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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	Development on massive scale
			The economy is gasping for air, but a German manufacturer and a Charleston real estate developer will unveil plans today for a huge commercial development near Interstate 26 and U.S. Highway 78.
Enjoy a every Sunday Only In The Post & Courier find locations		Sanford takes aim at bailouts COLUMBIA â€" Gov. Mark Sanford urged residents Monday to make their voices heard before Congress makes any more decisions about how to deal with the ailing economy. Sanford said that ordinary taxpayers are being hoodwinked and that he believes using more government money to push the nation out of a financial mess is a big mistake. Homeless vets find hope Army veteran David Platt used to sleep in abandoned houses in North Charleston, after his alcohol-fueled descent into homelessness. Evans gets law license back The state Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of Charleston attorney Mark V. Evans, who served nearly eight years in prison for the DUI hit-and-run death of Laura Griffin, director of the College of Charleston's substance abuse prevention program. School closing hearings planned Charleston County residents who want a say in which schools are closed and restructured should mark their calendars for Dec. 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17.
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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	Cougars face challenge of filling defensive void after losing three starters
			Last year, the College of Charleston women's team relied on a rough, rugged defense that held opponents to 36.8 percent shooting from the field. Picked to finish last in the Southern Conference, the Cougars instead finished fifth (14-16, 9-9 SoCon) and advanced to the second round of the SoCon Tournament.
		Talented Buccaneers banking on improvement this season Entering her third season as the women's basketball coach at Charleston Southern, Julie Goodenough is thinking that this year's squad can be among the best ever in school history. The fact that CSU has only produced one winning season in more than 30 years of basketball and the school record for wins is 16, it might be conceivable that this year's bunch could reach their goal. Texas Tech looks better as the season gets longer It's hard to top the raw rock 'n' roll of Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The Beatles borrowed the insect idea. Everyone else copied from the garage band innovations. But this 2008 Texas Tech football team is the next best thing since "That'll Be The Day" to come out of Lubbock. This Crimson Tide team is a genuine juggernaut I knew it that night in Atlanta, back in August, when the Crimson Tide steamrolled Clemson (34-10) and never looked back. A long time between 'paydays' Wofford coach Mike Ayers calls it the college football player's "paycheck," the reward at the end of the week for hard work well done.
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			It's common for luxury-level properties to tout waterfront or ocean views. But unlike most privately owned homes, the views seen from a development called The World change almost daily.
		Attorney: A&E owes $7.5M In closing arguments before a federal jury, attorney Frank Cisa said cable television network A&E owes his client, local real estate investor Richard C. Davis, more than $7.5 million in a profit-sharing arrangement attached to the reality show "Flip This House." October home sales skid 30 percent As the value of the average Charleston home reduces, so does the age of the typical buyer. AIG's lifeline from the Fed now more than $150B WASHINGTON â€" When the government offered an emergency loan to insurer American International Group in September, eyebrows shot up at the $85 billion price tag. Now it looks like pocket change. Revenue up at vehicle maker Vigorous armored vehicle production and a healthy demand for spare parts led Ladson-based Force Protection Inc. to close out a strong third quarter.
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Is Fixing Health Care Key to Boosting the Economy? | Michael Pollan: Eating Is Political

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Where Should Health Care Rank in Obama's List of Priorities? By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat If health care reform is done in a way that contains cost and lifts quality, it will take time and serious seed money. Read more »   Now that meaningful health care reform seems certain, the question is, When should it happen? How long long will it take to get it right and what role should reform play in getting the economy back on track? Health care experts and economists have a range of views on what priority health care reform should be in an Obama administration. This week, we're bringing you two different takes on the issue. Maggie Mahar, a fellow at the Century Foundation who blogs regularly at Health Beat, argues that health care reform -- important as it is -- may have to wait a while. Other issues are more pressing and more likely to stimulate the economy, she writes. Economist Dean Baker claims just the opposite -- that pumping money into the health care sector is one of the best ways to jump-start the economy. In any case, President-elect Obama, facing a nation with 47 million uninsured and no end to foreclosures or bankruptcies in sight, has his work cut out for him. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more expert voices on what Obama should prioritize in his presidency. Cheers, Heather Gehlert Managing Editor     Fixing Health Care Could Be Obama's Path to Greatness By Dean Baker, Huffington Post Extending health care insurance can be an effective stimulus that will provide an immediate boost to the economy. Read more »   Michael Pollan: Eating Is a Political Act By Mark Eisen, The Progressive Michael Pollan discusses food production, consumer choices, the future of organics and climate change. Read more »   Why Do Women Often Feel Colder Than Men? By Kate Wighton, The Independent UK New research is suggesting that we all feel the cold differently. Read more »   Bioethics: Advice for the Next President By Bernard Lo, M.D., Science Progress The president and the nation need expert, thoughtful, balanced advice on difficult bioethical issues. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Poised for Health Care Reform By Julia Eisman, Stand Up for Health Care "With the Obama victory, the question is no longer whether we'll pursue comprehensive healthcare reform, but when and in what form." Read more »

