Study abroad application process revised (The Oklahoma Daily)

January 19, 2010

The Education Abroad office launched a new online system for study abroad applicants Dec. 17 that will make the application process easier for advisers and students.

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Mass. loss costs Obama votes to propel health care (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 19, 2010

A stinging loss Tuesday in Massachusetts has cost President Barack Obama and the Democrats their 60-vote Senate majority, sending health care overhaul to the emergency room in fragile condition.

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Mass. loss costs Obama votes to propel health care (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 19, 2010

A stinging loss Tuesday in Massachusetts has cost President Barack Obama and the Democrats the 60-vote Senate majority they’ve relied on to push a historic health care overhaul to the verge of enactment.

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Mass. loss costs Obama, Dems 60th health care vote (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 19, 2010

A stunning loss in Massachusetts has cost President Barack Obama and the Democrats the 60-vote Senate majority they’ve needed to push health care overhaul to the verge of enactment.

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U.N.: Corruption takes toll on GDP (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

January 19, 2010

Endemic corruption in Afghanistan amounts to a virtual tax on poverty-stricken Afghans, robbing them of the equivalent of a quarter of the war-wracked nation’s annual gross domestic product, according to a U.N. report.

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Tiny Steps Toward Basic Services (International Herald Tribune)

January 19, 2010

Restoring services in Haiti will be very difficult, but the effort has begun.

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Avatar-itis: Ba’vi wannabes are feeling blue (Welland Tribune)

January 19, 2010

Every blockbuster has its crackpot fans. The bigger the movie, the weirder they seem. They usually surface around the time a movie passes $300 million or $400 million at the box office. It’s inevitable.[...]

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Avatar-itis: Ba’vi wannabes are feeling blue (Welland Tribune)

January 19, 2010

Every blockbuster has its crackpot fans. The bigger the movie, the weirder they seem. They usually surface around the time a movie passes $300 million or $400 million at the box office. It’s inevitable.[...]

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Martha Coakley, Senate Candidate from Massachusetts (Time Magazine)

January 19, 2010

In a Senate race painted as a referendum on health care reform, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is losing ground to her GOP challenger

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Parkson Makes Strides Towards Global Expansion and Efficiency (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

January 19, 2010

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—-Over the past two years, Parkson Corporation has made significant progress in India in an effort to expand global operations and increase productivity. The Parkson office, located in Pune, India, consists of highly skilled mechanical, civil and electrical engineers with backgrounds across multiple manufacturing segments.

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