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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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Memorial Day weekend activities
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend. Indiana Mishawaka -- The city's observance will open with a ceremony featuring a cannon salute, Mishawaka High School Band and speakers at 8 a.m. Monday at Battell Park...
Tags: Festive Events, Memorial Day, Entertainment Events, Army National Guard, Arts and Culture
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Public activities for Memorial Day weekend
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend. Indiana Mishawaka — The city’s observance will open with a ceremony featuring a cannon salute, Mishawaka High School Band and speakers at 8 a.m. Monday at...Tags: Festive Events, Memorial Day, Entertainment Events, Army National Guard, Arts and Culture
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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another...Tags: Politics, Iran, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
Reuters* Offer changes government's earlier position * Critics say it is too restricted * Campaigners press for Iraqi-style deal By Mark Anderson LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be...Tags: United Kingdom, Politics, Afghanistan, Taliban, Human Rights
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Kurdish crude sales to rise as exports reach second Turkish port
Reuters* Taq Taq crude exports to reach about 60,000 bpd by end June * Kurdistan to start deliveries to second terminal in Turkey * Crude in steady stream to Northern Europe By Julia Payne and Peg Mackey LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's crude oil...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Austria, Petroleum Industry, Vehicles, Turkey
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BP to invest $2.85 billion in Iraq's largest oilfield
ReutersBASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Oil major BP has allocated $2.85 billion to develop Iraq's Rumaila oilfield in 2013, up from $2.2 billion last year, the head of the joint management committee for the field told Reuters On Wednesday. Boosting output from Rumaila,...Tags: Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, China
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Turkey eyes oil, gas deals with Iraqi Kurdistan in 2013
ReutersANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey is looking to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and U.S. companies operating in northern Iraq for joint oil and gas exploration, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Reuters. "We are likely to be...Tags: Ankara (Turkey), Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama, Turkey, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1020 GMT, May 22
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- SEOUL/BEIJING - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid...Tags: Russia, Politics, Google Inc., Labor Legislation, European Union
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Iraqi spokesman: premier orders shake-up among military commanders in wake of deadly attacks
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official...Tags: Islam, Politics, Religious Conflicts, Prostitution, Government
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
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Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
ReutersBAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Nearly 300...Tags: Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Bombings, Religious Conflicts, Government
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