Wikileaks: Druck auf Norwegen wegen Raketenschild

Wikileaks: Druck auf Norwegen wegen Raketenschild

(7.1.2011) Gegen den zunächst von der Regierung Bush geplanten Raketenschild in Europa leistete Norwegen innerhalb der NATO Widerstand, was bedeutete, Druck seitens der USA ausgesetzt zu sein.

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Columbia University Uses Technological Innovation To Study Bone Structure

A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center announced today the results of the first study comparing bone structure in Chinese-American women to Caucasian women. The report, just presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society's annual meeting at Long Beach, CA, found that pre-menopausal Chinese-American women have far greater bone strength than their ...

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Environment, preservation clash in French Quarter

It's a collision of environmentalism and preservationism in the French Quarter. Homeowner Glade Bilby wants to install solar panels on his 19th-century home at the edge of the historic district in New Orleans.

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Des Plaines man who led national American Legion dies at 85

John Geiger, who influenced national policy for veterans for nearly 30 years and helped build O'Hare International Airport's award-winning Terminal 1, has passed away. The Des Plaines resident and World War II veteran rose through the American Legion ranks after returning home from the war, ascending first as Illinois commander in 1960 then leading the 2 million-member organization from 1971 to ...

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