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NEWS ABOUT: empire

empire stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

 In Afghanistan, We 
 Fight and Die, China Wins 




In fact, Beijing comes out ahead whether we stay or go

Oct 7, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - American and Chinese interests seem to be conveniently aligned in Afghanistan, writes Robert D. Kaplan. By securing the country, NATO forces have allowed China access to vast mineral deposits and trade routes to the Indian Ocean. In turn, Chinese companies employ Afghan workers, stabilizing the economy and hence the nation.... More »

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Afghanistan • China • Pakistan • India • troop surge • US military • empire • copper • foreign interests

 Napoleon's Novella 
 Reveals His Sappy Side 

It's on the romantic life of an ambitious soldier

May 12, 09 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before Napoleon the ruthless emperor came Napoleon the romance-writing softy—and his masterpiece is due out in English this fall. Clisson and Eugenie is a novella about a triumphant soldier who returns home to marry his lady—of the same name as Napoleon’s first love. The manuscript, penned when... More »

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France • Adolf Hitler • empire • Napoleon • romance • novel • Benito Mussolini

Brits Tortured Obama Patriarch in Kenya Revolt

Granddad was jailed, beaten for 2 years in '50s Mau Mau uprising

Dec 3, 08 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British jailers tortured Barack Obama's grandfather during the struggle for Kenyan independence, his family tells the Times of London. Hussein Onyango Obama, who worked as a cook for a British army officer, was arrested in 1949, aged 56, and imprisoned for two years. There he was subjected to daily whippings... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • torture • empire • colonialism • Mau Mau rebellion • Dreams From My Father • Sarah Obama • Obama family

GLOSSIES

 Whatevs, Ma: 
 Anti-Martha Builds Empire 

New show poking fun at famous mom Martha spins off from satellite-radio hit

Sep 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whatever, Martha!, in which Alexis Stewart and a pal riff over episodes of her mother’s TV shows, is the opening of the latest chapter in the pair’s unusual relationship, Andrew Goldman writes in New York. Alexis, 42, is surprisingly vulgar for being raised by a domestic diva. “... More »

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television • empire • Martha Stewart • lifestyle • Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia • Alexis Stewart

GLOSSIES

Jean-Georges Has Appetite
for Empire  

Chef Vongerichten
aims for unheard-of 50 restaurants in 5 years

Jul 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jean-Georges Vongerichten has been busy indeed outside the kitchen—too busy, in the minds of some. In the next 5 years, the restaurateur plans to open between 30 and 50 new establishments in Starwood Hotels worldwide. The dramatic move, brokered by a private-equity firm, will make consistency a challenge and... More »

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empire • restaurant • W Hotels • restaurateurs • hotels • Jean-Georges Vongerichten • Starwood Hotels • Spice Market • Jean Georges

OPINION

 One Day, the 
 World Will Hate Him 

The envy empire inspires is a great leveler

Jul 22, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Should he win the White House, the rest of the world will one day see Barack Obama as a villain, David Aaronovitch writes in the London Times. The spectacle of empire and popularity drives the country's allies to both anger and envy, he argues, and every American president has... More »

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Barack Obama • Taliban • empire • al-Qaeda • anti-Americanism • envy

Is America Rome?

Jul 1, 07 9:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Roman Emperor Valerian was taken captive by the Persian king, who is reputed to have used him as a footstool for mounting his horse, notes Adam Goodheart in his essay on the similarities of Rome and America. This happened in Mesopotamia, now known as Iraq. Could that part of... More »

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Bush administration • Ancient Rome • empire • Valerian • Republic

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