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  • Box Office Bust

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Desiree Ochs

    A star-studded cast does not always mean a big box office hit. Based on the 1951 classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still did not meet expectations. However, there were few impressive additions includin

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  • X-Treme Winter Games

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Julianne Lewis

    The Olympic winter games may feature old-timer sports like the bobsleigh, luge and curling. However, for the crowds of teenagers and extreme sports addicts, the ultimate winter competition is the X Ga

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  • Great Date

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Josh Plumhoff

    Whether you just met someone or would like to get to know someone better, developing a relationship is a fun and enjoyable part of life. When many people think of going out on a date, the stereotypic

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  • Animal Collective’s Genius Delve into Dance Euphoria

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Trenton Reed

    Following massive hype and impossibly high expectations, Animal Collective returns with Merriweather Post Pavilion, their ninth album. Eluding conventional classification, and shedding their previousl

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  • Curiosity Makes for a Case in “Benjamin Button”

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Trenton Reed

    Curiosity is the propelling motive of the film, and the mystery of both life and death make for a wonderful fairy-tale in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.

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  • Inauguration 2009

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Thomas Borkowski

    On January 20, 2009, President-Elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. Authorities in the area are preparing for historic numbers on Inauguration Day, and Loudoun County students wi

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  • 2008 Best Sports Year Ever?

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: JJ Elliott

    2008 witnessed many heroic performances in the sports world that will be enshrined in to the record books for many years to come. The question looms whether 2008 was the best year in sports ever.

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  • Lashkar-e-Taiba Strikes Mumbai Again

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Priyanka Gogia

    Screams and sirens were among the sounds of chaos heard throughout Mumbai, India between November 26th and November 28th last year. During the 60-hour killing rampage perpetrated by ten terrorists be

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  • Smithsonian Institution to Showcase Ten New Exhibits for Inauguration

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Shannon Wood

    The Smithsonian Institution is celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama with 10 exhibits at five of it’s 19 museums. Five exhibits will be themed on past presidencies, and five others will solely

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  • Attacks on the Gaza Strip

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 By: Caitlin Ronan

    Conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine authority, has dominated news reels for years, but current strikes have reopened the historic political battle. Recently in the past few months

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Screams and sirens were among the sounds of chaos heard throughout Mumbai, India between November 26th and November 28th last year. During the 60-hour killing rampage perpetrated by ten terrorists be
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Conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine authority, has dominated news reels for years, but current strikes have reopened the historic political battle. Recently in the past few months
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War is all-encompassing: it is seen on televisions, read in newspapers, and heard on radios. When a war takes place, it is as much a major topic of discussion as it is controversial. With that being s
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As the world celebrates the New Year on January 1, the day means something much more to the natives of the country Sudan. In 1956, the governments of Egypt and Britain signed a treaty guaranteeing Sud

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