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Dalai Lama warns against generalizing Islam
Oct 10, 2012 18:19 EDT
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, warned Wednesday not to generalize Islam as a negative force and called on believers of different faiths to reach out to one another.
Mexico's early frontrunner formalizes presidential bid
Nov 27, 2011 22:39 EST
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The frontrunner in Mexico's 2012 presidential race pledged on Sunday to break past decades of political paralysis and deliver the country from a deepening spiral of drug violence and sluggish economic growth.
Why You Still Need to Fund a College Education
Nov 27, 2011 19:00 EST
If investing in a degree is like starting a business, then let's fund it that way: with equity instead of debt.. If investing in a degree is like starting a business, then let's fund it that way: with equity instead of debt.
Mexico's early frontrunner formalizes presidential bid
Nov 27, 2011 17:21 EST
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The frontrunner in Mexico's 2012 presidential race on Sunday pledged to break past decades of political paralysis and deliver the country from a deepening spiral of drug violence and sluggish economic growth.
Control of Virginia Senate uncertain after split vote
Nov 11, 2011 16:43 EST
PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginians face months of uncertainty over how their state Senate will operate when it reopens for business next year after a Democratic incumbent's concession sealed a 20-20 split between the two parties.
Robert Gates named College of William & Mary's next chancellor
Sep 06, 2011 14:08 EDT
CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Former defense secretary Robert Gates was named on Tuesday as the next chancellor of the College of William & Mary, the southeastern Virginia school where he received his undergraduate degree in 1965.
Williams College tops U.S. best university list again
Aug 03, 2011 15:16 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - For the second consecutive year Williams College in Massachusetts was named the best university in the United States, ahead of Harvard and two top military schools.
Analysis: Felipe Calderon's party reeling after Mexico vote rout
Jul 04, 2011 17:59 EDT
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon's crushing defeat in weekend state elections has badly hurt his party's hopes of retaining power in 2012, setting the scene for a rough campaign designed to thwart the main opposition party.
Class-action settlements tied to SEC cases grow
Mar 10, 2011 08:33 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Settlements of securities fraud lawsuits are increasingly tied to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cases, a trend likely to continue as the agency increases enforcement activity, a new report shows.
La. has mass bird kill just days after Ark.
Jan 04, 2011 17:57 EST
300 miles from Arkansas' massive mysterious bird kill, Louisiana sees birds fall from sky. It isn't easy being a blackbird in the South.
McDonald leads North Carolina to rout of Rutgers
Dec 29, 2010 00:16 EST
Leslie McDonald leads North Carolina to 78-55 rout of Rutgers. North Carolina coach Roy Williams hasn't had his full team together in over a week. It didn't show.
Best Values in Public Colleges 2011
Dec 19, 2010 19:00 EST
Despite shrinking budgets, these 100 schools deliver a stellar education at an affordable price.. Despite shrinking budgets, these 100 schools deliver a stellar education at an affordable price.
Moses, Eachus lead AP's FCS All-America team
Dec 15, 2010 20:44 EST
Stephen F. Austin QB Moses, Colgate RB Eachus highlight AP's FCS All-America team. Stephen F. Austin quarterback Jeremy Moses helped transform a program that went 0-11 in his freshman year into a conference champion and capped his record-breaking career with an All-American season.
McPherson's career-night lifts No. 20 St. John's
Dec 08, 2010 20:56 EST
McPherson's career-night lifts No. 20 St. John's over Seton Hall. Eugenia McPherson scored a career-high 20 points to lead No. 20 St. John's to a 71-52 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
Former SC football coach Marvin Bass dies at 91
Dec 05, 2010 16:56 EST
Former SC football coach, athletics director Marvin Bass dies at age 91. Marvin Bass, a former head football coach at South Carolina who posted three wins against in-state rival Clemson in five seasons, has died. He was 91.