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Mandela leads tributes to 'Mama Afrika', songstress Miriam Makeba

'Mama Afrika' dies at Italian anti-Mafia concert

Nelson Mandela was among thousands of South Africans to pay tribute today to the singer and activist, Miriam Makeba, who died suddenly after taking part in a concert against the Italian Mafia.

Her death provoked shock and widespread mourning in a country enchanted by the sweetness and shining sound of her singing.

Mandela, now in his 91st year and who rarely makes public statements any more, led the tributes to Makeba. "She was South Africa's first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Afrika," he said.

"The sudden passing of our beloved Miriam has saddened us ? For many decades, starting in the years before we went to prison, MaMiriam featured prominently in our lives and we enjoyed her moving performances. When she went into exile she continued to make us proud as she used her worldwide fame to focus attention on the abomination of apartheid. Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us. She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours.

"It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others - and again in support of a good cause."

Relatives and friends who first encouraged Makeba to sing compared her voice to that of a nightingale. Her distinctive style, which bewitched the world in the 1960s and 1970s, combined traditional African melodies, jazz and folk with the unique and dynamic rhythms of South Africa's black townships.

While she toured with Harry Belafonte and sang with Marilyn Monroe at John F. Kennedy's birthday party at Madison Square Garden in 1962, her music was banned in South Africa by apartheid governments. When she first travelled to New York in 1960 to perform with Belafonte, the Pretoria government refused to allow her to return home.

She lived in exile for the next 31 years. Mandela asked her to come home after his release from life imprisonment in February 1990 and when she arrived in Johannesburg she said: "I never understood why I couldn't come home. I never committed any crime."

Makeba collapsed shortly after a performance in the southern Italian town of Castel Volturno yesterday evening and died in hospital early today. She was paying homage to six Africans killed by the Camorra mafia two months ago and to the Italian journalist Roberto Saviano who exposed the murders and was himself threatened with death.

South Africa's foreign minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement: "One of the greatest songstresses of our time has ceased to sing. Throughout her life, Mama Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the certainty of victory over the dark forces of apartheid and colonialism through the art of song."

Makeba's body is being flown back to South Africa for a funeral and burial in Johannesburg.

Makeba's career soared in America and Europe until 1968 when she married the black activist Stokeley Carmichael, "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party. She was in immediate trouble with the FBI and all her American concerts and recording contracts were cancelled.

The couple moved to the West African state of Guinea-Conakry, ruled by a dictator, Ahmed Sékou Touré, who imprisoned political opponents in camps, such as the notorious Camp Boiro National Guard Barracks, and drove tens of thousands of dissidents into exile. Carmichael took the name Kwame Touré. Makeba was given the resources to develop a distinctive West African style of music while representing her new country at the United Nations.

During this period in Sékou Touré's state, Makeba virtually disappeared from international view. But after her divorce from Carmichael and the death of her only child, her daughter Bongi, in 1985 she settled in Brussels and began performing to international audiences again. She remained popular, but the sheer sweetness of her young voice was gone.

Makeba's publicist Mark Lechat said the singer had suffered from severe arthritis and had been unwell for some time, appearing at concerts with the aid of a stick. She was married four times. One of her husbands was the trumpeter Hugh Masekela.

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