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Shelton To Give Veteran First Hand-Shake
Blake Shelton has shaken the hands of many fans over the years, but never one like this. Brendan Marrocco is making headlines as the first U.S. service member to live through a quadruple amputation after his armored vehicle was bombed in Iraq, in 2009. He...
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Analysis: Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets...Tags: Central Bank, Finance, Emerging Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings
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READER SUBMITTED: Veteran's Memorial Day Parade
ManchesterThe Annual Manchester Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 27, at 9:30 a.m. The parade route will begin at the Army and Navy Club, 1090 Main Street, turns east on East Center St. and then turns west at Munro Park, and will conclude at the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, American Legion, Human Interest, U.S. Army
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Politicians' fingerprints all over city's housing problem
I remember a time when the state and local politicians got together and raised property taxes here in St. Joseph County. Because of this action, overnight, an entire industry was obliterated. The rental industry and the landlords were forced to walk...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: Libya, Islamabad (Pakistan), Lebanon, Barack Obama, U.S. Embassy
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Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
ReutersRAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Islam, Nouri Maliki, Bashar Assad
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Attacks kill 16 people in Iraq, 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian, Jordanian border
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Police Arrests, Bombings, Shootings, Religious Conflicts
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Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland
ReutersRAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Islam, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring...Tags: Wars and Interventions, National Government, Politics, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama
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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
ReutersBAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Several...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bombings, National Government, Politics, Bashar Assad
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Moscow (Russia), Israel
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'Black Rock' review: Woman-hunt tale whose only suspense is waiting for it to get better
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - I kept forgiving "Black Rock" for being a so-so action movie because I was waiting for it to turn into something else: a rumination on gender roles, perhaps, or even an examination of the government's ambivalent response to the...Tags: Movies, Jeff, Who Lives at Home (movie), Rentals, Film Festivals, Mark Duplass
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