News Headlines (139) 29 January 2013

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Lance Armstrong - Road to Paris (2001). Published on Jul 21, 2012 :: Road to Paris is a 2001 documentary film showing the preparation of Lance Armstrong, then twice winner of Tour de France, and his team, US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, for the 2001 Tour de France. The film was shot during April, covering races such as Circuit de la Sarthe, Gent--Wevelgem, Paris--Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, mainly featuring Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie. The film was produced by Nike. || ► Lance Armstrong before the 2009 Tour de France. Published on Mar 31, 2012 :: Interview with Lance Armstrong, Astana, at his Aspen, CO home prior to the start of the 2009 Tour de France.



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Doping.  Published on Jan 28, 2013 by AFP :: A Spanish doctor is due to go on trial in Madrid, accused of running one of the world's biggest blood-doping rings. In 2006 police raided premises used by Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, seizing up to 200 blood packs linked to numerous top cyclists and officials.  VIDEOGRAPHIC



► Cool new army tire technology

► No Link Found Between Facial Shape and Aggression. Jan. 25, 2013 — There is not significant evidence to support the association between facial shape and aggression in men, according to a study published by the journal PLOS ONE.

► Maldives To Fight Rising Sea Levels With Floating Islands - by Jill Fehrenbacher, 03/05/10 

► The 'bomb-proof' train carriages which could save lives: British engineers lead mission to learn from 7/7 bombings - By Steve Robson. PUBLISHED:  22 January 2013

► WAYNE Rooney has come out top of the mops in a poll deciding the best celebrity hair transplants.  The England striker spent £15,000 to rescue his balding barnet in June, 2011 - By JO SAYER Published: 21st January 2013   || Hair we go: Wayne Rooney tops new poll for best celebrity hair transplant, and Prince William tops list of stars who most need one - By Katy Winter  PUBLISHED: 18 January 2013 

► And the prize for worst supporting dress goes to . . . Jennifer Lawrence - whose frock fell apart as she accepted SAG gong - By Chelsea White  PUBLISHED:  28 January 2013 

► Hostage film "Argo" wins producers award as Oscars loom || Ben Affleck's Argo run continues as he takes home Motion Picture Prize at the Producers Guild Awards -  By Fay Strang  PUBLISHED:  27 January 2013

► Al-Assad's grip on power "slipping away," Medvedev says - By Matt Smith, CNN | January 28, 2013 



► Obama, in new interview, seems to lean away from Syria intervention. Posted by Max Fisher on January 28, 2013

► Arm Syrian rebels to contain jihadis, says Saudi royal. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former spy chief, issues call in Davos amid alarm at growing presence of extremists in Syrian opposition

► Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war - By BARBARA SURK | Associated Press 

► UN: Palestinians fleeing Syria face 'horrible' conditions in Lebanon

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'We need more cash & weapons!' - Syrian opposition VP. Published on Jan 29, 2013 by Russia Today:: The Syrian opposition is seeking more financial aid from its western backers, with the coalition yet to form a provisional government. This as France warns that Islamist extremists could fall in to power if promised funds and political support from the west fail to materialize. With the conflict nearly 2 years old, RT met one of the leaders of the official opposition and asked him what he thinks is needed to bring peace to Syria.

Blah ... No need to talk peace to those who love war, it's useless! You said you need a gun and cash? To whom you tell your needs to be met? (America. Cisca!) ehehe ... To no one? (I said, "America! America, Cisca!) Okay, to Mr. Nobody (Haiyaa.... America, stupid!)  .... eheheheh ... ... Do not listen to what they say. Do not give them cash and weaponry. Done! (Eh? Done? Not yet, honey...yey!)

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Stars Bring Elegance to the 2013 SAGs. Published on Jan 28, 2013 ::The AP's Marcela Isaza admires Naomi Watts' off-white Marchesa Gown. Sofia Vergara, January Jones, Jessica Chastain and Nicole Kidman shine on the red carpet. (Jan. 28) || ► 'Argo' Wins Top Honor at SAG Awards. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: Ben Affleck's CIA thriller, 'Argo,' wins top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lead-acting honors go to Jennifer Lawrence for 'Silver Linings Playbook' and Daniel Day-Lewis for 'Lincoln.' (Jan. 28)



► Raw: Sea Foam Blankets Australian Beach Town. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: A stretch of Australia's Sunshine Coast has been blanketed in sea foam, swept ashore by the remnants of a tropical cyclone that struck Australia last week. (Jan. 28)  || ► Raw: Lava Flows From Russian Volcano. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: A volcano is continuing to erupt in Russia's Far East, sending plumes of gas and ash into the sky. The Plosky Tolbachik volcano started erupting in November after lying dormant for almost 40 years. (Jan. 28)



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Iran Says It Launched Monkey Into Space. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: Iran says it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight. (Jan. 28)



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Obama: Gun Debate 'Elicits a Lot of Passion'. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: President Barack Obama said no group is more important than law enforcement officials in the gun debate. He said he recognizes the issue "elicits a lot of passion all across the country" but that Congress will pay attention to police. (Jan. 28) || ► Father of Sandy Hook Victim Makes Emotional Plea. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: Neil Heslin's six-year-old son Jesse Lewis was one of the victims of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Monday he asked Connecticut lawmakers for tougher restrictions on guns. (Jan. 28)  ||  ► Raw: Gun Control Debates Continue. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: Pushing gun control reforms, President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders who had direct experience with mass shootings, while Connecticut families still push for change. (Jan 28)



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First Person: How to Trace a Gun. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: When guns are recovered in crime scenes around the country, tracing their history is not something out of Hollywood with elaborate computer databases. Instead, the government does it in rural West Virginia using paper, people and time. (Jan. 29)



