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Greer's OC: A week of perfect prix fixe
Foodies will love the return of Orange County Restaurant Week starting Sunday through March 5. They capped off the restaurants this year to 100 — to keep it even more special. It's a great week to try new restaurants — the list is perfect...Tags: Breads, Music Theater, Lifestyle and Leisure, Death Cab for Cutie (music group), Rhinoplasty
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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Monti won't run in Italian elections but is willing to serve
LONDON -- Prime Minister Mario Monti, who steered Italy through tough economic times over the last 13 months, said Sunday he would not run in upcoming elections but would consider any request to head a future government. Monti, who resigned from his...
Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Politics, Italy, Mario Monti
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Google strikes deal with FTC to end antitrust probe
Google reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to make voluntary changes to its search practices to put an end to a 19-month antitrust probe, the FTC announced Thursday. Google also has settled an investigation into its handling of mobile...
Tags: Social Media, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Consumers, Federal Trade Commission, Media Industry
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Italian restaurant tops European ratings in new poll
Osteria Francescana, a modern establishment operated by chef Massimo Bottura with just 12 tables in the northern Italian city of Modena, has been named Europe's finest in the Daily Meal website's inaugural list of the 101 Best Restaurants in Europe....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Saveur, Forbes.com LLC, Dining and Drinking
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Globalization in retreat
WASHINGTON -- One fateful question for 2013 is this: What happens to globalization? For decades, growing volumes of cross-border trade and money flows have fueled strong economic growth. But something remarkable is happening; trade and international money...
Tags: Central Bank, Economy, Business and Finance, European Central Bank, Finance, Japan
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Airfare to Europe: Yes, there are ways to save
After fuel prices sent airfares skyrocketing last summer, you may have sworn off travel to Europe. We can't predict whether summer 2013 fares will shoot up; looking at a sample now tells us they're not cheap — at least, not in comparison with winter...
Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, London Heathrow Airport, Istanbul (Turkey), Air Transportation Industry, Services and Shopping
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The door-opener to America
WASHINGTON -- At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the political conversation, remember that 2012 is the 150th anniversary of "the first comprehensive immigration law." This is how the Homestead Act of 1862 is...
Tags: Immigration, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times
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Column: Homestead Act opened America
WASHINGTON — At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the political conversation, remember that 2012 is the 150th anniversary of "the first comprehensive immigration law." This is how the Homestead Act of 1862 is...Tags: Washington, DC, Immigration, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Old conflict is neither gone nor forgotten
Sporadic sniper fire over sandbagged trenches that separate Armenians and Azerbaijanis across the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a routine feature of daily life throughout the 19 years that the two sides have grudgingly observed a cease-...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Azerbaijan, Russia, Mikhail S Gorbachev, West Bank
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U.S. stocks end higher despite negative news much of year
Despite all the cliff drama in the past week that sent stocks spiraling downward, all three major U.S. stock indices ended the year higher — which might come as a surprise to many investors
U.S. stocks rallied Monday in the last hours of trading...Tags: European Central Bank, Finance, Vocus Incorporated, T. Rowe Price, Germany
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Cruising to exotic Caribbean
CURACAO — There is absolutely nothing wrong with Cozumel or the Bahamas. But once you've seen them, it's time to branch out. Cruise lines are experimenting with all kinds of interesting Caribbean itineraries that expose travelers to a broader...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Festive Events, Travel, Shipbuilding, Cruise Line Ports
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