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The Almanac -- weekly (Moldova.org)
Today is Monday, Aug. 25, the 238th day of 2008 with 128 to follow.The moon is waning. The morning star is Uranus. The evening stars are Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include Czar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, in 1530; Allan Pinkerton, founder of the private detective agency, in 1819; author Bret Harte in ...
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Les miserables, G.O.P.-style (San Francisco Chronicle)
Vacationing in the Chesapeake Bay area, Marsha Monro Wright discovered that both Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld live on Misery Lane in St. Michael's, leading to her observation, "Misery loves company." Historic misery: The blacklisting of the Hollywood 10 is...
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Iraq, Jordan : A landmark visit by an Arab leader (Monday Morning)
The monarch went immediately on arrival into talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Discussions focused on means “to improve bilateral relations in all fields” and were “frank and positive”, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry statement said.
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Oil prices leap after Venezuela eyes output cut (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil prices spiked higher Tuesday after OPEC member Venezuela said it would ask the cartel at its September meeting to cut production if downward price pressure continues.
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