Archive for the ‘Travel Updates’ Category

‘Russian spy suspect was my wife’
A British man who claims he was married to alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman speaks about their relationship.

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Gillard honeymoon to end – Libs
THE OPPOSITION has warned Julia Gillard her honeymoon period will end when voters realise there is more to politics than personality.

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Married pilots hook up on military refueling mission
Christine and Jeff McLean, on separate military deployments, hadn’t seen each other in six months until the married pilots found each other in the sky over Pakistan.

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Listen to Tolstoy for a true reading of the toll war takes
For too long – a decade, perhaps – I had wanted to read War and Peace. A bit like running a marathon, reading Leo Tolstoy’s 19th century masterpiece about the Russian aristocracy and the Napoleonic wars seemed like a worthy and challenging enterprise. It might feel painful in the moment but seem rewarding afterwards. Somehow I never found the time.

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Rain fails to spoil Aquino victory party
The rain that was expected to drench President Aquino’s historic inauguration at the Quirino Grandstand on Wednesday “skipped” the event and instead crashed on the President’s victory party at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. Still, the downpour, which dispersed the 120,000 to 150,000-strong crowd on at least two occasions Wednesday night, did not dampen the equally-historic “Tagumpay …

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Petraeus May Recommend Obama Ditch July 2011 Deadline
Round-up of AfPak news, Petraeus edition.

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Celtic face wait over Campbell move
Celtic fans may have to wait another month before finding out if Sol Campbell wants to sign for the Parkhead club.

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