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Travel Etc: Grand tours - Malice lies in wait in Marseilles Great writers and their adventures in literature. This week, `The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas
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Alexandre Dumas (or Dumas pere as he is known, to distinguish him
from his illegitimate son) was born in Villers-Cotterets, Picardy, in
1802. In his lifetime, he was best known as a playwright, but today,
of course, he is known as the author of `The Three Musketeers', `The
Man in the Iron Mask' and `The Count of Monte Cristo', from which
this opening extract is taken. Set in the Napoleonic era, `The Count
of Monte Cristo' was written in 1844-45 and tells the story of how
the young Edmond Dantes is falsely accused and incarcerated in the
Chateau d'If. He escapes and, with the help of buried ...
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; ...Prize while waging war. It comes just a week after he announced his plan to send thirty...Muslim American friends left Washington two weeks ago, telling their families they were...missing Washington men for more than a week after family members and Muslim community...
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; ...appear before you today. We thank you for yourleadership on this important topic and look forward to working togetherin the weeks and months ahead. President Obama understands the importanceof technology and innovation in the effective and efficient delivery...
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Composite`s SpaceShipOne became the first privatespacecraft to launch more than 62 miles into space and return safely twicein two weeks with a pilot on board. ``With this flight, the commercialspace launch industry, formally focused on delivery of payloads...
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Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...Federal employee the chance to submitideas about how government can save money and perform better. Over thecourse of three weeks, Federal employees submitted more than 38,000 ideas.Staff at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assessed the submissionsand...
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REP. CAROLYN B. MALONEY CHAIR REP. CAROLYN B. MALONEY HOLDS A HEARING ON POST RECESSION JOB CREATION
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service
; ...boostingfunding for small business loans via the Small Business Administration. These two initiatives should spur hiring. Earlier this week, President Obama announced a new job creationagenda with three key initiatives to accelerate job growth. First, weneed to...
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Turk-Kurd Tensions Flare Despite P.M.'s Efforts
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