launched his War On Poverty in 1964, he gave the Office of Economic Opportunity command of ten campaigns* to rescue the nation from want.
Putting the Green Into Clean
Back when he was establishing his career in investment banking, Roger Barnett made all the right moves: degrees from Harvard and Yale; jobs in London, Paris and New York City; and regular appearances in the society pages along with his wife Sloan. Today Barnett, 43, has a job at a direct-selling company in a nondescript office park about an hour inland from San Francisco
Africa’s Star? New Hope for Nigeria
On a visit to Nigeria eight years ago, Felix Ekundayo spotted what he thought was the perfect business opportunity.
Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away
If you’re on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim. That’s because more cyberthieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold mine of personal information, according to the FBI
Afghan women still struggle, 8 years on
Afghan women have seen their status rise and fall repeatedly over the past three decades, attaining a measure of equality in the early 1990s before the strictly Islamic Taliban muscled their way to power and forced women to again wear the burqa and stay out of school.
Serena sent crashing by Russian Petrova
World number one-elect Serena Williams has crashed out of the China Open, beaten in three sets by Russian Nadia Petrova just two days after reclaiming the top position. Second seed Williams battled back several times but was unable to overcome the 13th seed, who reached the quarterfinals 6-4 3-6 7-6 in Beijing
Cuban ‘Peace’ concert riles some exiles
An international rocker is creating a rare opportunity to sing about change on the Communist island of Cuba.
Commentary: 2010 makes Democrats nervous
Democrats are getting nervous about the way that events have been unfolding this summer.
Baby’s protruding heart tucked inside body
Indian government doctors Thursday eased the protruding heart of a 10-day-old baby boy back into his body in what they called a critical but successful surgery. A.K.