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Sunday Smack

Happy August, everybody! I can’t help repeating myself, but how can it be August already? It means 2/3 of this summer went by almost unnoticed by me. I need to speed up on doing all my favorite summer things before it’s really over. By the way, may I now call your attention to an interesting quotation from Hillary Clinton’s Hard Choices? On one of the first pages she cites advices she received from former US Secretaries of State when she got appointed. One of those is from Warren Christopher: “Don’t plan vacations in August because something always seems to happen…

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united-nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled by train to Washington, DC, on Thursday to take part in World Bank meetings on education, poverty reduction and more. Tune in on Friday between 11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m. EDT (15:00-16:10 GMT) when he and World Bank President Jim Kim hold an interactive online conversation on ending poverty. Details: http://bit.ly/ittakes419 Photo: Ban Ki-moon is seen here with UN Peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous and Oscar Fernandez-Taranco from the UN’s Department of Political Affairs.

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instagram: The 57th Presidential Inauguration To explore photos taken from the event, search the #inauguration2013, #inaug2013, and #CNN hashtags. And if you’re there, make sure to tag your own photos! You can also browse inauguration photos shared from the National Mall, and West Lawn of the Capitol, and the White House. Today, an estimated 800,000 people will crowd onto the National Mall to witness the swearing-in of President Barack Obama. The inauguration is the 57th in the United States’ history and follows the November 6 reelection of Barack Obama, America’s 44th President. The list of the day’s events includes performances…

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