I was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin – just outside Milwaukee – in February 1944, two years after my sister Judy. My parents were born in the U.S. in 1903 and 1905; they both had independent careers until my sister was born; then my mother stayed at home to be with my sister and me. My…

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Excerpt from The Garlic Ballads Chapter 16 Arrest me if that’s what you want … Someone read the Criminal Code aloud for me – Blind lawbreakers get lenient treatment – I won’t shut my mouth just because you put me in jail … – from a ballad by Zhang Kou sung after…

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Norwegian har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2012 skal tildeles Den europeiske union (EU). Unionen og dens forløpere har gjennom mer enn seks tiår bidratt til å fremme fred og forsoning, demokrati og menneskerettigheter i Europa. I mellomkrigstida ga Den Norske Nobelkomite flere priser til personer som arbeidet for tysk-fransk forsoning. I årene etter 1945…

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English has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. In the inter-war years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made several awards to…

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