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Schumer: Pass Immigration Reform by Summer. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: New York's Sen. Chuck Schumer, along with a bipartisan coalition of senators, told reporters they have created a set of principles based upon which they hope lawmakers will pass immigration reform by summer. (Jan. 28)  || ► Raw: Fla. Immigration Groups Cheer Reform Plan. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: Immigration groups in Florida are cheering a compromise immigration reform proposed by several U.S. senators from both parties. (Jan. 28)  ||  ► LULAC: Immigration Reform 'Positive First Step'. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: League of United Latin American Citizens called an effort by key Democratic and Republican U.S. senators to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer a 'very positive first step.' (Jan. 28)

► Obama launches push for immigration overhaul - By JULIE PACE

► Don't hem him in: 'Liberal' can't define the Obama presidency

► Focus turns to Brazil club safety after fire - By JULIANA BARBOSSSA 

► Iran and world powers need to stop bickering: Russia - Reuters – Mon, Jan 28, 2013 

► Murdoch apologizes for "offensive" Netanyahu cartoon - By Tim Castle | Reuters

  ► Your Boss Might Be A Psychopath. In British psychologist Oliver James' new book "Office Politics," he reveals new studies that show the white collar workplace is full of troubling behavior. In the past thirty years, more and more workers have been showing signs of Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and Narcissism. He also uncovers a new fourth personalty type: the triadic person. That's someone who displays all three traits. James claims that these people often excel the most, so your boss might actually have mental problems. (VIDEO)


  ► PHOTO: Elton John Shows Off Baby Elijah and Family - By Breanne L. Heldman (VIDEO)

► The future of urban transport

► 28 January 2013 - Berlin celebrates digital culture

► Harassment, Italian style

► Breaking badge

► What if you had a vision of the future?

► Today's African Proverb :  "A vulture has no business with the barber"- A Yoruba proverb sent by Anyanwu Chima, Lagos, Nigeria

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Obama-Clinton Show: 'US at war with more states than it's been since 1945'. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: US President Barack Obama has praised Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her work, stressing that she has been "one of the finest" in US history. Obama and Clinton appeared in a joint televised interview, which comes as America's top diplomat prepares to step down. For some analysis on that RT talks to journalist and anti-war activist Don DeBar.



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Escobar: Shadow wars & no interventions - US plan for MidEast &Asia. Published on Jan 28, 2013 ::  A great collaboration over the last four years. That's how US President Barack Obama described his first term in office with Hillary Clinton - who's now leaving the post of Secretary of State. Both appeared in a joint televised interview, as America's top diplomat prepares to step down. Responding to the Obama-Clinton talk, Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says the destabilization of North Africa will only get worse.



► US considering new drone base in Africa - report

► Two shot dead in ongoing Egypt clashes (PHOTOS)

► Mother loses all four children to Chicago gun violence 

► Senators release blueprint for Obama's immigration reform

► Obama-Clinton tandem: Success or failure?

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Only in Russia! Tanks & jets buzz dash-cams in viral vid wave. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: If you're interested in the Russian military, you can get a closer look at it by taking a drive on the country's roads. Battle-ready aircraft and heavily armored machinery comes within meters of those driving on Russia's highways. 



► Ousted mayor to help tycoon Prokhorov win seat in Moscow Duma. Published: 28 January, 2013 

When I admired the eyes color of a monkey in BBC photo(also on the way of the monkey was staring at an object), my fiance joked by saying that he would report to the UN on the complaint of his fiancée had been kidnapped by monkey. ... ahahaha ... Yes, it is a ballad of me and a monkey. Now I'm guessing my fiance reaction, what would happen if I linger staring openly at this handsome prince image in front of my fiance. Nyah nyah nyah. Shananana nana... I'm guessing my fiance reaction... nyah nyah nyah. Shananana nana... I was checking his notes, in case he kept the phone number of a sexologist, perhaps? eheheheh....

Yes, and in the trunk of a tree near his clinic consultation emblazoned the words: "Here you can overcome your sexual impotence problems quickly and cheaply."

Hehhehe.... I'm just joking, dahling, mwah mwah.... but I have to be honest: Prokhorov is classy. Something inside of him reminds me of you. Rare to smile. Even if he had to smile, it's very little and only for a moment. And he still looks more handsome with such style.

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Inside Story - Redefining marriage. Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: We examine the global trend towards same-sex marriage and its implications on traditional family structures. Discussing this on Inside Story with presenter Shiulie Ghosh are Guests: Peter Tatchell, a Gay rights activist & director of the human rights organisation, the Peter Tatchell Foundation and James Bogle, a lawyer & chairman of the Catholic Union of Great Britain.



► Inside Story Americas: Will the US wage cyber war on its enemies? Published on Jan 28, 2013 :: At a time when policy makers in Washington are talking about cutting the size of the US military, the department of defence has signalled it is to dramatically increase the size of its Cyber Command over the next few years. Proponents of the plan argue it is a prudent response to the changing nature of 21st century warfare. They argue that in recent years cyber attacks at the behest of governments have increased in frequency and ferocity. (VIDEO)

► Inside Story - Kashmir: The key to peace. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: Deadly skirmishes in the disputed region of Kashmir this month set India and Pakistan back at each other's throats. Five soldiers were killed in the worst crisis in relations since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. But already, tensions are easing as the nuclear neighbours consider the bigger peace process. The territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region has claimed thousands of lives; and that death toll grew further this month. India even accused Pakistan of beheading one of its soldiers, and there was international concern that the dispute could escalate. So, is Kashmir key to securing peace between India and Pakistan? (VIDEO) 

