Saudi women drive down memory lane

"Riyadh: In an ornate living room, a group of women gathered around coffee and date cakes to celebrate the afternoon 18 years ago when they got into cars and drove the streets of Riyadh, a stunning defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving. They have only one regret:...

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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Spitzers Tab assumed to be as much as $80,000 worth of Tang, certainly shows Good Time Eliot, was giving it as good as it gets, giving New York Taxpayers...

Napoleon's sword fetches $6.8M

"An ornate, gold-encrusted sword that Napoleon used in battle 200 years ago has sold for more than $6.8 million, Parisian auction house Osenat said Sunday. An anonymous female buyer purchased the sword for her...

A Rude Awakening for Americans in Nicaragua

"Some U.S. investors and retirees in the Central American nation fear president-elect Daniel Ortega, but others are more worried about how President Bush will respond to the stunning election victory. It took North Carolina native Don McCandless 13 months, several work crews...

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