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Germany¿s Federal Foreign Office: Obama vs. Romney
Our group of RIAS Berlin Kommission Fellows was afforded the tremendous opportunity to visit the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin and listen to a speech from Mr. David Schwake, Deputy Director for the transatlantic cooperation at the office. Schwake...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Vietnam, Immigration, Conservation, Berlin (Germany)
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Look who's 70!
By Deb Acord
CTW Features
The first Jeep, made in 1941 by the Willys-Overland Company in response to the U.S. military's call for a new light reconnaissance vehicle, was a quarter-ton, four-wheel-drive machine. It was practical, plain and had a...Tags: Hardware, U.S. Military, Vehicles, Nature, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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RPT-Olympics-Discovery of alleged plot points to growing jitters
Reuters(Repeats to additional clients, no changes to text) * Russia says it foiled plot for attack on Moscow * Faces signs that security threat is widening * Putin wants to rally support, boost security cooperation By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO,...Tags: NATO, Islam, Afghanistan, Justice System, Bombings
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Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel. Security sources...Tags: Israel, Hosni Mubarak, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts
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Dollar dips, shares mixed ahead of Bernanke testimony
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped and benchmark Bund futures rose on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day signal no tapering off of the bank's ultra-easy monetary policy. Ben Bernanke, who...Tags: G7, Interior Policy, Corporate Officers, House Building, Honda Motor Co.
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Brien Poffenberger: Memorial Day events connect us to past, peer into future
Memorial Day may kick off the summer season, but in Washington County, it also prompts a measure of reflection. War has played a large role in the history of Washington County, and with it a connection to the broader American story. It has given us a...Tags: Festive Events, World War I (1914-1918), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, Holidays
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Menchville recovers
Tanner Woods' two-run single capped a three-run sixth inning, giving Menchville a 9-8 victory over Bethel in a Peninsula District baseball quarterfinal at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton. In a game that was postponed twice because of weather, the third-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Baseball
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A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out
BOGOTA, Colombia — Leftist rebel Reinel Usuga surrendered this month because he was afraid of dying in battle and being buried in an unmarked grave even as rebel leaders negotiate a possible peace agreement that would make such a death pointless...
Tags: Colombia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Bogota (Colombia)
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Weirick, Termini rally Flintridge Prep baseball to another playoff win
It took more than three hours for the Flintridge Prep baseball team to make the trip to Lake Isabella for a CIF Southern Section Division VI second-round playoff contest against Kern Valley on Tuesday. Karlsen Termini felt sluggish following the long...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Baseball
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John V. Mullendore, 83
John Vernon Alexander Mullendore, 83, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 31, 1929, in Boonsboro, Md., he was the son of the late Albertus Daniel Mullendore and Frances Young Alexander Mullendore. John was a...
Tags: Charles Street, Science and Technology, Science, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Air Force
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: Bashar Assad, John McCain, Afghanistan, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Afghanistan, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Bombings, Sex Crimes
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