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Empire - Syria and the US: The complicity of silence. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: Empire looks at the history of the US relationship with Syria and the current state of the armed uprising with interviewees: Richard Murphy, the former US ambassador to Syria; Douglas Little, a history professor at Clark University; Hasan Abu Hanya, an expert on Islamic movements; Michael Scheuer, the former chief of the CIA bin Laden Unit; and Abu Hasan, a Jabhat al-Nusra commander in Syria. We explore who is right and who is wrong, and what is - or should be - the Obama policy towards Syria, with our guests: Bassam Haddad, the director of the Middle East studies programme at George Mason University, who is also editor of the online magazine Jadaliyya, and author of several books, including his latest 'Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience'; David Pollock, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Juan Cole, a professor of Middle East history at the University of Michigan, and author of several books including his most recent Engaging the Muslim World; and Stephen Starr, a journalist and author of 'Revolt in Syria: Eyewitness to the Uprising'.

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■ CNN: Four Arrested in Brazil Nightclub Fire

► In Afghanistan, the U.S. Is in the Most Difficult of Maneuvers

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► AC-130 Strike and Damage Assessment. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: After a raid on a suspected IED maker, US forces encounter enemy fire under the cover of an AC-130 gun ship. US forces pull back and let the air support do its thing.  ||  ► Minigun Special Forces Firefight in Afghanistan. Published on Sep 18, 2012 :: 1080p GoPro footage of a Minigun being used to engage enemy positions by U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan. This video has been cleared for opsec. This footage is part of the ongoing documentation of war in Afghanistan.



► Deadly Nightclub Fire: A Turning Point for Brazil?

* Brazil Mourns More Than 200 Victims

► A Feud Between Biblical Archaeologists Goes to Court

► Mali: Timbuktu Locals Saved Some of Their City's Ancient Manuscripts from Islamists

► When You're Stuck in Antarctic, Who You Gonna Call?

► Finding the Link Between Sleep and Senior Moments

► Boy Scouts Consider Ending Ban on Gay Members, Troop Leaders

► Burma's Kachin War: Renewed Ethnic Strife Threatens Regional Stability

By Hannah Beech
* The Kachin Independence Army (PHOTOS)
* The Regime's Reformist: Can Thein Sein Change Burma? 
* Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation (PHOTOS)

► Cairo's Latest Uprising, Two Years after Revolution (PHOTOS) 
The unrest is fueled by disillusionment with the pace of democratic reforms, the toll of a grinding economic crisis and opposition to President Mohamed Morsi

► Sam Abell: 40 Years of Life and Still Life (PHOTOS) 

► LIFE in Appalachia: Photos From a 'Valley of Poverty,' 1964 (PHOTOS)

► Senators unveil bipartisan immigration plan, but opposition looms 

► Bipartisan group sees change in politics on immigration reform

► Obama asks law enforcement officials to push gun proposals 


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  ► Gun Gripes Episode 55: Obama's Gun Ban Executive Order on the Horizon? Published on Jan 13, 2013 :: Could a possible "executive order" be on the horizon that has an effect of your second amendment rights?  On January 19th, you all need to gather at your state capital at noon to show your despise for this blatant attempt to circumvent the legislative process that makes our Country great. Obama is acting a lot more like a dictator than he is a Commander and Chief. We must show our support for our second amendment rights, and stand clearly in the way and say "NO!" to every attempt that is made to infringe upon those rights. || ► Gun Gripes Episode 56: 2013 New York Safe Act. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: The 2013 New York Safe Act. The most unconstitutional piece of legislation I have ever seen. This is some real though police material. They are retroactively labeling you as a criminal just because you own a gun. Never mind the liberal extreme left media publishing the locations of known gun owners in the area, many of which had their home broken into as a result. I think that the gun owners of this Country have had their backs against the wall long enough. We have to fight this to the furthest reach we can. It begins with educating the anti-gun populace and making them understand that we are not a bunch of crazies. We have to promote firearms sports in a humane and positive light. We must provide expert and knowledgeable training to those that need it. More importantly, we have to get young people involved in the sport of hunting and recreational shooting, but also emphasis the fact that the 2nd amendment is not about only those things. We have to respect the 2nd amendment for what it is and what it has the potential to be if more legislation passes like it did in New York.



► The challenging math of passing immigration reform

► Obama praises Hillary Clinton in joint interview on '60 Minutes' 

|| WATCH ALSO  :: Hillary's first joint interview-- next to Bill in '92 
|| Obama and Clinton, part one - January 27, 2013 :: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton address their evolution from bitter opponents to partners in the corridors of power. Steve Kroft reports. 
|| Obama and Clinton, part two - January 27, 2013  :: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discuss the disaster in Benghazi and the state of her health. Steve Kroft reports. 
|| January 27, 2013 - Obama and Clinton: The 60 Minutes interview  

► Russian skywalkers look upward for escape. The daredevils, who call themselves roofers, scale buildings, monuments — anything high — and post the pictures online. From up there, life in Russia doesn't seem so bad.

