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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AM News

  1. Diplomats to speak Wednesday at Centre as part of lecture series

    Bea Camp and David Summers will deliver the Press Distinguished Lecture at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newlin Hall on the Centre College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public, and counts as a convocation credit for students.
    Bea Camp and David Summers will deliver the Press Distinguished Lecture at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newlin Hall on the Centre College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public, and counts as a convocation credit for students. Camp and Summers,...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Smithsonian Institution, China, Arianna Huffington

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Letters: Who's fit to be an ambassador?

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-caroline-kennedy-ambassador-japan-20130403%2C0%2C5417333.story">Re "Ambassador Kennedy?," Editorial, April 3</a>
    Re "Ambassador Kennedy?," Editorial, April 3 In deriding Caroline Kennedy's possible nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan, The Times makes the mistake of equating knowledge of a country and language fluency — skills found in career U.S....

    Tags: Japan, Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Allan B. Calhamer dies at 81; inventor of Diplomacy game

    The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago.
    The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic countries...

    Tags: Harvard University, Colleges and Universities, Boston, Hinsdale, Scrabble (game)

    4. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Immigration realities

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0202-saturday-immigration-20130202%2C0%2C7405503.story">Re "Who should pay?," Letters, Feb. 2</a>
    Re "Who should pay?," Letters, Feb. 2 Many people say illegal immigrants should just go back home and stand in line like anyone else. That sounds reasonable only if you know nothing about how immigration visas are actually granted. In Mexico, demand...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Immigration, Mexico, American Red Cross, Illegal Immigrants

    5. Dec 24, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. John Kass: Remembering what matters on Christmas Eve

    For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this wondrous night, with our arms around them and a long good-night kiss on the temple, a kiss more precious than anything wrapped in a box.
    For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this wondrous night, with our arms around them and a long good-night kiss on the temple, a kiss more precious than anything wrapped in a box. For all the parents who linger in the...

    Tags: Nursing, U.S. Military, Medical Specialization

    6. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Getting to the bottom of Benghazi

    <strong><em>Dennis, I'm in a pool trying to predict when (your) next column on Benghazi</em></strong><strong><em> will come out. Now with the (retired Gen. David) Petraeus</em></strong><strong><em> scandal, just give me a little clue ... OK? I'll split the winnings w/ya!</em></strong>
    Dennis, I'm in a pool trying to predict when (your) next column on Benghazi will come out. Now with the (retired Gen. David) Petraeus scandal, just give me a little clue ... OK? I'll split the winnings w/ya! — email from reader G.H. G.H., you...

    Tags: Elections, FBI, Democratic Party, Al-Qaeda, Christopher Stevens

    7. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Sweet stench of Petraeus scandal shouldn't mask the stink of Benghazi

    U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Former Navy SEAL commandos Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
    U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Former Navy SEAL commandos Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. Remember them? They were the four Americans killed in the terrorist attack at the U.S. diplomatic...

    Tags: Annapolis, Health and Beauty Products, Elections, FBI, White House

    8. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Tunisian Man Arrested in Deadly Attack on Benghazi Consulate

    The Tunisian government on Wednesday confirmed it has arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian reportedly linked to the U.S. Consulate attack in Libya, according to the AP.
    The Tunisian government on Wednesday confirmed it has arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian reportedly linked to the U.S. Consulate attack in Libya, according to the AP. Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman Tarrouch Khaled said Ali Harzi was in custody in...

    Tags: Email, Jay Carney, U.S. Military, Child Abuse, Judges

    9. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| AM News

  9. Centre students look forward to casting first presidential ballot

    Centre College students Nick Do and Nathan Shuler, both 20, plan to cast their first presidential ballots on Election Day.
    smojica@amnews.com
    Centre College students Nick Do and Nathan Shuler, both 20, plan to cast their first presidential ballots on Election Day. Do, a junior majoring in international studies and Spanish, said he was just shy of being old enough to vote in the 2008...

    Tags: Education, Elections, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Democratic Party

    10. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| KTXL-LTV

  10. Ambassador Killed in Libya Grew up in Davis, Bay Area

    An ambassador killed Tuesday during an attack on the US Consulate in Libya grew up in Davis and the Bay Area.
    FOX40 News
    An ambassador killed Tuesday during an attack on the US Consulate in Libya grew up in Davis and the Bay Area. J. Christopher Stevens was among the four Americans killed in the rocket attack on the consulate building in the city of Benghazi. Stevens...

    Tags: YouTube

    11. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| CNN

  11. Veteran U.S. diplomat Crocker facing drunken driving, hit-and-run charges in Spokane

    One of America's most prominent diplomats over the past 25 years, Ryan Crocker, was charged this month with drunken driving and being responsible for a hit-and-run in Spokane, according to documents obtained Thursday.
    CNN
    One of America's most prominent diplomats over the past 25 years, Ryan Crocker, was charged this month with drunken driving and being responsible for a hit-and-run in Spokane, according to documents obtained Thursday. Crocker -- who in 2009 received a...

    Tags: Pakistan, Transportation Accidents, Afghanistan, CNN (tv network), Lebanon

    12. Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Kelly DallaTezza, Fulbright fellow

    Kelly Dalla Tezza, a Fulbright scholar who planned a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, died Friday in an automobile accident in Morocco. She was 22 and lived in Parkville.
    Kelly Dalla Tezza, a Fulbright scholar who planned a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, died Friday in an automobile accident in Morocco. She was 22 and lived in Parkville. Family members said she had a flat tire while driving on a road near Rabat and...

    Tags: Towson University, Baltimore County, Disasters and Accidents, Colleges and Universities, Transportation Accidents

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