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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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Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
Reuters* Syrian National Coalition must decide on Geneva talks * Opposition in exile also has to elect new leader * Pressure to include more liberals to balance Islamists By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) - The Syrian...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Christianity, Religion and Belief, Government, National Government
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COLUMN - Changing Assad's calculus
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde AMMAN, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and 10 European and Arab foreign ministers gathered in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday night to again talk about...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Saudi Arabia, International Military Interventions, Qatar
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Connecticut Honors Its War Dead At Capitol Ceremony
The Hartford CourantPhotographs of 63 men and women from Connecticut who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan hang in the underground passage between the Legislative Office Building and the state Capitol. On Thursday, military officials, state dignitaries and family members...Tags: Madison (New Haven, Connecticut), West Point, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Windsor Locks
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Newington Honors 26 Residents Killed In War During Memorial Day Parade Saturday
The Hartford CourantSaturday's Memorial Day Parade will have a symbolic "grand marshal" representing the the 26 service members from town who died in conflicts from World War I to the Vietnam War. A riderless horse with a reversed boot in the stirrup, an ancient symbol of a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Youth Organizations, Shriners, Afghanistan, Festive Events
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Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in worsening conflict
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 23 (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoints in central Iraq, officials say
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month. The first skirmish took place in the early hours of Thursday when...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), Nouri Maliki, Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions
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UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear
ReutersBy Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent Islamist attack a day earlier in London, but it was not the only misfortune on...Tags: George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Religion and Belief, Islam, United Kingdom
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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: Tehran (Iran), Explosions, Heavy Engineering, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Power
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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: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Holidays, Human Interest, Festive Events
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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: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Holidays, Festive Events, Human Interest
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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: Taliban, Afghanistan, Government, Justice and Rights, National Government
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