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| Friday, 11/21/2008 |
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La Nostalgia Re-Mix: Out takes for an Imaginary Bar |
| Friday, 11/21/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Saturday, 11/22/2008 |
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La Nostalgia Re-Mix: Out takes for an Imaginary Bar |
| Saturday, 11/22/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Monday, 11/24/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Tuesday, 11/25/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Wednesday, 11/26/2008 |
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Life Drawing |
| Wednesday, 11/26/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Thursday, 11/27/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Friday, 11/28/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Saturday, 11/29/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Sunday, 11/30/2008 |
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ArtHaven Workshop |
| Sunday, 11/30/2008 |
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Bunnell Trunk Show |
| Monday, 12/1/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Tuesday, 12/2/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
| Wednesday, 12/3/2008 |
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Life Drawing |
| Wednesday, 12/3/2008 |
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Tanis S'eiltin, "Hit"- an installation |
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Albinos Targeted By Witchdoctors In Tanzania
More than two dozen albino residents have been murdered in Tanzania since the beginning of the year. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Vicky Ntetema, bureau chief for the BBC in Tanzania. She recently went undercover to help expose the killers. |
What Does Venezuela Want From Haiti?
Venezuela is trying to increase its influence throughout Central and South America — in particular Haiti. In the aftermath of summer storms, Venezuela has been contributing significant amounts of aid to the country. What is President Hugo Chavez after? |
Obama, McCain Court Voters In Israel
Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are expanding their get out the vote efforts beyond the U.S. Both campaigns are targeting citizens overseas in an effort to bolster their support. One of the largest expatriate communities is in Israel, where efforts are intensifying. |
Popular Iraqi Song Perfect For Road Trip
Since Iraq has become less violent, it is easier to move around the country. Even in Iraq, there's the need for the right song for a road trip. These days, the song is called "The Shotgun." |
S. America Watches As U.S. Alters Free-Market Tune
The U.S. government is endorsing unprecedented intervention in the economy to limit financial turmoil. Its actions to save struggling financial firms may cause some to reconsider the free-market gospel, especially in Latin America. |
Europe Urges Quick Action On Bailout
There's growing criticism in Europe over the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass measures to stabilize the financial markets. Meanwhile, European governments were forced to take more steps to rescue banks and stabilize markets on Tuesday. |
U.S. Diplomat Tries To Rescue N. Korea Nuclear Deal
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is headed to Pyongyang to try to prevent a nuclear agreement from unraveling. North Korea has moved to reconstitute its nuclear infrastructure amid complaints from both sides over the deal. |
Nigeria Bids For Newcastle United
On today's "Africa Update," we recap the ongoings at the Clinton Global Initiative. Plus, South Africa swears in a new president, and Nigerians make a bid to buy a British soccer team. For analysis, Farai Chideya talks with Bill Fletcher of the Institute for Policy Studies. |
Bush Urges Swift Bailout Passage As Markets Quiver
Congressional and White House officials are scrambling to structure a new bailout proposal after a massive economic rescue plan failed a House vote Monday, sending stock markets around the world into convulsions. With foreign leaders urging the U.S. to react quickly, President Bush made a statement Tuesday morning. |
European Markets Stunned U.S. Bailout Failed
Financial turmoil in the U.S. stock markets is being felt overseas. In some European nations, governments have had to nationalize lenders. Philip Coggan, capital markets editor for The Economist, says it could get worse because big pension funds and money market funds are nervous about putting money into banks. |
NATO Commander Targets Afghan Opium Trade
After a visit to Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, says he wants a mandate to go after the opium trade. Western troops now have no authority to eradicate poppy fields or go after traffickers. Craddock says unless a change is made, the alliance cannot defeat the Taliban insurgency. |
Out Of Control Inflation In Zimbabwe
Shoppers in Zimbabwe are now paying for goods using $10,000 and $20,000 notes. Prices are rising so fast that people are using up all their paper money, and the country's running out of cash. To alleviate the shortage, Zimbabwe's central bank issued the new banknotes Monday. |
Trading Halted On Russian Exchanges
