Good News in Obesity Epidemic
Date: 11 December 2012
Mac William Bishop, Channon Hodge, Pedro Rafael Rosado and Elaisha Stokes
Mac Bishop
TimesCast: Childhood obesity is seen as falling in some cities. | Edith Windsor revels in her day in court. | Why Silicon Valley is embracing the Stoics.
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News Roundup: In Afghanistan, Reporting on Progress and Recalling the Soviet Invasion
Date: 12 December 2012
By The New York Times
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan the same week the Pentagon released a bleak report finding that Afghan forces still need assistance.
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Caro on Johnson Tops Historians’ Poll, but Seward Book Is Close Behind
Date: 12 December 2012
By Jennifer Schuessler
Jennifer Schuessler
Voters on the History News Network call “The Passage of Power” the year’s best work.
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SCOTUSblog and SCOTUS
Date: 11 December 2012
By Lincoln Caplan
Lincoln Caplan
The legal site is applying, once again, for press credentials. It’s been turned down twice.
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A Rare View Inside Delhi’s Royal Court
Date: 11 December 2012
By Gayatri Rangachari Shah
Gayatri Shah
In “Durbar,” journalist Tavleen Singh offers a peek into the lives of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi.
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Knicks-Lakers: Compare and Contrast
Date: 12 December 2012
By Steve Reddicliffe
Steve Reddicliffe
The Knicks continue to surprise writers assigned to their games, as do the Lakers, for different reasons.
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Internet-Driven Fame and Fortune for Mideast Comedians
Date: 12 December 2012
By Sara Hamdan
Sara Hamdan
With deep-pocketed sponsors coming in, entertainers are able to make money and delve into areas of content that never appeared on traditional media outlets.
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College Decision Beckoning to Be Unveiled? Please, Let It Wait Until You Get Home.
Date: 12 December 2012
By Marie Bigham
Marie Bigham
College counselors share advice about what students should do before and after their college decisions arrive.
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Bausch & Lomb Said to Hire Goldman to Explore a Sale
Date: 11 December 2012
By Michael J. de la Merced
Michael de la Merced
Bausch & Lomb, the eye care products maker, has hired Goldman Sachs to explore a sale of the company in the hopes of fetching more than $10 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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Lawyer Posits Justification in Fatal Push in Subway
Date: 12 December 2012
By Russ Buettner
Russ Buettner
Citing news accounts, the lawyer for Naeem Davis said the Queens man who was shoved onto the tracks might have been drunk and harassing his client.
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