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Caine Prize for African writing: the five shortlisted stories for 2014


The Guardian - 07-May-2014

Brittle Paper gives a run-down of the contenders for this year's award. The winner is announced in July A Nairobi girl through and through, Oduor is working on her debut novel and teaches creative writing. I remembered a time when I was a little child, when I stared into my fathers eyes in much the same way. In them I saw shapes; a drunken, talentless conglomerate of circles and triangles and squares....


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The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014

The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....

The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014

Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....

The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014

The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....

The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014

Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...

The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014

The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....

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