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View of the homepage of the YouTube website. (credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

YouTube Blocked Over “Innocence Of Muslims”

CBS News reported Tuesday that YouTube has been blocked in both Bangladesh and Pakistan, in order to prevent further viewing of the 14-minute trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims.”

2012/09/18

George And Laura Bush Attend Groundbreaking For Bush Presidential Center

Bush Institute Launches Economic Growth Book

Former President George W. Bush says he wants his institute, which has released a book featuring experts weighing in on ways to grow the economy, to be an “action-oriented” place.

2012/07/17

Former President George W. Bush during his July 2012 trip to Africa. (credit: Shealah Craighead/The Bush Ctr.)

G.W. Bush Wraps Up Weeklong Africa Trip

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are headed home after a weeklong trip to Africa with stops in Zambia and Botswana.

2012/07/06

G.W. Bush Helps Renovate Health Center On Africa Trip

Former President George W. Bush has been helping to renovate a women’s cancer screening center in Zambia during a weeklong trip to Africa.

2012/07/02

Two young dama gazelles check each other out at the zoo. (credit: BORIS ROESSLER/AFP/Getty Images)

Rule Restricts Hunting Of Rare Exotic Antelopes

Starting Wednesday, the government will stop allowing anyone to hunt the dama gazelle or two other exotic antelopes unless ranchers obtain a permit.

2012/04/04

Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan on May 28, 2009 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. (credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

George W. Bush To Raise Cancer Awareness In Africa

Former President George W. Bush plans to travel to Africa next month in order to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer.

2011/11/22

Dallas Zoo Patrons Stranded Briefly On Monorail After It Malfunctions

Fire fighters were called to rescue patrons stranded on the monorail at the Dallas Zoo’s Wilds of Africa exhibit after the system malfunctioned and shut down just before 4 p.m. Tuesday.

2011/09/27

Several of an estimated 27,000 'Lost Boys', now in North Texas, who were torn from their families by civil war in Sudan. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Lost For So Long, War Orphans Now Call DFW Home

Imagine thousands of young boys left orphaned by a terrible war. Hungry and desperate, they wander the deserts of Africa for years. But happily, a few of these ‘Lost Boys’ have grown into men, with the help of some North Texans.

2011/06/21

Armed supporters of Libyan leader Moamer

Libya Native, Now Plano Resident, Reflects On Country’s Resilience

Samir Mavrakis left Libya in 1974 at the age of 18. He came to the United States to attend college and had planned to return. But, he realized the oppression of Muammar el-Qaddafi regime.

2011/03/20