► Gay Marriage

* Opponents make unusual Supreme Court argument
* Opinion: In Prop. 8 case, marriage exists for -- what?   
* Lesbian gets membership in Ft. Bragg spouse club 

► A third of Barnes & Noble stores may close in next decade, report says 

Environment

* Megacities may influence global weather 
* Annenberg to build nature center at Ballona Wetlands || Photos
* California still hasn't bought land for bullet train route
    * Texas, New Mexico tangle over water

► Panoramas: 2013 SAG Awards

► F R A M E W O R K

■ Russian skywalkers - January 28, 2013 | Posted By: Marc Martin


■ Pictures in the News - January 28, 2013 | Posted By: Marc Martin

Rome, Italy — Tourists gather at the Trevi Fountain, which is undergoing a $2.8-million restoration sponsored by the Fendi fashion house. The fountain is a Rome landmark and was the setting for the film "Three Coins in the Fountain"

Cisca Zarmansyah wrote : 
♥ "Siamo angeli con un'ala soltanto, e possiamo volare solo restando abbracciat"
(We are, each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another) - LUCIANO DE CRESCENZO

♥ Who ever loved that loved not at first sight? (SHAKESPEARE : As You Like It - Act 3, Scene 5)

♥ From The New Life of Dante Alighieri

♥ Dante - La Vita Nuova ( The New Life )


Valentino Vie replied: Elle est belle, et donc d'être courtisée, elle est ma femme, et donc d'être gagné. Elle m'aime pour le moment dangereux de ma vie, Et je l'aime, Elle embrasse toutes les difficultés de ma vie. Starting from seeing the Last Supper paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci in Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery, Milan ... then sailing a Gondola at the canals in Venice, watching the sun sank in Ponte Vecchio, Florence .... Stared at Colosseum in Rome splendor, ... The two things that always come in my heart, about the innocent things of you and me. And it seems only yesterday to me. You?

News Headlines (138) 28 January 2013

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► Holocaust Rescuers honoured at UN Holocaust commemoration. 25 Jan 2013 - Those who risked their lives to save Jews and others from mass extermination in the Second World War are inspiration for the courage to fight for a better world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other United Nations officials said today.  ||  Courage to fight for a better world honoured at UN Holocaust commemoration   ||  At Holocaust memorial event, Ban highlights need for courage to do what is right 


► Diet, Parental Behavior and Preschool Can Boost Children's IQ - Jan. 25, 2013 — Supplementing children's diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a young child's intelligence, according to a new report published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.  

► Did 60 Minutes help create the myth of Lance Armstrong? January 27, 2013 || ► Is Lance Armstrong still lying? - January 27, 2013 ::  Lance Armstrong admitted to doping for the first time in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last week. But Travis Tygart, the director of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, says Armstrong lied to Winfrey and withheld the truth on key issues. Scott Pelley reports.







►"Fruitvale," "Blood Brothers" win top awards at Sundance - By Piya Sinha-Roy |  Sun Jan 27, 2013

► Pussy Riot documentary debuts at Sundance. Jan. 23 - A documentary chronicling the trial of three members of the feminist punk band ''Pussy Riot'' makes its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Edward Baran reports :: Pussy Riot gained worldwide fame and notoriety when they performed a forty-second protest prayer inside Russia's main cathedral. Now the story of the three young women who took on powerful institutions when they protested against President Vladimir Putin's close ties with the church is being told in a documentary. 'Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer' has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to a sold-out Park City crowd, and it's an important project according to co-director Maxim Pozdorovkin. SOUNDBITE: Maxim Pozdorovkin, co-director, saying (English): "One of the things we felt is that, whereas in the West it was understood to be mostly a political human rights story and in Russia it was understood almost exclusively as a religious hooliganism, religious hatred story. In reality the story is so much bigger and so much richer and so epic, and I don't use that word lightly." The band's performance led to their arrest on charges of religious hatred and culminated in a trial that has reverberated around the world. The court found all three women guilty and sentenced them to two years in prison, although one later had her punishment converted to a suspended sentence. The documentary follows band members and their families as they struggle through Russia's legal system. US viewers will likely see the film on HBO, which purchased the TV rights during the festival.


► 28 January 2013 - Brazil nightclub fire in Santa Maria kills 233

► Djokovic pounces to claim Melbourne three-peat - Sun Jan 27, 2013

► Maze of Gun Laws in U.S. Hurts Gun Control Efforts - By AP / EILEEN SULLIVAN | Jan. 25, 2013 

► Barack Obama is Not Pleased. The president on his enemies, the media, and the future of football -  BY FRANKLIN FOER AND CHRIS HUGHES

► Gun Control Advocates Need to Listen to Gun Owners, Obama Says - By PETER BAKER | Published: January 27, 2013

► Thousands join march for gun control on in Washington; call for bans, background checks 

► Gun control advocates march as nation reels from school shootings - By Michael Martinez and Emily Schmidt, CNN January 26, 2013 



► NRA Gun Control Crusade Reflects Firearms Industry Financial Ties. Posted: 01/11/2013

► GLOBAL - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (PDF file)

► Estimating Civilian Owned Firearms (PDF file)



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Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture). Uploaded on Nov 10, 2009 :: Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in the US and it is becoming more common. Sapolsky states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes. || ► Class Day Lecture 2009: The Uniqueness of Humans. Uploaded on Jun 17, 2009 :: On June 13, 2009, Robert Sapolsky, world renowned professor of neurology, neurological sciences, neurosurgery and biological sciences gave the class day lecture in association with commencement weekend 2009. Having been selected to talk by the Stanford University graduating class, Sapolsky spoke about the uniqueness of humans in relation to the rest of the animal world. A few of the topics he spoke on include aggression, theory of mind, the golden rule and pleasure.






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Chavez overcomes respiratory infection, says minister. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection and is improving, Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas tells journalists at the CELAC summit of Latin American and EU leaders in Chile.



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Russians mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: Representatives of Russia's Jewish community light candles at the new Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

■ About the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme 

■ 2013 Holocaust Remembrance Day Message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: The 2013 observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust is built around the theme "Rescue during the Holocaust: The Courage to Care". The event will provoke each participant's own thoughts and beliefs about the moral values and courage that lie behind such daring acts of rescue. Each person who becomes aware of this history will no doubt reflect upon his or her own capacity to turn compassion for others into decisive and heroic action in their time of need.

