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ST. LOUIS -- The South comes north here - rolling up the muddy waters of the Mississippi River, bringing a dollop of its easy lifestyle to soften the sterner Midwestern mien. Here, the mellow blues of the Delta region mate with energetic rock 'n' roll, producing an invigorating offspring, rhythm and blues.

Likewise, East and West hook up here - the love of gracious living characteristic...

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As the final exam nears, students learn about the power of the vote Going to Indianapolis, L.D. Bell sets its si...

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BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A stimulus package worth 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) to boost the Chinese economy will pay for the construction of airports, railways and highways across the country, the official Xinhua news agency said on...

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News National News National General Uni politics in fight for life JOSEPHINE TOVEY 10/11/2008 1:00:01 AM

THE CHANGES on campuses from voluntary student unionism, changing demographics and new technology have also changed student politics.

Baby boomers whose university experiences were electrified ...

OTTAWA - Should you have trouble concentrating, newly minted federal Heritage Minister and iPod junkie James Moore has just the prescription for you: baroque music.

The 32-year-old British Columbia MP - who's just made history in becoming Canada's youngest-ever federal cabinet minister - describes this era of music as though it were vitamins for the mind.

"I can't sit dow...

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The University of Sydney's famed jacaranda tree has been roped off for years.

Once a meeting place for scholars, the burst of purple in the corner of the main quadrangle is off limits ...

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The cabinet of President Elect Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) has on Sunday been officially announced just two days before Anni is sworn in as the fourth President of Maldives.

There are a total of 14 cabinet posts, reduced from a previous total of 21, with the positions to be filled by five political groups within the MDP-led coalition government.

Spokesperson of President Elect Mohamed Na...

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There are many pains we all endure in this vale of tears. I wondered once if I would...

The Italian Company wins the Italian "Port Oscar" for environmental protection and receives the World Travel Award 2008 as South America's Leading Cruise Line; the Samsara Spa is picked by Cruise Critic in the "Best Overall Spa" category.

Genoa - October 27, 2008: The Italian operator Costa Cruises, Europe's favorite cruise line, has won three special prizes - in Italy, Brazil and the U...

Sheryl Gay Stolberg , White House correspondent, is answering questions from readers Nov. 10-14, 2008. Questions may be sent to askthetimes@nytimes.com .

Ms. Stolberg joined The Times in 1997 as a science correspondent in the Washington bureau, writing about the intersection of science and public policy, including such topics as the AIDS epidemic , the 2001 anthrax attacks , bioethics con...

November 9, 2008Login or register to post comments email print By Charlie Smith

I had an interesting chat with three Work Less Party candidates today about Andrea Reimer’s decision to run for Vision Vancouver in the November 15 civic election.

Reimer, a former Green party school trustee, is a supporter of Vision Vancouver mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson.

Chris Shaw, a f...

High-value aquaculture species such as tiger prawns and mud crabs posted double-digit growth rates in the second quarter of the year, figures of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources show.

BFAR Director Malcolm Sarmiento Jr. said aquaculture production of about 516,000 metric tons was 2.63 percent higher than the output in 2007.

Sarmiento said the growth can be attributed to...

China said Monday that no progress was made at recent talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama and said it would never accept the exiled leader's demands for greater autonomy for the mountain region.

The talks last week were frank and sincere but the "two sides had great divergence over China's policy over Tibet," said Zhu Weiqun, a vice minister of the United Front, the government ...