For Big Party, Capital Weaves a Steel Cocoon
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As the nation's capital prepared to celebrate President Bush's inauguration Tuesday, disruptions were the norm.
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If there is an overall theme for this year's gathering of 3,000 lawmakers in the heart of Beijing it must be the challenge of making the economy work to the benefit of all 1.3 billion Chinese.
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The nation&#39;s capital has been distracted this week by an issue more compelling than terrorism, the war in Iraq , Social Security reform, or Bernard Kerik&#39;s love life: the fate of Major
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As some of you may know, New York has become Conventionville, a mecca for folks who have time on their hands and decided to spend it here.
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INGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 18 - The capital seemed abuzz Wednesday with the expectation of unprecedented victory. Customs agents, hotel workers, taxi drivers, even the Anglican minister who gave the pregame invocation, hoped, prayed, believed ...
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Carnegie Hall, whose mission to create programming looms even larger than its role as a stage for musicians to rent, has taken to creating festivals featuring events in various disciplines around the city.
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The largely symbolic role of the National People's Congress is on full display at its annual meeting.
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It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front. Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season.
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Official Washington loves the word "stealth." It connotes intrigue and secrecy, making the term well understood in a capital where spies and invisible fighter jets aren't the only ones sneaking around.
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From the first note of the piano and the clang of the cow bell, thousands of hips start to gyrate, and the party begins on Havana's Malecon ocean front.
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NEW YORK OF ALL the business tycoons assembling for their favorite party&#39;s convention this week, none will get a warmer, perk-filled welcome than the personal
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As Washington prepared to celebrate President Bush's inauguration, the city appeared more like a place under siege.
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The ongoing celebration in the Ukrainian capital is beginning to take on a tinge of nostalgia.
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The Indian capital could not get enough of Sting.
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There&#039;s a giant stadium, highly toned participants, intense rivalry and flag-waving fans from many nations.
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TORONTO -- All the batons had been twirled. The confetti had been shot into the air. The Arrr-gos chant had been repeated, oh maybe 100 times.
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Scotland's expensive new parliament building is opened amid great ceremony.