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Raw: Nightclub Fire in Brazil Kills Hundreds. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said. (Jan. 27)  ||  ► Nightclub Fire Kills 245 in Brazil. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: A fire in a crowded nightclub in Brazil has killed at least 245 people. Police and firefighters say at least 200 people were injured. (Jan. 27)

► Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil - By JULIANA BARBASSA and MARCO SIBAJA

► Egypt's leader declares emergency after clashes - By Edmund Blair and Yasmine Saleh 

► Israel warns of attack on Syrian chemical weapons - By IAN DEITCH

► Iran official: Attack on Syria is attack on us - By ALI AKBAR DAREINI 

► Israel leader seeks wide coalition to face threats - Associated Press 

► Russia says Assad's prospects fading - By Alexei Anishchuk and Steve Gutterman 

► Obama: Compromise or 'political conquest'? In a magazine interview, President Obama says Democrats are more willing to compromise than Republicans. But Rep. Paul Ryan, a leader among young Republicans, says Obama wants 'to fight us every step of the way politically.” - By Brad Knickerbocker | Christian Science Monitor  

► Hatchet Buried, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Lovingly End Their Marriage of Convenience - By Ron Fournier | National Journal

► Insight: Lawyers in gay marriage cases aim pitches at Obama - By Joan Biskupic 

► Paul Ryan: "I don't think that the president actually thinks we have a fiscal crisis" - By Dylan Stableford

► 28 January 2013 - Oops! The irritating rise of websites talking to you like a friend - The rise of over-familiar websites

► 28 January 2013 - Janeites: The curious American cult of Jane Austen | By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine, Washington DC 

► 28 January 2013 -  India's booming land values spark family feuds

► 28 January 2013 - Iran's nuclear ambitions stalk presidential election | By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin BBC Persian 

► 28 January 2013 -  Flipping heck: Is pinball about to stage a recovery? | By Paul Rubens Technology reporter  

► 28 January 2013 - Somali women seek a brighter future in Mogadishu 

► 28 January 2013 - Foo Fighter Dave Grohl turns documentary director | By Emma Jones Entertainment reporter, BBC News

► Cambodia HIV/Aids patients come out of isolation - 28 January 2013  :: In Cambodia, until recently, people living with the Aids virus were treated as social outcasts. Most people refused to share food with them and in many cases avoided contact all together. For people like Lay Sarin, once a relatively prosperous rice farmer who contracted the virus from her husband, her life became one of almost total isolation as fearful villagers excluded her from almost every facet of normal life. Now, thanks to the Buddhist Leadership Initiative - a joint UNICEF and Cambodian Government training scheme that places traditional Buddhist pagodas and the country's more than 50,000 monks at the centre of a redemptive healing process - life is slowly returning to normal. VIDEO journalist: Nick Wood.

► Korea DMZ: 24 hours at the last Cold War frontier. 28 January 2013 - An estimated 1,000,000 soldiers are believed to be posted at the 4km (2.5 mile) wide demilitarised zone that has separated North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, making it one of the world's most heavily fortified frontiers. The BBC's Seoul correspondent Lucy Williamson has spent a day at the demilitarised zone to see what life is like for the South Korean troops there. (VIDEO) || N Korea vows 'important' measures 

► 28 January 2013 - 'Quantum smell' idea gains ground | By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News

► 28 January 2013 - Quantum biology: Do weird physics effects abound in nature? | By Jason Palmer and Alex Mansfield BBC News and BBC Radio Science Unit 

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'We're trying to build capitalism without capitalists' - Russian tycoon. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: The World Economic Forum in Davos has ended, with three scenarios of Russia's development presented during the event - energy sector review, institutional reforms and social cohesion. ­RT spoke with Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, who is mostly pessimistic about Russia's economic development.


► Morsi declares state of emergency in Egypt after seven people die in fresh clashes (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

► Iran responds to EU oil and gas sanctions with… oil and gas sanctions 

► Nightclub fire kills at least 233 in southern Brazil (PHOTOS)

► 'No flexibility yet' in Russia-US relations – PM Medvedev

► Thousands march for gun control in Washington (PHOTOS)

► Waterbeds: First underwater hotel to be created in Dubai

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Leave it to Dad (RT Documentary). Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: Single dads: They're both the breadwinners and the nurturers. Meet the men who are raising their children without mothers and learn the reasons behind single fatherhood in Russia on RT.

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France hit by anti-gay marriage protests. Published on Jan 13, 2013 :: Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris in protest against a proposed law that would legalise gay marriage in France. People travelled from all over France for the demonstration supported by leaders of the centre-right opposition, the Catholic church and the Muslim community. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from Paris.  ||  ► Thousands of gay rights supporters march in Paris. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: Tens of thousands of people have marched through Paris in support of the French government's plan to legalise gay marriage. The rally was organised two days before a parliamentary debate on the proposed bill. But as Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reports, the issue remains divisive.  ||  ► France starts debate on gay marriage law. Published on Jan 27, 2013 ::  In France, demonstrators in favour of same sex marriage are due to hold a rally in Paris on Sunday. Police say it won't be as large as the anti-gay marriage protest two weeks ago. The same sex marriage bill will be debated in the French parliament on Tuesday. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports from Paris.

