According to Clare, turkey hunting is much easier in the spring, because that is when the birds mate and males are out looking for females.

BBC: Shooting a Thanksgiving dinner

That itself, for many Japanese looking back to the despair of last spring, is a remarkable achievement.

WSJ: One Year Later, Japan City Sees a Light��at End of a Long Tunnel

And come the spring, Italy will be looking for a new prime minister.

BBC: Who will dictate Europe's future?

Other investors were looking for cues to sell after the long rally in markets since the spring.

ECONOMIST: The global consequences of Dubai's debt problems

Local civil rights activists were looking for a test case to challenge the bus segregation laws, and that spring lawyers considered having Ms Colvin sue the bus company.

BBC: Woman lays flowers at statue of Rosa Parks

It might be too late to get a vote on Ava's Law this spring, but Albers is looking for another bill where the autism mandate might be attached as an amendment.

CNN: Mothers fight to pass Ava's Law for autism coverage

In a spring swing through Shanghai, Beijing and Southeast Asia I kept looking for the pillars to sustain the global economy, even as the U.S., Europe and Japan must struggle a good while longer.

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In a late-spring swing through Shanghai, Beijing and Southeast Asia, I kept looking for the pillars to sustain the global economy, even as the U.S., Europe and Japan must struggle a good while longer.

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