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U.S. hands over control of Bagram prison to Afghan government
BAGRAM, Afghanistan—The U.S. handed over control of the prison at Bagram air base to the Afghan government Monday, resolving a major sticking point that had been complicating relations between Washington and Kabul as both countries brace for the...
Tags: Prisons, Hamid Karzai, U.S. Military, Abdullah II of Jordan, Wars and Interventions
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Emory O. Deiterich, 83
Emory Odell Deiterich, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at NMS Healthcare, Hagerstown. Born Oct. 24, 1929, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late George Fred Dieterich Sr. and Katherine Lenore (Schindel) Dieterich, and raised...Tags: American Legion, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Washington, DC, Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions
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Play based on a life becomes a story that touches all
"Write about your own life" says many a writing teacher to many a young scribe. Confronted with that authoritative solipsism, the young writer tends to worry about two things. First, that my life is not interesting enough to write about, especially not...
Tags: Yaz (drug), Entertainment Events, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Maliki resists Kerry's call to halt flow of Iranian arms to Syria
BAGHDAD – Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Sunday to stop Iran from flying arms across Iraqi territory to the beleaguered Syrian regime, but found him unwilling to give ground. In a visit to Baghdad that...
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Iran, Hillary Clinton, Central African Republic, Joe Biden
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Valerie Sayers on Joe DiMaggio and "The Powers"
In "The Powers," Valerie Sayers' long-awaited sixth novel — her first since "Brain Fever" (1996) — the great Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio is embarking on his historic hitting streak of 1941, riveting Americans as much as or more than the...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), The New York Times, New York Yankees, Roman Catholicism, Labor Legislation
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It's time to stop blaming Bush
I am not a fan of former President George W. Bush, but I must comment on the hatchet job that was The Sun's editorial about the opening of the Bush library in Dallas ("Misoverestimating Bush," April 28). During the last two years of Mr. Bush's...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Politics, Barack Obama, Ellicott City, U.S. Congress
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Global Voices: Pleas for Korean peace 60 years after fighting ended
A conference to promote peace between communist and capitalist adversaries might sound like an antiquated notion in the post-Cold War era. But in this 60th anniversary year of the signing of the Korean War armistice, which suspended the fighting but...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), University of Chicago, China, Labor Legislation, Human Interest
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Stay out of Syria
With the Iraq War behind us and our departure from Afghanistan underway, the United States could be entering a well-earned respite from fighting. But even before peace can take hold, hawks are singing the old country song: "I've enjoyed as much of this as...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, University of Chicago
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Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud
Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Prosecution, U.S. Military, Hodgkins Disease, U.S. Army
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Helicopter crew killed in Vietnam in '67 to be buried at Arlington
The remains of a Navy helicopter pilot from Huntington Park who was shot down and killed in Vietnam nearly 46 years ago have been identified, the U.S. Defense Department announced Tuesday. Lt. Dennis W. Peterson will be buried Thursday in Arlington...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Starbucks Corp., Unrest, Conflicts and War
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McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'
Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Military, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Wars and Interventions
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Gene A. O'Dell, 76
Gene Alden O’Dell, 76, of Hagerstown, Md., died April 26, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born May 25, 1936, in Quinwood, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lundy B. and Edith M. (Jones) O’Dell. Gene served his country in the U.S. Marine...
Tags: American Legion, Christianity, U.S. Marine Corps, Religion and Belief, Korean War (1950-1953)
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