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Racy Zuma painting vandalised in S. Africa gallery

22 May 2012

Two men on Tuesday vandalised a portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Vladimir Lenin with his genitals exposed in a Johannesburg gallery, prompting the curator to take down the painting.

Mike Wise: Fans who yell ‘Oh!’ during national anthem are tainting a moment meant to unite Americans

19 May 2012

My aunt once told me we were related to Francis Scott Key, the cat who penned “The Star-Spangled Banner,� and who was born in what is now Carroll County. Okay, she also told me James Arness from “Gunsmoke� once pushed her on a swing and that I would grow up to be happy and successful. So I don’t know what to believe anymore. Read full article >>

Merkel, Hollande hold first ever talks on euro crisis

15 May 2012

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met new French President Francois Hollande Tuesday for their first-ever talks set to be dominated by differences over crisis remedies for Europe as the risk of a Greek eurozone ...