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China sends patrol ships to islands at center of Japan dispute
World NowChina said it has sent surveillance ships to waters near three islands at the center of a dispute with Japan, one day after Tokyo announced plans to purchase the uninhabited territories.... -
Japan says it will soon buy disputed islands claimed by China
World NowThis post has been updated. See the note below. BEIJING -- Japan’s government said Monday it would buy three uninhabited islands southwest of Okinawa from the Japanese landowners, ratcheting up a territorial dispute with China. Chief Cabinet... -
Chinese cancel ceremony in anger at Japanese claims to islands
World NowChina has cancelled a ceremony scheduled for this week to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Japan in anger over Tokyo’s claims on a disputed cluster of islets in the East China Sea.... -
Foreign policy surprises ahead
Americans who watched Monday's debate learned that Mitt Romney wanted to sound like Barack Obama on major world issues and that Obama wanted to highlight the contrasts. They learned that Romney can be vague and Obama can be condescending. They learned...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Muammar Gaddafi, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama
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Poker face?
Special to Tribune NewspapersFor even cursory students of the 1950s, Evan Thomas' new book, "Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World," offers little in the way of fresh material. But by zeroing in on Eisenhower's handling of the itchy fingers on the...Tags: Politics, Russia, Weaponry, The Pentagon, Nuclear Weapons
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Timonium cemetery adds Garden of Tranquility
When the Su family chose a burial plot two years ago, it had all the traditional elements valued in their native Taiwan. The site, protected by a hill, faced the sun in the south and overlooked a scenic lake at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Timonium, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Review: 'Ike's Bluff' offers an unconventional take on Dwight D. Eisenhower
-------------------- Ike's Bluff President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World Evan Thomas Little, Brown: 481 pp., $29.99 -------------------- For even cursory students of the 1950s, Evan Thomas' new book, "Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower'...
Tags: Politics, Russia, Weaponry, The Pentagon, Nuclear Weapons
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News of the Weird: Death Row Inmate Claims He's Too Fat to Be Executed
Modern Warfare: China, Japan and Taiwan each claim ownership of the uninhabited South China Sea islands of Senkaku or Diaoyu, and the controversy heightened in September when Japan announced that it had formally “purchased” the islands from...
Tags: Prosecution, Local Elections, Trials, Abusive Behavior, The New York Times
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Zoo: Oxygen Deprivation Killed Giant Panda Cub
CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. -- A lack of oxygen due to underdeveloped lungs caused the death of a newborn giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, officials said Thursday. The 4-ounce cub, who had not yet been named, died in September, six...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Emergency Health Procedures, Wildlife
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Google Street View adds 250,000 miles of roadways
CNNWith fallout still swirling from Apple's decision to replace Google Maps with its own mobile mapping, Google on Thursday announced the biggest upgrade ever to its Street View tool. The update adds more than 250,000 miles of roadways in 17 countries, said...Tags: News Agency, Computer Hardware, Google Inc., Tim Cook, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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All Together Now at Howard library branches
Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •Eclectic Evenings. Second Tuesdays, 7 p.m. •Meet the Author: Dr. Shep Jeffreys. July 23, 7...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Ellicott City, Authors
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Gum disease linked to psoriasis: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic gum disease seem to be slightly more likely to develop the skin condition psoriasis, according to a new study. Taiwanese researchers found that in a group of more than 230,000 people, those with gum disease...Tags: Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Specialization, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Skin Conditions
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