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Caudillo Currency

Caudillo Currency

We drove to Spain several times in the 1960s, back when General Francisco Franco was still leading the country. This is a Spanish peseta coin representing El Caudillo (“the Chief”) that I kept from our trip all the way down to Santiago de Compostela.

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By The Numbers: N. Korean Burger, Rebuilding Gaza, Spain’s Treasure

By The Numbers: N. Korean Burger, Rebuilding Gaza, Spain's Treasure

The news, quantified.

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Ukraine Loses Airport, Amerli Siege Broken, Spanish Treasure

akistani protesters disperse Sunday night after clashing with security forces near Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's residence in Islamabad.
akistani protesters disperse Sunday night after clashing with security forces near Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's residence in Islamabad. Saadia Seher/Xinhua/ZUMA

Monday, September 1, 2014 UKRAINE FORCES LOSE AIRPORT AHEAD OF TALKS Ukrainian government forces pulled out of the international airport in Luhansk after an assault by pro-Russian rebels, even as Ukrainian and Russian officials are preparing to meet in Minsk for another round of talks, the BBC reports. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he […]

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