Gerald Stern, in his foreword to Rose, describes Li-Young Lee's poetry as having "the large vision, the deep seriousness and the almost heroic ideal, reminiscent more of John Keats, Rainer Maria Rilk...
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Passengers booking morning flights on United Airlines this summer may have to set their alarm clocks a bit earlier.The nation's second-largest carrier is scheduling earlier departure times in about...
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Fast-moving flames trapped a dozen people inside a burning house early Tuesday, killing 10 _ six of them children _ and leaving the only survivors hospitalized, authorities said.Most of the victims...
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Abuja (dpa) - As Nigerian presidential elections were set to get
underway Saturday, various departments of the police and fire
fighters took over the Abuja headquarters of t...
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The U.S. dollar inched down, briefly breaking into the upper 117
yen level Thursday morning in Tokyo for the first time in two weeks
as investors betted on a narrowing of interest rates betwe...
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(EDS: TO BE LED)
Tokyo stocks declined Wednesday, hit by weaker-than-expected
Japanese April industrial output data and slumping Chinese stocks.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 84....
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The U.S. dollar inched up into the lower 116 yen level Friday
morning in Tokyo in cautious trading as firmness in stock markets
gave investors some confidence to buy the currency.
At noon,...
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Japan's Nikkei stock index ended slightly lower Friday after
coming close to surpassing the key 17,000 line, as its three-day
winning streak made investors wary of a possible overheating of t...
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Coup-plagued Mauritania held a second-round vote in its presidential elections Sunday, with two men vying to usher the northwest African country into civilian rule after years of dictatorship.The r...
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(EDS: ADDING LAST 11 GRAFS)
Tokyo stocks declined Wednesday, hit by weaker-than-expected
Japanese April industrial output data and slumping Chinese stocks.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Avera...
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Li-Young Lee
United moves up early-morning departures
