Ravenstahl makes his mayoral run official Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Seeking to create an early sense of invincibility, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced his candidacy for his post, and rolled out three big endorsements and a Web site yesterday, in the wake of poll numbers showing him in a strong position.
Idol thoughts Guardian Unlimited
With the UK's first exhibition of Chola bronze statues from India about to open, Mark Oliver visited their homeland in Tamil Nadu with the exhibition's curator.
Regal reality check The Morning Call
Doing 17th-century Spanish drama a dream come true for Muhlenberg director Allison O'Connor is rehearsing a scene packed with more action than some plays. First she schemes to kill or marry a lord who stole her chastity and honor. Then she resists rape by a prince whose ual rage is fueled by his first day away from a lifelong prison. She can't even get a break during her breaks, when she
Changing Skyline | For China, a huge, icy landmark Philly.com
Obviously, Rem Koolhaas' Office of Metropolitan Architecture isn't the only Western firm guilty of aiding and abetting China's authoritarian regime. A long list of prominent, and not so prominent, designers have provided the blueprints for the country's frenzied construction boom. But Koolhaas and partner Ole Scheeren may be remembered as the ones who gave China's state TV monopoly the
Tony Blair dismisses SNP's 'flimsy' economic case for independence The Scotsman
TONY Blair today launches an all-out Labour offensive against the Scottish National Party, amid growing Labour discord about how to approach next May's crucial Holyrood elections.
Scotland to have the toughest anti-smoking laws in the Western world The Scotsman
SCOTLAND is to introduce some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world, after ministers backed raising the legal age of buying cigarettes from 16 to 18.
Al-Qaeda 'planning for nuclear attack' The Scotsman
Al-QAEDA is determined to acquire the technology to carry out a nuclear attack on the West, a senior Foreign Office official warned yesterday.
Idol thoughts Guardian Unlimited
Travel: With the UK's first exhibition of Chola bronze statues from India about to open, Mark Oliver went to their homeland in Tamil Nadu with the exhibition's curator.
Idol thoughts Guardian Unlimited
India: Mark Oliver visits Tamil Nadu, homeland of India's Chola bronze statues about to go on show at the Royal Academy.
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