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Free and Flush, Russians Eager to Roam Abroad
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 8:32am EDT by By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
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A people who under Communism were rarely allowed to travel abroad are now seeing the world. And relishing it.
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Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 1:12am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Internet service providers are threatening to place limits on the online activity of their most active subscribers.
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Surging Oil and Food Prices Threaten the World Economy, Finance Ministers Warn
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 12:19am EDT by By MARTIN FACKLER
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Finance ministers from the Group of 8 industrialized nations wrapped up a two-day meeting in Japan that was dominated by talk of rising petroleum prices.
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Preoccupations: In a Year Off the Beaten Path, a New Direction for Life
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 12:08am EDT by By LAUREN CLARK; As told to PATRICIA R. OLSEN
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Taking a gap year after high school — to pursue other interests before applying to college — can define career paths.
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Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 12:07am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
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India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is shaping his country via capitalism, with echoes of Mohandas Gandhi.
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The Count: When Gas Prices Lead to Roads Less Traveled
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by By PHYLLIS KORKKI
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This is the first time since the late 1970s and early ’80s that a significant number of people are behaving differently because of gas prices, a new survey says.