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Mexican writer wins 2009 Miguel de Cervantes Prize (People’s Daily)

Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco won on Monday the 2009 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the highest literature award granted for writing in Spanish. The prize, which amounts to 188,000 U.S. dollars, is granted annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture to honor the lifetime achievement of a Spanish language writer

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Mexican writer wins 2009 Miguel de Cervantes Prize (People’s Daily)

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Police investigating Sabri for possible election law violations (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Minneapolis Council Member Robert Lilligren told police he had found campaign literature containing false information about him distributed throughout his ward during the recent election campaign.

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Police investigating Sabri for possible election law violations (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

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My picks of the November literature [Highly Allochthonous] (ScienceBlogs)

I love seeing the tables of contents of new journal issues arrive in my email box. I just get so excited about all of the cool new things that people are discovering about groundwater, rivers, climate and rocks. Below are some of my favorite articles from the past month.

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My picks of the November literature [Highly Allochthonous] (ScienceBlogs)

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Mexican poet Pacheco wins top Spanish literature award (EARTHtimes.org)

Madrid - Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco, 70, was Monday awarded the Cervantes Prize, which is regarded as the highest-ranking literature award of the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde announced. The jury desc…

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Mexican poet Pacheco wins top Spanish literature award (EARTHtimes.org)