World & Nation
Jan. 20, 2012
Music
Obama to host Memphis soul tribute with Al Green, Justin Timberlake
April 4, 2013
L.A. at Home
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Nov. 12, 2009
Since 1976, music fans from around the world have made pilgrimages to visit the humble Full Gospel Tabernacle church on the outskirts of Memphis, Tenn.
May 8, 2019
Politics
Obama, crooner in chief, sings some Al Green at N.Y. fundraiser
Rep. Al Green is seeking to capitalize on a growing sentiment for impeachment in the wake of Trump’s racist tweets over the weekend.
July 16, 2019
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi declared the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad open to all of his citizens for the first time in 12 years Sunday amid efforts to cut spending and appease citizens who have been protesting for basic public services.
Oct. 4, 2015
Pop & Hiss
L.A. Unleashed
Nov. 5, 2010
CAIRO _ Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Sunday reopened the heavily fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad to the public for the first time in 12 years, his office said.tmpplchld The Green Zone, home to government buildings and several foreign embassies, was closed to the public after the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq.tmpplchld “The reopening of the Green Zone is part of the measures we promised to our citizens,” al-Abadi was quoted as saying by the independent Iraqi website Alsumaria News.tmpplchld Private cars drove into the area in central Baghdad shortly after its reopening, according to the site.tmpplchld Iraqi authorities this year lifted a decade-old nighttime curfew in Baghdad despite a surge in attacks targeting mostly Shiite areas in the city.tmpplchld Most attacks have been claimed by the Sunni radical Islamic State militia, which controls much of Iraq.tmpplchld ___tmpplchld (c)2015 Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)tmpplchld Visit Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) at www.dpa.de/English.82.0.htmltmpplchld Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.tmpplchld