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Jimmy Carter To Return From North Korea With Aijalon Gomes

BOSTON — An American who was imprisoned in North Korea for illegally crossing the border has a gentle spirit but is also a person of conviction willing to be bold about what he believes, friends and acquaintances said.Aijalon Gomes had been teach… Continue reading

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Where Is Obama’s Trade Policy?

The New York Times yesterday published an editorial titled “Waiting for a Trade Policy,” which noted that presidential backing for a single bilateral trade agreement does not a policy make:”South Korea is an important ally in a dangerous neighborhood, … Continue reading

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Evolving in Monkey Town: A Good Read on Religious Doubt

I recently had a great experience with a book, one that will go onto my long list of reasons why books are wonderful and must never be allowed to go extinct. The experience was reading Rachel Held Evans memoir Evolving in Monkey Town on the shore of I… Continue reading

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USA Vs. Ghana: LIVE World Cup 2010 Coverage

Relive Landon Donovan’s last-minute heroics one more time, USA fans (the goal video here, reactions here). A new test awaits.USA vs. Ghana is the World Cup match up that the world will literally be watching, the only other game scheduled for today afte… Continue reading

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Uruguay Eliminates South Korea From World Cup With Late Goal (VIDEO)

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 on Saturday and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.Playing in swirling wind and rain, Suarez scored the winner in the 80th minu… Continue reading

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World Cup 2010 Knockout Stage: Which Team Will Win?

The 2010 World Cup is down to the final 16 teams. The surviving countries now play in a bracket-style tournament — win or go home. While favorites Brazil and Spain advanced — other highly touted teams such as Italy and France failed to make it this f… Continue reading

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World Cup guide-Group B: Argentina, Geece, Nigeria, South Korea

Here is an introduction to the four teams in Group B, with their FIFA rankings in parentheses.Group BMore… Continue reading

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iPhone 4 Release Date: New iPhone Release Set For Summer 2010

If you’re in the US, UK, Japan, France, or Germany, the iPhone 4 release date is set for June 24th. You’ll be able to pre-order the new iPhone over a week before–beginning June 15th.The iPhone 4 is set to come to another 18 countries by July 2010 (the… Continue reading

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Strategy Corner: Time for Obama to Lift the BP Fog With a New Strategy

President Obama’s political career and clout have never been in a more perilous state than this week as he faces mounting crises, plummeting poll numbers, and solutions that remain just out of reach.

The list of problems has become almost endless — the BP spill is becoming Obama’s hostage crisis, and will likely hit 100 days without a solution; unemployment remains stuck at nearly 10 percent; either from desperation or isolation, Israel has created a new Mideast challenge; Iran has enough nuclear fuel for two nuclear bombs; north Korea is threatening south Korea; the deficit is exploding and the healthcare bill remains unpopular. And these are just the top level

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South Korea Imposes Midnight Gaming Ban To Combat Addiction

“Other people sacrifice their sons to the nation, but I gave my son away to online games,” one South Korean mother told Donga, a South Korean news outlet.

In an effort to curb video game addiction among youth, South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has implemented a sort of gaming “curfew” that will block underage users from accessing online computer games after midnight.

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