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■ UN Humanitarian Chief in Syria for Talks
■ Illinois to Allow Immigrants to Get Licenses 
■ Barge with 80,000 Gallons of Oil Hits Bridge, Leaks
■ Inmates Moved After Bloody Venezuela Prison Riot 
■ Holocaust Victims Mourned at Auschwitz and Beyond
■ CNN: Man Charged over Liberty Bell Threat

► TIME's Pictures of the Week: The World in Focus

* Photo Essay: The Aftermath of an Acid Attack in Iran
* 2012, the Year in Photos: 365 Scenes

► 230 Dead in Brazilian Nightclub Fire; Only One Exit

* Photos: On Scene
* Raw Rescue Video 

► Egypt Declares State of Emergency in 3 Provinces
► For the Treasures of Timbuktu, a Moment of Grave Peril

* Timbuktu: Why Islamists Are Wrecking Mali's Cultural Heritage

► The 2013 SAG Awards: Best of the Red Carpet
► Mysterious African Dictatorship: Is Eritrea on the Verge?
► The Future of Davos: Is a Hipper Forum on Its Way?

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* Box Office: Hansel Wins Weak Weekend

► PHOTOS: Chaos Outside Brazil Nightclub Fire That Killed More Than 200

► Obama praises Hillary Clinton in joint interview on '60 Minutes'

► Republicans, Democrats ready for broad immigration reform
► Paul Ryan says Obama seeks 'political conquest' in second term
► Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal stalwart, won't seek reelection
► 'Argo' wins top SAG Award; Day-Lewis, Lawrence win drama honors

By Susan King and Rene Lynch - The movie directed by Ben Affleck receives the Screen Actors Guild Award for ensemble in a motion picture. It now heads into next month's Academy Awards with momentum after wins at the Producers Guild and the Golden Globes. Photos  || Full coverage
* Complete list of winners
* Dick Van Dyke honored for life achievement
* Red carpet (PHOTOS)
* Winners (PHOTOS)
* Show highlights

► The 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Jan. 27, 2013

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► Women have to work harder than men to reap similar workout benefits- Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013

► Philippe Dubost  - Fake Amazon Page Is Best Online Resume Ever

► Singer Tina Turner on path to Swiss citizenship

► LA TIMES :: WikiLeaks movie script apparently leaked -- to WikiLeaks founder || CBS NEWS  ||  HUFFINGTON POST

► Louis C.K. - The 50 Funniest People Now

► "Fantastic" New Flying Frog Found—Has Flappy Forearms. Huge new frog discovered not far from Vietnamese metropolis, study says.

► Kyoto University researchers create kidney tissue from stem cells - By Adam Westlake  /   January 23, 2013

► Boeing CST-100: Next-Generation Spaceship - Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor

► Scientists mimic plants to make zero-carbon fuel - Monday, 21 January 2013 Nina Chestney | Reuters

► ScienceShot: The First Sea Monster - by Fredric Heeren on 7 January 2013 ||  Sharp-Toothed Thalattoarchon / Thalattoarchon Saurophagis   - Was the First Ruler of the Triassic Seas - by Brian Switek

► ScienceShot: Desert Elephants Trek Long Distances to Survive - by Virginia Morell on 4 January 2013

► ScienceShot: Signs of Water in Martian Meteorite - by Sid Perkins on 3 January 2013

► ScienceShot: Planets Feed Baby Star Their Leftovers - by Sean Treacy on 2 January 2013 

► Secret Beauty Ingredient: Caviar - Posted by Danielle Emig December 12, 2012 




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Lingerie brand brings French thrills and frills. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: Lejaby was one of France's best-known brands of lingerie -- until the company went into liquidation during the economic crisis. But following internet fundraising schemes and political action, the brand has been reborn as the "Maison Lejaby", employing many of the same workers, in a drive to set new standards for French workmanship and sex appeal.



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18-metre whale washes up dead on French beach. Published on Jan 25, 2013 :: An 18-metre whale was discovered washed up on a beach in western France Friday.



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India unveils long-range missile in annual parade.  Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: India wheeled out a new long-range nuclear missile that can hit anywhere in China and warned rival Pakistan not to take its friendship "for granted" as it celebrated its Republic Day with a large-scale parade.







► Venice carnival opens. Jan. 26 - A parade of fantasy creatures on fairytale vessels mark the opening of the 2013 Venice carnival. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Waterborne fantasy creatures took over the famed Venice waterways to mark the opening of the lagoon city's annual carnival on Saturday (January 26) evening. The theme for the 2013 edition is "Live in Colour" and the parade of the fairytale-like characters got things off to a stylish start. Balls held in Venetian palaces, concerts and gondola parades are organised throughout the 17-day carnival which runs until February 12. Thousands of tourists from across Italy and the world every year crowd the city's canals, bridges and squares to marvel at the colourful display of masks and costumes. The Carnevale di Venezia is one of the oldest carnivals in the world. Carnival madness first began centuries ago as a period of excess before the rigours of lent, the 40 days of fasting that traditionally precede Easter. Venetians could then hide their identities behind masks and do as they pleased. It was a pressure valve to ease class tensions, allowing the poor, for a brief and controlled period, to break Venice's rigid, oligarchical social order. The carnival's end marks the beginning of Lent and signals the start of Venice's tourist season, which runs into the autumn.



► Rare Amur tiger cubs born in Ukraine. Jan. 15 - A litter of rare Amur tiger cubs born at zoo located in Ukraine's Yalta. Elly Park reports. Still playing in their pen with stuffed animals these pair of tiny tigers will grow to become the biggest cats in the world. They are Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, born at the Yalta zoo in Ukraine. Originally they were part of a litter of three - one did not survive. Yalta zoo director Oleg Zubkov. SOUNDBITE: Zoo Director Oleg Zubkov, saying (Russian) "Today there are only a few hundred Amur tigers left in the world. They're very rare and the birth of every baby is one more big addition to the attempt to preserve these wonderful animals." The dynamic duo isn't the first of their species born at the zoo. Currently, Yalta zoo houses the largest number of Amur tigers in the world and keeper Oksana Zubkova revealed the secret of their success. SOUNDBITE: Tiger Caregiver Oksana Zubkova, saying (Russian) "We've started to add tea to the little tiger cubs' food, as it digests better, which is very important for the formation of their nourishment." According to the World Wildlife Fund, the Amur tiger was nearly extinct in the wild in the 1960s - but today their number has climbed to 400 to 500. Once they grow bigger these cubs will go to other zoos to diversify the population in captivity.



