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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Books, Religion and Belief, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Abusive Behavior, Breads
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Heavy Tunisian security crackdown blocks hardline Muslim rally, 1 dead in clashes
Associated PressKAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes...Tags: Religion and Belief, Tunisia, Al-Qaeda, Islam, Arab Spring
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Wethersfield Memorial Parade Offers Both Celebration, Solemnity
The town is gearing up to honor veterans from the Afghanistan conflict to the Revolutionary War at the upcoming Memorial Day parade. This year's parade will step off at 9 a.m. on May 25 from the state Department of Motor Vehicle parking lot on State...
Tags: Politics, American Legion, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Korean War (1950-1953)
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Morale hits a new low on Egypt stock market
CAIRO — His phone doesn't ring and his charts are gloomy. But every day Mostafa Ismail, a financial broker with a hangman's demeanor, steps into the Egyptian stock exchange hoping for positive blips. They are rare in a nation where revolution...
Tags: Orascom Group, Inc., Religion and Belief, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Islam
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: Religion and Belief, Russia, Islam, Politics, Rebellions
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Analysis: Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. A rebel commander bites an organ ripped out of an enemy combatant. A young boy hacks the head off a prisoner. A soldier mutilates the genitals of a corpse....Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, International Court or Tribunal
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The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil
Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics, NATO, Tehran (Iran), Nuclear Weapons
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Global Voices: Ahmadis' mission of peace in an age of terror
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.Just weeks after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, the global leader of the world’s 10-million-plus Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has brought his religion’s message of peace, public service and uplift to the faithful of Southern...Tags: Belief and Faith, Shimon (music group), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religion and Belief, Hosni Mubarak
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ANALYSIS-After months of deadlock, diplomacy gets another chance in Syria
Reuters* Russia, United States seek to relaunch peace effort * Assad's future role could be sticking point * Moscow keen to head off any Western intervention By Arshad Mohammed and Timothy Heritage ROME/MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - If Russia has decided to make...Tags: Bob Menendez, Moscow (Russia), Russia, The Wall Street Journal, Israel
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Tunisia stock market stirs, points to stronger economy
Reuters* Three IPOs so far this year vs two in all of 2012 * Official says 15 in the pipeline * Contrasts with moribund IPO outlook in Egypt * Market regulation still a problem * Outlook unclear for listings of big state firms By Tarek Amara TUNIS, May 8...Tags: Tunisia, Consultancy Service, Economic Indicator, Egypt, Political Fundraising
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INSIGHT-Egypt opposition can't harvest Brotherhood unpopularity
Reuters* Secular parties split on Mursi, elections, IMF * Salafi Nour party gaining on anger at Brotherhood * Some Egyptians look to army By Paul Taylor and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, May 5 (Reuters) - It's harvest time in Egypt but the secular opposition is...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hosni Mubarak, Islam, Political Corruption, Government
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Martinsburg's founder is difficult to picture
matthewu@herald-mail.comRevolutionary War Major Gen. Adam Stephen, Martinsburg’s founder, was a rival of George Washington’s in Virginia politics before he was removed from his post in the Army, his biographer said Tuesday. Stephen’s dismissal after the...Tags: George Washington, General Practitioners, Sculpture, Arts, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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