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Neal Peirce: Rethinking the potential of ‘legacy’ cities | WASHINGTON: “Rustbelt” is out. “Legacy” is in. | For years, we’ve needed a new word for the arc of cities and regions, stretching from the Northeast to the Great Lakes, so deeply... 13 Things That Everyone Believes | Conventional wisdom is probably useless from a direct investment standpoint, but there is value to knowing what conventional wisdom is. After all, that's how you can identify the deviations from it. | So, rea... The Most Depressing Thing You'll Read About Yahoo…Today | Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson looks like Cliff Clavin, who is sad in this picture. For the past year or so, Yahoo's turnaround has been FROZEN in place because its board feels like it has to to figure out aw... US closes embassy in Syria because of insecurity | The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped up pressure on President Bashar Assad to leave power.... Going for the green: Jade diving in Big Sur | Standing at the edge of a 100-foot cliff, Drew Arnold optimistically stares out at the blue ocean as the morning sun casts golden light across his face. | “We may see some whales,” he says, noting t...
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US closes embassy in Syria Seattle TimesWASHINGTON - | The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplom...
US closes embassy in Syria capital Seattle TimesBEIRUT - | The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of...
US closes embassy in Syria Newsvine| WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American ...
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US closes embassy in Syria Kansas City StarMary Altaffer United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to reporters after the Security...
