Increase Expected in Heavy Equipment Sales in China
Date: 13 March 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Komatsu, the Japanese heavy equipment maker, said Friday it expected sales in China to rise by half as the country’s 10 percent growth rate drives demand for resources like coal.
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Panic in Georgia After a Mock News Broadcast
Date: 14 March 2010
By Andrew E. Kramer
Andrew Kramer
Residents rushed to buy food or staggered from their homes to safety after a television station broadcast pretended to report on a Russian invasion of the country.
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Good News, Comrades! Stalin Has a Job for You
Date: 13 March 2010
By Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
“Lenin’s Embalmers” will teach you to beware those in seats of power who issue orders that carry the whiff of crazy.
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Fearing Drug Cartels, Reporters in Mexico Retreat
Date: 13 March 2010
By Marc Lacey
Marc Lacey
Attacks on the media along the border with the U.S. have resulted in what amounts to a news blackout.
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Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent Suburb
Date: 14 March 2010
By James Warren
James Warren
The new president of Elmhurst College, S. Alan Ray, has a five-year plan to to steer the 3,360-student school down a path of service.
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Chinese Leader Defends Currency and Policies
Date: 14 March 2010
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao charged that the developed world was seeking to force unfair changes in China’s economic policies “just for the purposes of increasing their own exports.”
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The Pulse: Veterans’ Channel Weighed for Cable Access Network
Date: 14 March 2010
By Katie Fretland
Katie Fretland
Military veterans’ groups are working with the Chicago City Council on a project that would start a local cable access television channel dedicated to veterans’ issues.
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The Pulse: Obama Comes Under Fire From the City Council
Date: 14 March 2010
By Dan Mihalopoulos
Dan Mihalopoulos
President Obama was the target of sharp criticism last week from an unlikely place: his hometown’s City Council, where all members save one are fellow Democrats.
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The Pulse: Paralympic Hockey Team Has Chicago Flavor
Date: 14 March 2010
By Eleanor Goldberg
Eleanor Goldberg
When he was young, Andy Yohe wanted to play hockey in the Olympics some day. But after he lost his legs in 1994, he gave up that dream.
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Support Network Seeks to Grow Biotech Companies
Date: 14 March 2010
Efforts have begun to make Illinois in general and Chicago in particular a powerhouse of biotechnology companies like areas on both coasts.
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