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Special Report: How Syria's Islamists govern with guile and guns
ReutersRAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian boys looked edgy and awkward. Three months ago their town, the eastern desert city of Raqqa, had fallen to rebel fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's government. Now the four boys - clad in tight...Tags: Justice and Rights, Bashar Assad, Islam, Human Rights, Science and Technology
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Syria's warring sides trade wheat for flour
ReutersBy Oliver Holmes and Alexander Dziadosz IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria, June 20 (Reuters) - Away from the battlefield, some Syrian rebels are doing business with the same government they are trying to topple. Both sides want to keep providing basics like bread,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad
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US-MUSIC Summary
ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Britney Spears, Italy, Bon Jovi (music group), Blur (music group), Michael Jackson
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Former CeaseFire director's wife files for divorce
Tribune reporterThe wife of Tio Hardiman, the former director of CeaseFire Illinois, has filed for divorce, weeks after she said her husband beat her up. Alison Hardiman, 47, cited irreconcilable differences that caused the breakdown of the couple's marriage due to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Hillside, Crimes, Armed Conflicts
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‘Frozen’ trailer spotlights comedic characters in Disney feature
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIn Disney's upcoming animated musical “Frozen,” fearless protagonist Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) teams up with mountain man Kristoff (Jonathan […]... -
Our cranky man in Kabul
No sooner had the U.S. announced that it would reopen long-stalled peace negotiations with the Taliban this week than Afghan President Hamid Karzai rushed to throw cold water on the idea. Mind you, the mercurial Mr. Karzai had been on board with the...Tags: Qatar, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Afghanistan, Nouri Maliki
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Gunmen attack U.N. site in Somalia; 15 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- At least 15 people died when an Al Qaeda-linked militia attacked a U.N. compound here Wednesday, government officials said. The dead included the attackers and four foreigners, including two South African de-miners who worked for...Tags: Suicide, Mogadishu (Somalia), Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Politics
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Big guns at the Battle of Craney Island
I've been thinking a lot about gun tubes over the past few weeks while completing the stories for my current series on the War of 1812 in Hampton Roads. Though far smaller in size and armed with far fewer guns, the 15 American gunboats that attacked HMS...
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Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo...Tags: G8, Bashar Assad, Kabul (Afghanistan), Terrorism, Georgetown
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Museums
Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org Ongoing: "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure": Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take visitors on a journey to learn about the Big Dipper, North...Tags: Arts and Culture, Adam Beach, Chicago Cultural Center, Cantigny Park, Music
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Taliban host Qatar pushes to forefront of Afghan peace broking
Reuters* Taliban talks are feather in cap for tiny, assertive Qatar * Qatar's frenetic peace-broking may slow after reshuffle * Reshuffle could see forceful foreign minister step down By William Maclean and Yara Bayoumy DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Qatar's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Taliban, Bashar Assad
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Kurdish rebel commander warns Turkish state sabotaging peace
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - A top Kurdish militant commander warned on Wednesday a fragile peace process had been jeopardized by increased military activity and a lack of concrete steps by the government, including the continued detention of Kurdish politicians....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Punishment, Iraq, Terrorism, Prisons
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