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...Africa not just because he is its most notorious current tyrant. The 84-year-old is also the last of Africa's great liberation leaders - a line that began with Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, the first sub-Saharan African to win independence for his nation in 1957, and spread across the continent to finally embrace southern Africa in the 1980s and early '90s. For many liberation leaders, the struggle continued to define them long after it was won, and this tendency to see the future in the terms of the past has led even the most revered down some blind...
...revenue when another outlet opens down the block - works when customers keep streaming in, but once foot traffic slows, as it has over the past year, it is much more difficult to still make money at both stores. Taken as a group, the 600 stores, which are spread across all major markets, aren't profitable...
...news spread of Betancourt's release in Paris Wednesday night, drivers honked their horns in celebration. Betancourt supporters are planning a major celebration on Thursday night in the square outside city hall on Paris' Right Bank. The huge poster of a vibrant young Betancourt that hung for years on the façade of city hall there was changed last November to a haunting image of a drawn woman with downcast eyes, taken from a proof-of-life video released at that time. In April, fears had mounted that Betancourt, 46, might be near death - supposedly from hepatitis B. French...
...earmarks, such as their personal finances and campaign contributors, can now dig into that data, sifting, sorting and commenting on it, and sharing it with others using maps, charts and other visuals. By presenting data in widget format, the sites are encouraging dialogue and jump-starting activism (blogs then spread their findings backed by the live data). In so doing, the sites are helping to illuminate subjects like revolving-door lobbying in ways that help motivate civic participation in the political blogosphere and beyond...
...juice containers are shrinking from 96 ounces to 89; Wrigley's is dropping its the 17-stick PlenTPak in favor of the 15-stick Slim Pack; Dial soap bars now weigh half an ounce less, and that's even before they melt in the shower. Containers of Country Crock spread, Hellmann's mayonnaise and Edy's and Breyer's ice cream have all slimmed down as well (although that may not necessarily be a bad thing...