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Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou  attends a news conference ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
(photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0: Kalou and crazy own goal books quarter-final place
The Daily Mail
| Ivory Coast secured a place in the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Burkina Faso 2-0 on Thursday. | Salomon Kalou opened the scoring in the 16th minute and Bakary Kone headed in an own goal in the 82nd to hand victory to the pre-tournament favourites despite another unconvincing...
President Barack Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations, Monday, July 11, 2011, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.
(photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
What's going on: Obama battles Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over her book
Syracuse
jlkinsella January 26, 2012 at 8:33AM Follow | This is not the first time that Pres. Obama has had an "intense conversation" with a Republican Governor on an airport tarmac. | http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45021.html Inappropriate? Alert us. Reply Post new cp16 January 26, 2012 at 9...
Fulfilling A Dream: Waite named East Literature head football coach
The Examiner
Brian Waite realized his dream on Friday as he was named the new head football coach at East Literature.   Waite replaces Jim Wilson who resigned after going 10-11 in two seasons with the Eagles.   The 31-year old Waite was the defensive co...
Friends of Pikes Peak Library District Winter Book Sale this weekend
The Examiner
| A few times a year in Colorado Springs the Friends of Pikes Peak Library District holds a book sale, and it's your best bet for inexpensive, used books.  This winter, that sale takes place this Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, Janaury 29. | Th...
Obama Buttresses Case for U.S. Resilience With Book From Unlikely Source
The New York Times
| WASHINGTON — When Senator Barack Obama was photographed clutching a copy of “The Post-American World” as he left his campaign plane during the Democratic primaries in May 2008, some critics viewed it as a telling sign that he embr...
Crispin Glover
AP /
Star turn Actor’s visit includes films, books and more
Buffalo News
| In 2012, being known as an eccentric actor typically relegates you to pretty dark corners of the TV world: think “Celebrity Rehab” and worse. | But Crispin Glover, who has ap...
Salman Rushdie, UK
Creative Commons /
Salman Rushdie not to attend Jaipur Literature Festival
The Times Of India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetSalman Rushdie will not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, a director of the event told media on Friday, after protests from some Indian Muslim groups...
Spain's Andres Iniesta reacts after scoring against Belgium during their World Cup group 5 qualifying soccer match at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008.
AP / Bas Czerwinski
Barcelona's Andres Iniesta angry with Real Betis booking: 'I did not dive'
Goal
The attacking midfielder has expressed his dismay with Sunday's yellow card, but was pleased with the eventual outcome of the game after a brave fightback by the Andalucians | Bet:...
Live music booking now
The Guardian
Kurt Vile. Photograph: Paul R Giunta/Corbis | Philadelphia's Kurt Vile returns with his Violators for a few dates (19 Feb, Whelan's, Dublin; 20 Feb, The Haunt, Brighton), including one NME Awards Show (21 Feb, KOKO, NW1) where he'll be joined by Real...
Iraqi art and artists celebrated in new book
Gulf News
| Dubai: Celebrating 40 years of modern Iraqi art, Meem Gallery has launched a book called Art in Iraq Today in cooperation with Crescent Petroleum. | The book, published by Skira publishing of Italy in collaboration with Meem Editions, is the most i...
Education
Claire Danes
(photo: Public Domain / )
Danes Roasted At Harvard University
IMDb
| Claire Danes was left red-faced after she was made to recite a risque monologue when she was named Woman of The Year by Harvard University students on Thursday. | The Romeo + Juliet star was brought on stage and told to repeat a poem, which began with "To be or not to be, an angry lesbian", before accepting her Hasty Pudding prize at the wacky an...



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