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Bombs, bullets and baby steps toward democracy in Pakistan
Kidnappings, suicide bombings and hundreds of violent deaths have bloodied Pakistan’s campaign trail. Still, the parliamentary vote Saturday is being heralded as a milestone in the country’s democratic advancement. Once the votes are tallied...
Tags: Pakistan, Fractured Rib, Parliament, U.S. Embassy, Pervez Musharraf
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Gun buyback yields sniper rifle, AK-47, other weapons
Thanks to a push from local faith-based organizations and an assist from the Pasadena Police Department, 135 guns were taken off the streets Saturday at the Pasadena Area Gun Buyback and Peace-source Fair. More than a hundred gun owners drove up to...
Tags: Interior Policy, Target, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gun Control, Belief and Faith
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Israeli police question a top Palestinian cleric
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police on Wednesday detained and questioned a top Palestinian cleric about clashes that took place a day earlier in Jerusalem’s Old City. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sheik Muhammad Hussein, also known as the mufti of...
Tags: Judaism, Salam Fayyad, Mahmoud Abbas, Police Arrests, Palestinian National Authority
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Judaism, Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, St. John's Health Center
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After fleeing polygamist sect, boys face a new world
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Zach Bowers' cultural education included a battle of wills over a simple task: how to mop the kitchen floor. Just when the teenager thought he was done with the weekly chore, Debbie Hofhines would loom like a drill sergeant,...
Tags: Christianity, Interior Policy, Star Wars (movie), Mormonism, Personal Data Collection
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Bombs kill 15 at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two bomb blasts killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40 on Tuesday at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan, authorities said, the latest in a wave of attacks in recent weeks aimed at derailing parliamentary...Tags: Lahore (Pakistan), Pakistan, Bombings, Islam, Emergency Incidents
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Goldberg: Niall Ferguson's blooper
At an investment conference last week, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson created a huge mess for himself. He glibly speculated that maybe because economist John Maynard Keynes was a childless, "effete" homosexual, he embraced a doctrine that favored...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Values, Federal Reserve, Philosophy, Ethics
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Anglicans who split over gay bishop must return church to diocese
An Anglican church campus in Newport Beach belongs to the larger Episcopal Church Diocese of Los Angeles, an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled last week. St. James Anglican Church members split from the Episcopal Church nine years ago after a...Tags: Christianity, Orange County Superior Court, Anglicanism
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Egyptian Cabinet shuffle strengthens Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO -- President Mohamed Morsi reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, strengthening the Muslim Brotherhood’s hold on power and angering the opposition amid Egypt’s economic turmoil and political unrest. The naming of nine new ministers...
Tags: Islam, Mohamed Morsi, Justice System, Cairo (Egypt), Elections
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Judaism, Beijing (China), Xi Jinping, Shanghai (China), Government
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Stressed out? Try thinking of something you value
Feeling so stressed you can't concentrate? Try stepping back a moment and thinking about what's important to you. That's the conclusion of a study published recently in the journal PLOS One that examined the beneficial qualities of self-affirmation in...
Tags: Values, Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Chief of embattled Oakland police steps down, citing medical issues
OAKLAND — The chief of the embattled Oakland Police Department abruptly announced a medical retirement Wednesday, hours before a team of consultants — among them former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton — was scheduled to lay...
Tags: William Bratton, Jean Quan, Justice System, Occupy Oakland, Values
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