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Bush's shoe toss
Shoes make news surprisingly often. Think Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the U.N. General Assembly in 1960, brandishing his shoe at a Filipino delegate who was accusing the U.S.S.R. of imperialism in Eastern Europe. Speaking of the Philippines, think...Tags: George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Saddam Hussein, Philippines, Journalism
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The rise and fall of a Sons of Iraq warrior
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA year ago, Sunni Arab fighter Abu Abed led an improbable revolt against Al Qaeda in Iraq. As he killed its leaders and burned down hide-outs, he became a symbol of a new group called the Sons of Iraq -- the man who dared to stand up to the extremists...Tags: National Government, David Petraeus, Rebellions, Guerrilla Activity, Defense
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Maliki's slate prevails over religious foes in Iraqi vote
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has won a resounding victory in provincial elections across Iraq, cashing in on his strongman image while dealing a sharp defeat to outright religious parties, according to preliminary results released Thursday....Tags: Muqtada Sadr, U.S. Department of State, Rebellions, Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential Election Results (2008)
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Joel Brinkley: Mission failure
American VoicesTen years ago this month, President George W. Bush climbed confidently from the cockpit of a fighter jet that had landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln flight deck. He strode to the microphone and declared an end to major military operations in Iraq....Tags: George W. Bush, United Nations, Iraq War (2003-2011), Freedom of the Press, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 32
BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 32 and wounding more than 200, according to officials. The attacks, many involving car bombs, erupted...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Baghdad (Iraq), Al-Qaeda, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Who's to blame for our politics? Don't ask
There is a classic "Doonesbury" cartoon, published soon after the Vietnam War ended, in which the antiwar activist Mark Slackmeyer is arguing with his pro-war father. They go back and forth, each blaming the other's politics for everything that's wrong in...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Authors
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Removal of troops from Iraq was 'irresponsible' move [Letter]
Being a Naval Reserve Officer veteran with eight years of active duty — five during WWII and three more in the Korean Conflict —- it was with a sad and heavy heart that I read a recent article in a local newspaper concerning the unrest and...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Government, Iraq, Politics
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This is something we must not forget
Arianna Huffington"The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting." It's one of Milan Kundera's most famous lines, from his novel "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting." It's one worth keeping in mind as we approach March 20, the 10th...Tags: George W. Bush, Tehran (Iran), Iran's Nuclear Program, The Huffington Post, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Reconstruction, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Department of State, Defense
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Joel Brinkley: Self-interested leaders roil chaos in Middle East
American VoicesSen. Lindsey Graham said it best. Talking about the challenges the next secretary of defense will confront, Graham, a South Carolina Republican, warned that he will face "a world on fire." So true, and the Middle East along with the larger Islamic world...Tags: Algeria, Christopher Stevens, Mali, Hosni Mubarak, Muammar Gaddafi
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Husband Arrested in Death of Iraqi Woman in El Cajon
KTLA NewsEL CAJON, Calif. -- The husband of an Iraqi-American woman whose beating death initially appeared to be a hate crime was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday. Shaima Alawadi, 32, died several days after being brutally beaten inside her El Cajon home in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, U.S. Department of State, Redman, Religion and Belief
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Petraeus: Driven, Focused Leader Falls
The Hartford CourantDavid Petraeus achieved genuinely great things in his career, so his fall as CIA director over what he bluntly described in his resignation letter Friday as "extremely poor judgment … engaging in an extramarital affair" has the poignancy you...Tags: George W. Bush, David Petraeus, Central Intelligence Agency, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Rebellions
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Apr 3, 2013
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