November 6, 2009 By JOHN JEANSONNE (Newsday) Pundits targeting Keflezighi’s heritage are way off base Apparently some people were absent from school when the teacher covered the material about this being a nation of immigrants – America as the world’s melting pot – a new, welcoming society envisioned by the founding fathers. Why else would those folks, from facts-challenged CNBC... 

By Jeremy Clarke   ASMARA (Reuters) – An increase in state-provided security will help shield Eritrean mining from violent attacks, an independent analyst said on Friday. Three miners, Eritrean nationals employed by Australian company Chalice Gold Mines Limited were ambushed and executed on a remote road north-west of the capital last month. Much hope is pinned on Eritrea’s minerals...