► Davos prescriptions for the U.S. economy - by Chrystia Freeland Jan 25, 2013   ||   Davos divided on tackling the scourge of obesity - By Emma Thomasson Thu Jan 24, 2013

► Davos 2013: Much still to do to revive Europe - Studzinski. Jan. 26 - Blackstone Group's John Studzinski says that while fears of a Euro collapse may have been allayed for now, there's still a search on for regeneration and growth in the continent.  -- is Alex Smith spoke to John -- and -- senior managing director of the Blackstone Group and lost whether the relative calm in Europe and the west was over. I'm so I think the word the operation. No word of your questions relative. Obviously here it's calm there's still I think about 550. Billion euros of debt to be restructured. Either under the context of sort of pretend. Amend and extend. How about this probably about a 150. Millions. That it has to restructure this year. 21 people are no longer worrying about the euros. Collapsing -- disintegrated. I think there's still. Great search for sure economic regeneration growth through here. You look here. A situation where perhaps. Markets more of -- who -- them than they were four of the firms like you. Well Blackstone. Has a complex set of things that invests in. And they really depends of the country depends an opportunity depends on the project -- the time so I'm not gonna generalize. And we will continue to be. Very tenacious and very curious. There are things to invest in and it's gonna continue to be a lot of -- And of course these remaining area I think is. Real estate is still alive. In the amount of realistic financial institutions are prepared to sell. I think you're just gonna continue to see that. Logjam. Break out hopefully and 2013. And all the money markets right to deal making. When you look at what let's look at the US tremendous. You've got an enormous amount of cash among US companies which we've been talking about the three years and we're getting tired of talking about it. But the new. Element to the nuance about is that activists are looking at that time she was saying and a lot of cash. You -- going down. Your margins and started to get squeezed. So many of these can be -- saying. I didn't spend this cash gonna do something about these margins. So I don't think companies are gonna diversify but I do you think the big. Companies. Consumer health care are going to be very aggressive. Looking for investments. And their core businesses they've done all -- the cost rationalizations side. They've also getting more and more pressure on the government side to him. You're gonna have to take the strategies one step further and move it looks -- those two things capturing in paper. All the cash available stock markets murdering depending what they're doing I think most of them are gonna do those. Deals and cash. Or -- Should be returned. What about bank deals that I mean we've we've overseas banks being in the center of the European crisis. Do you see further consolidation among among the banks to see a lot of a lot of that the solution place let's spend under under pressure. And that's very amusing question. I think Europe is going to be good I continued to. Spin off divestitures -- with respect to financial institutions I can't imagine too many boards unless they have a regulators gun to their heads are gonna take on. A series of risk and audit. Balance sheet issues from another entity unless it's either him staying in our bailout mode is something -- Progress I think it's going to be very little. Material. Bank and an activity I think there -- a number of banks that still have to shed assets right. And assisting last year for example. 47% of global limited activity was actually when I called pretty. And a lot of about 1215% of that was financial institutions I think you're gonna see a lot more prudent. And certainly in Europe this year.





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Watch a SAG Statue Come to Life. Published on Jan 25, 2013 :: Take a time-lapse trip inside the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, Calif., where they make the statues given to winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards this Sunday. (Jan. 25)



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Thousands March for Gun Control in Washington. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. (Jan. 26)

► North Korean Leader Vows Strong Action

► Thousands march for gun control in Washington - By BRETT ZONGKER | Associated Press

► Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more - Associated Press 

► Moon Swoon: How 2013's Full Moons Got Their Peculiar Names - By Joe Rao | SPACE.com

► Mass Human Sacrifice? Pile of Ancient Skulls Found - By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer | LiveScience.com 

► Paris Fashion Week (PHOTOS)

► Cat Refuses Affection. He turns down your love with attitude, as if to say, you're embarrassing both of us.  



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► 12 Awesome Edible Football Stadiums. What better way to kick off the Super Bowl than with an edible football stadium?  The  snackadium, a snacker's dream, is an edible stadium filled to the brim with chips, dips and even dessert.  Make this for your upcoming Super Bowl party and it's a guaranteed touchdown.

► 25 January 2013 - A Point of View: Roll up for the inauguration

► 26 January 2013 - Netanyahu dealt weak hand by voters | By Kevin Connolly BBC News, Jerusalem

► 27 January 2013 - The Middle East conflict at 35,000 feet | By Paul Moss BBC News

► 27 January 2013 - Warsaw Ghetto: The story of its secret archive | By Monica Whitlock BBC World Service

► Mali's road ahead: Reprisal fears and desert warfare

► Scientists create 'designer snowflakes'. 27 January 2013  - Sunny southern California may not seem the most obvious place for scientists to study snowflakes. But a team of physicists at Caltech university in Pasadena have been growing their own ice crystals, in order to try to understand how and why their patterns form in such diverse ways. The "designer snowflakes" are created in the laboratory all year round using electric needles placed in a diffusion chamber - the crystals grow on the needle's tip. By altering the conditions, the scientists are able to create different sizes and patterns of snowflake.  Kenneth G Libbrecht, Professor of Physics at Caltech, showed BBC News how the system works. (VIDEO)

► 27 January 2013  - Beijing smog: When growth trumps life in China | By Martin Patience Beijing ::

► Life under a lens

► 26 January 2013 - Yorkshire bat colonies 'cohabit all year' | By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News 

► Mini guide to historic Istanbul

► 10 things  we didn't know last week

► 27 January 2013  - Older fathers: what's behind the trend?

