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Remembering the whimsical, electrifying work of a genius
Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday at 104, was one of my heroes. Not for his politics, of course — he was, to the...Tags: United Nations, Building Material, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Dilma Rousseff
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A growing list of Latin American nations moving to recognize a Palestinian state
La PlazaJoining a widening trend across Latin America, Chile and Paraguay are poised to recognize a Palestinian state based on borders before the 1967 Middle East War, reports in Israel and Latin America said. In recent weeks, several countries in the region have... -
Despite winning top world trade job, even Brazil looks beyond WTO
ReutersBy Alonso Soto BRASILIA, May 10 (Reuters) - Brazil campaigned hard to get the top job at the World Trade Organization this week but behind closed doors even it acknowledges that the WTO's main mission - pushing forward in global trade talks - looks for...Tags: Trade Balance, European Union, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil, Business Enterprises
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Brazil's big government seen as good for politics, bad for economy
Reuters* Rousseff expands Cabinet to 39 members to widen coalition * Social expenditure rose sharply at expense of investment * Economists say tax burden too high at 36 pct of GDP By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 9 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff added a...Tags: Culture, Think Tanks, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil, U.S. Congress
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Venezuela's Maduro gets firm Brazilian backing, trade
ReutersBRASILIA, May 9 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro got strong backing from regional heavyweight Brazil on Thursday on a tour of South American allies to cement his legitimacy as political heir to the late Hugo Chavez. The clear endorsement...Tags: Science and Technology, Venezuela, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, Politics
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Cuban agent begins renouncement of U.S. citizenship
Reuters* Still must formally renounce before U.S. officials * Says happy to be in "society I belong to" * Foreign Minister says Alan Gross case has "no relation" By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 6 (Reuters) - A Cuban agent who served 13 years behind bars in the...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Prisons, Havana (Cuba)
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Oscar Niemeyer dies at 104; modernist Brazilian architect
Oscar Niemeyer, the architect whose soaring buildings form the heart of Brasilia, the instant modernist capital built in the wilds of Brazil in the late 1950s, has died. He was 104. Niemeyer, who had outlived his contemporaries to become the world's...Tags: Paris (France), United Nations, Robert Hughes, France, The Washington Post
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Panetta: Marines punished for prostitute attack
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says four Marines were demoted and severely punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute over payment. The incident is similar, but...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Leon Panetta
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Secret Service prostitute scandal: Homeland Security boss says Obama never in danger
WASHINGTON (AP) — There was no risk to President Barack Obama as a result of a prostitution scandal at a Colombia hotel that involved a dozen Secret Service officers, Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel Wednesday. Napolitano, who...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Secret Service, Carl Levin, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Grassley
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Brazilian prostitute to sue US Embassy over injuries
KIAHIt seems like our secret service is having some trouble staying secret lately. You've heard of President Obama's body guard’s scandal in Colombia, and now, second time's the charm! But this round we're talking about a more serious incident. In...Tags: Sex Crimes, U.S. Department of State, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Embassy, Health
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Misty wins silver, Ross bronze
BRASILIA, Brazil — It was just like old times in the gold medal match of the beach volleyball Brasilia Open. Newport Harbor High alumna Misty May-Treanor has reunited with her old partner, Kerri Walsh. They came close to winning yet another...Tags: Beijing Games, Brazil, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Volleyball
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