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Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali
Reuters* Polanski's Stewart documentary resurrected 40 years later * Frears focuses on Ali's court battle over Vietnam War * Pele plans film on his life to "inspire new generation" By Mike Davidson CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the...Tags: Christopher Plummer, NASA, U.S. Military, FIFA World Cup, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Global shares fall in volatile session, dollar drops
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday, extending the previous day's steep decline on concerns over the pace of global economic growth and when the Federal Reserve's stimulus program would end. U.S. stocks partially...Tags: Corporate Officers, Nawaz Sharif, Interest Rate, Thailand, Finland
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Arnie Weidner made many friends along his journey
Daily American correspondentArnie Weidner, who died Tuesday, never knew a stranger. In fact, this Korean War veteran and Allegheny Township farmer could tell the most interesting and colorful stories about his life. He had friends everywhere – at the Veterans Home...Tags: Germany, American Legion, Awards and Prizes, Wars and Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953)
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John V. Mullendore, 83
John Vernon Alexander Mullendore, 83, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 31, 1929, in Boonsboro, Md., he was the son of the late Albertus Daniel Mullendore and Frances Young Alexander Mullendore. John was a...
Tags: Christianity, Charles Street, Education, American Heart Association, Human Interest
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Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, Bob Menendez, Politics
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Review: 'Dying City' is a mesmerizing look at the battles within
There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Theater, London Theatre
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North Korea fires another projectile off eastern coast
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a...
Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, South Korea, Defense, Seoul (South Korea), Military Equipment
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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Jr., Lindsey O. Graham, Teaching and Learning, Education, Judges
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Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, May 20 (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, PepsiCo Inc., Plant Openings, Afghanistan
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Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December...Tags: Explosions, Motorvehicle Accidents, Basra (Iraq), Islam, Transportation Accidents
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Richard James Wheeley, 82
Richard James Wheeley, 82, of Clearwater, Fla., passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at his home. Dick was born on March 19, 1931, in Decatur, Mich., the son of Jacob "Jake" and Mary Delia (Geer) Urick. On July 25, 1939, he was adopted by Horace J. and...
Tags: U.S. Air Force, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Raymond James Financial Incorporated, Wars and Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Keep Md. Guard safe — and home
I wish to express how delighted I am that the Maryland National Guard is seeing its final deployment to Afghanistan ("Md. Guard preparing for Afghanistan, and after," May 10). Now, let's bring all of them home from the all the other hellholes. (Kosovo,...
Tags: Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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