All Stories from October 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Career Coach: You should veto talking politics at workOct 07, 2012 7:21 am - What a great time of the year to teach leadership. As it gets closer and closer to election time, leaders take center stage in the news, in debates and on the campaign t...
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5 tips for dealing with looming cap gains tax hikeOct 07, 2012 7:20 am - The impending jump in capital gains taxes has prompted a flood of nervous calls to financial advisers in recent months. Less than three months remain until the maximum r...
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Nurse Ratched actress can't stand 'Cuckoo's Nest'Oct 07, 2012 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. — Louise Fletcher says she can't bear to watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” because the Nurse Ratched character she won an Oscar for is so cruel. “I fin...
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Africa in the middle of a hotel building boomOct 07, 2012 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya — The rooftop pool at Nairobi’s newest high-rise hotel juts out over the edge so swimmers can peer through the glass bottom eight stories down. A new cham...
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Economy recovery likely — benefiting election winnerOct 07, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Eventually, the economic recovery will pick up steam — whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is in the White House. That's what many economic outlooks projec...
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”Critical mass” key to affirmative action caseOct 07, 2012 6:58 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Walking across the South Mall, or scanning the football stadium’s 100,000 seats on game day, University of Texas admissions director Kedra Ishop sees how...
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You don't want to stand out when traveling abroadOct 07, 2012 6:15 am - Last week while waiting for a flight to Rome, I watched a group of first-class passengers (and I use that term strictly as a seat assignment reference) complain about go...
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Smithsonian to lend Dorothy’s ruby slippers to UKOct 07, 2012 6:14 am - WASHINGTON — Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are leaving Washington on their first international journey to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Judy Gar...
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Who’s a busy boy? Actor-playwright Colman DomingoOct 07, 2012 6:14 am - NEW YORK — Colman Domingo is finishing a new play that he also stars in. That might be enough work for some. But not Colman Domingo. He can be seen in Spike Lee’s “Red H...
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Lunch sacks with DIY characterOct 07, 2012 6:14 am - A desire to recycle, save money and add that personal, imaginative touch is what entices many crafty people to create what easily can be bought. This time of year, that ...