► 26 January 2013  -  In Pictures: Start of Monte Carlo Classic Rally

► 27 January 2013 - Newspaper review: Papers discuss the 'new Tory Obama' 

► Mistress of the Cave (RT Documentary). Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: Free diving champion Natalya Avseenko is seeking inner peace in the deep of the Orda Cave in Russia's Perm Region. Join RT as we travel with her and an entourage of support divers, photographers, and journalists documenting her attempt to become the underwater legend known as the Mistress of the Orda Cave. || PHOTOS - Plumbing the Depths of the Largest Underwater Gypsum Cave on Earth




► Over 30 dead, army deployed in Egypt as riot flares up in Port Said after stadium stampede death sentences (PHOTOS)

► Anonymous hacks US Sentencing Commission website for Swartz 

► Thousands march for gun control in Washington (PHOTOS)

► Russia hits top-10 in budget transparency report

► On The Money: Russian Davos. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev presented Russia's investment case at the World Economic Forum in Davos. How successful was his sales pitch? Is the government the best salesman for this? How will reforms in Russia attract more foreign money? And what is the biggest external shock Russia may come across this year? Peter Lavelle is joined by Quinn Martin, Ben Aris and Simon Fentham-Fletcher to discuss Russia's development scenarios.



► Moscow regrets US pullout from bilateral commission on human rights

► Communists urge revival of moral values in Russia

► Israel may rely on US 'scalpels' to contain Iran – defense minister

► First NATO Patriot battery goes operational in Turkey 

► India parades brand-new intercontinental ballistic missile (PHOTOS)

► Lap snap snapped up: Rare 'censored' Princess Diana photo sold for $18,000

►Recession Risks: UK heads for triple-dip as GDP shrinks. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: Britain's at risk of slipping into recession for the third time since the beginning of the global financial crisis four years ago. The country's economy shrank by point 3 percent in the last quarter of 2012, and achieved zero growth. The decline of the world's sixth largest economy was blamed on the recession in the eurozone, bad weather affecting agriculture, and a temporary drop in oil and gas output in the North Sea. The country would find itself in recession if the economy contracts again in the first quarter of 2013. All the main global rating agencies have placed Britain on negative watch. The director of the Institute of Economic Affairs in London, Mark Littlewood, says the government should have a different approach to such a burning issue. 



► Russian-made pop culture icon 'Chinese Girl' up for sale - Russian painter Vladimir Tretchikoff  

► Patriot missile set up in Turkey. Published on Jan 26, 2013 :: The fırst of sıx patriot mıssıle batterıes deployed in Turkey is now operatıonal. The others are expected to be in place ın the comıng days. Turkey and NATO are stressıng the missile system is purely defensıve. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Adana in Turkey.



► Inside Story - The waxing and waning support for Syria. Published on Jan 27, 2013 :: We look at how support for the regime and the rebels has ebbed and flowed and how it affects the battle for Syria. Inside Syria with presenter Hazem Sika, discusses the implications of the lack of aid to the rebels on the ground with guests: Kamran Bokhari, vice president for Middle Eastern and South Asian affairs at Stratfor; Elias Hanna, a retired Lebanese army general; and Louay Safi, member of the Syrian National Coalition.

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► Blood in Egypt's Streets: Anger in Tahrir then Soccer Violence in Port Said 

By Ashraf Khalil / Cairo
* Violence Erupts After Egypt Court Verdict, At Least 27 Dead 

► Thousands March for Gun Control in Washington

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► For the Treasures of Timbuktu, a Moment of Grave Peril

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By Kathleen Hennessey, Christi Parsons and Brian Bennett - Sending a bill with his name on it could automatically alienate Republicans who might otherwise support an overhaul. The quandary speaks volumes about the bitterly divided capital.
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► India rape case raises call for change to juvenile system. Debate over whether a suspect in a brutal rape and killing should be tried as a minor or an adult has prompted calls for changes to the justice system, perhaps lowering the legal age for a minor.

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► Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre 

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Coachella 2013 Festival Has XX and Blur. Published on Jan 25, 2013 by WSJDigitalNetwork  :: The lineup for the 2013 Coachella music festival is out and music fans are debating the choice of headliners including the Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The rest of the roster is a who's who of today's music, ranging from bands like the XX to Father John Misty.



► The Week in Pictures | January 21 – 27, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin 

Caracas, Venezuela & Matt Gone welcomes guests at Expotattoo Venezuela 2013
Expo Tattoo Venezuela 2013 - Demons Girls . Published on Jan 25, 2013 by Caracasfreemind

(Uh, is there a polite tattoo for me today?)

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The Diabolos group from the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe perform during the official Award Gala Evening of the 37th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in Monaco on January 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier/Pool)

A woman climbs during the opening of the rope park at the Shimbulak Ski Resort in the Tien Shan mountains outside Almaty on January 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov)

An Egyptian protester lights flares during a demonstration in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched on Tahrir Square to demand change, two years after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and ushered in an Islamist government, as sporadic clashes erupted nearby. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

A flock of starlings fly over an agricultural field near the southern Israeli city of Netivot on January 24, 2013. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

Dogs sit beside their owners during a training session run by a dog trainers club at a park in Mexico City on January 20, 2013. (REUTERS/Henry Romero)

A girl and her mother walk in a building in Tokyo on January 24, 2013. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)