Foreign markets were stunned when lawmakers in the House failed to pass the Wall Street rescue plan Monday. Russian regulators suspended trading at the country's two major stock exchanges after shares in major oil companies plunged. Moscow's markets are dominated by oil companies, and the exchanges have been volatile for months as investors worry about the global economy. |
Monitors Oversee Russia's Withdrawal From Georgia
More than 300 civilian European Union monitors and support staff are in place to oversee Russia's withdrawal from parts of Georgia Wednesday. But Moscow says that it won't allow observers into a buffer zone surrounding South Ossetia. Steve Inskeep reports. |
Europe Acts To Stave Off Financial Collapse
Europe is engaged in its own bank rescue bailouts. The governments of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg rescued financial firm Fortis over the weekend to prevent a domino-like spread of failure. Britain is nationalizing mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley. |
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Galileo satellite knocked offline
A test spacecraft for Europe's future satellite-navigation system is rocked by a surge of space radiation. |
Day in pictures
Striking images from around the world |
Iran backs Syria at nuclear body
Iran says it has dropped its bid for a seat on the board of the UN nuclear watchdog in favour of its regional ally Syria. |
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Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you. |
Senate urged to back crisis bill
President Bush and US Senate leaders back a new draft of a $700bn (£380bn) Wall Street bail-out, ahead of a key vote. |
Colonial clue to the rise of HIV
The arrival of colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa at the dawn of the 20th Century may have sparked the spread of HIV. |
Found items may be Fossett clue
Items possibly belonging to missing US adventurer Steve Fossett are found by hikers in Californian woods. |
Spain holds 121 over child porn
Spanish police arrest 121 people in an operation against internet child pornography, described as the biggest of its kind. |
EU monitors begin Georgia patrols
EU observers enter the buffer zone around South Ossetia, as they begin monitoring a truce between Georgia and Russia. |
Strike brings Bollywood to a halt
Work at India's film industry hub of Bollywood is halted as thousands of employees strike over pay and conditions. |
Anger at S Africa camp closures
MSF criticises the South African authorities for closing migrants camps over the last two days. |
Canada PM 'read plagiarised speech'
Canadian PM Stephen Harper read a 2003 speech on Iraq which had identical sections to one by Australia's ex-PM John Howard. |
'Viking mouse' invasion may shed light on human migration
Scientists say that studying the genes of mice will reveal new information about patterns of human migration. |
Dutch city awards credit points to well-behaved street prostitutes
The Dutch city of Eindhoven is to award credit points to street prostitutes in exchange for good behaviour. |
Live text - Champions League
Liverpool host Dutch side PSV while Chelsea are in Romania to face Cluj in Wednesday's Champions League action. |
Federer admits to needing a rest
Roger Federer withdraws from next week's Stockholm Open, saying he is in need of a rest after a tough year. |
Access denied
In convoy with EU monitors on patrol in Georgia |
Palin v Biden
Sarah Palin's knock-out record in Alaska political debates |
Awakening fears
Iraq's former insurgents worry about the future |
Driving onwards
The hunt for profits dominates Paris motor show talk |
Cool reception
US Africa command battles scepticism as it begins work |
Somali pirates 'in ransom talks'
Pirates who hijacked a tank-laden ship are in negotiations with its owners, the Somali government says. |
US Mexicans send less money home
The slower US economy sparks a sharp drop in the money Mexican migrants are sending home, official figures show. |
US envoy in crucial N Korea trip
Top US envoy Christopher Hill arrives in North Korea to try to breathe life into a stalled denuclearisation deal. |
Russia's last tsar rehabilitated
Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated, a top court rules. |
Blasts 'kill four' in India state
At least four people are killed and 70 hurt in five bomb blasts in the north-east Indian state of Tripura, police say. |
Cameron: I am a man with a plan
David Cameron tells the Tory conference he has a plan to fix Britain's "broken society" and get it out of an economic "mess". |
US shares fall back ahead of vote
US shares decline as investors wait for a key Senate vote on a new version of the $700bn banking bail-out. |
Frozen liver transplant success
The successful thawing and transplantation of a frozen pig's liver could bring the technique one step closer for humans. |
Turbines 'no risk to farm birds'
Wind turbines pose less of a threat to farmland birds than previously thought, a study concludes. |
Law to star in Ritchie's Sherlock
Jude Law will be Dr Watson to Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's new film, the director announces. |
iTunes store shutdown feared
As royalty rates for digital music are set in US this week comments emerge from Apple about a possible closure of iTunes. |
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