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The Takeaway for Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
Spanning the world and going back thousands of years, The World Digital Library is one of the most ambitious online databases for primary sources. The United Nations Educational, Scie... (article)
Many authors leave behind a distinct adjective as their legacy. Whether it is Ballardian, Kafka-esque or Orwellian, authors have given significant contributions to the English languag... (article)
The winners of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize were announced yesterday. The award recognizes outstanding work in journalism, literature, drama and music. Below is a complete list of this yea... (article)
Headlines; News on Supreme Court cases (article)
A look at the docket for the Supreme Court (episode)
The Supreme Court has set its agenda for the week and will hear arguments on two cases involving civil rights. The first case involves the strip search of a young girl by school admin...
Novelist J.G. Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun died over the weekend. His style was so distinctive that there's now an adjective, "ballardian" that descri...
The winning line-up of this year's Pulitzer Prizes for literature was a far more diverse group than in years past. Two African American women were winners: Playwright Lynn Nottage won...
Today, Tamil separatist fighters ignored an ultimatum issued by the Sri Lankan government. Despite potentially risking the lives of tens of thousands of civilians, the Tamil rebels re...
Particularly these days, its easy to feel that our economic destiny is shaped by huge, impersonal forces beyond our control. Nonsense, says Alan Beattie, World Trade Editor of the Fin...
Yesterday President Obama visited the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia and delivered a message of reassurance and renewal. His speech at the CIA came in...
Polo fans and equestrian-lovers watched in horror as seven horses sickened and died in front of their eyes. The horses were meant to take the field for a polo match in Wellington, Flo...
President Barack Obama is set to meet with King Abdullah of Jordan today. This is his first major meeting with a leader from the Middle East and the leader is not Israeli. It has long...
Fifteen years ago, Nelson Mandela swept to an historic victory to become the first black President of South Africa. That victory was the start of the dominance of Mandela's African Na...
International computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter Project. The $300 billion program is the military's costliest weapons project ever. The intruders int...