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...Omaha request occurred amid a fervent international debate about the ethics of art repatriation. At the forefront of this debate is the dispute between the British Museum and the Greek government over the Athenian friezes from the Parthenon now exhibited in England...
...blind date. The women have exchanged rings and, says Marge, "absolutely would not go to a party the other is not invited to." She adds, "My father, who is 85, has never been sat down and told. But when my mother died, Rose spoke at the funeral, at his request." Says Rose: "Being gay has never been an issue with me. I was always a civil rights person. That doesn't mean I've worn a banner or carried a sign. I've simply lived my life...
...quick to label it a "dowry death," the murder of a newlywed because she does not bring enough money to the marriage. Before her death, Malhotra told authorities that her husband Praveen had been pressuring her family to give him money to start a business. Malhotra had resisted this request...
...proposed law would allow voters to register under a political designation other than "Independent" and in addition to the two political parties previously recognized by law (Republican or Democrat), if at least 50 voters request to be permitted to do so. It would allow any group to qualify as a political party under Massachusetts law if at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters register to vote using that group's political designation, or if at least 3 percent of the votes cast at the preceding election for any statewide office were cast for a candidate running...
...higher than they were just before Iraq invaded Kuwait, average U.S. gasoline prices were only 31% higher, or $1.38 per gal. for unleaded regular. Said Holly Hutchins, a spokesman for Shell Oil: "We gave up a considerable amount at the pump to meet the President's request...