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West Hollywood says a hearty spasibo to Russian veterans
Some of the speakers' attempts to speak Russian in the warm West Hollywood auditorium were clunky, but one word was repeated over and over Saturday afternoon. Spasibo. Thank you. In a Plummer Park auditorium decorated in red and white balloons and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Music, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment
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12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, NATO, Transportation Accidents
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Israel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Military sex crime record should bring shame
Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kirsten Gillibrand, Abusive Behavior, Epidemics and Plagues, U.S. Congress
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Republicans say military could have done more in Benghazi
WASHINGTON — The latest chapter in the political battle over the killing of four Americans in Libya is unfolding this week, with Republicans pointing to the testimony of a State Department official as evidence that the U.S. military could have...
Tags: Michael G. Mullen, Jason Chaffetz, Armed Forces, Christopher Stevens, Police Investigations
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U.S. considers sending arms to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering providing weapons to the Syrian rebels, officials said Tuesday, but no decision is imminent and President Obama seemed to soften his public threats to the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Congress, Iran
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Obama calls for military to do more to combat sexual assaults
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Tuesday that he has “no tolerance” for sexual assault in the U.S. military and pledged to crack down on the crime and any officials who turn a blind eye to it. Obama said he talked with Defense...
Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Sex Crimes
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Obama's 'red line' on Syria grows softer
WASHINGTON -- President Obama softened his threat to Syria over its possible use of chemical weapons, telling reporters that if conclusive proof of such activity emerges, he “would rethink a range” of retaliatory options that might not include...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Congress, Rebellions, White House
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Activists urge Obama to speak out on Mexico's human rights record
MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico’s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced...
Tags: Labor Legislation, National Government, Mexico, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
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McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'
Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces
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Letters: Benghazi and partisanship
Re "Lawmakers hear official's account of Benghazi events," May 8 After failing to connect President Obama to any real scandals, Republicans have resurrected the 8-month-old attack in Benghazi, Libya. This, while also taking a shot at Hillary Rodham...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Darrell E Issa, Benghazi, Barack Obama, Elections
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The struggle for Syria
My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, United Nations
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