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Google 'Doodles' Reflect Company's Culture of Innovation Anyone who uses Google will occasionally notice a Doodle, a specially designed logo to commemorate holidays, like Chinese New Year, or obscure anniversaries, like the date the London subway sys

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S

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The controversial outcome of Iran's presidential election has prompted a potentially explosive political crisis. Post-election fights have erupted in the streets and in the corridors of power in Tehran that are the continuation of a bitter political

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U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing to call for an end to post-election violence in Iran. He said he does not want to intervene in the election dispute. The president said he senses a desire for change among the Iranian public. President Barac

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As US Mission Ends, American Soldiers, Iraqis Reflect on Pain of War In a few days the U.S. military will end its presence in Iraq after almost nine years. American soldiers and Iraqis view the withdrawal with a mixture of emotions. Our correspondent

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Puerto Rico today is marking an important anniversary. It's been a century since President Woodrow Wilson signed a law granting citizenship to people born on the island, but it's a limited form of citizenship. It puts Puerto Rico

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, people cannot get away from the issue of sexual harassment. It's the first festival post-Harvey Weinstein. And Sundance founder Robert Redford kicked off this year's event by ackn

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: North Korea is one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Its leader demands unquestioning loyalty from its citizens. NPR's Lauren Frayer had a chance to hear about what it's like living under those circumstances from the peop

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By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 A collection of more than 70 dolls from around the world has gone on display in Washington D.C. All of them once belonged to Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wif

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 January 2007 It has been a year since former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke, leaving him in a coma that ended his political career. Israelis are still lamenting his loss and reflecting on

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