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Six Americans killed in Afghan attacks as top U.S. commander visits
KABUL, Afghanistan — On the same day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by Afghanistan insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived in...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Attack on convoy in Afghanistan leaves 5 Americans dead
KABUL, Afghanistan — On the day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived, five Americans...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Explosions, U.S. Department of Defense, Bombings, Emergency Incidents
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Afghanistan gets visit by U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman
KABUL, Afghanistan –Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for a weekend visit aimed at assessing the amount and type of training that American troops will continue to provide Afghan defense forces...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Explosions, U.S. Department of Defense, Emergency Incidents, Bombings
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Obama's decision to leave Iraq in 2011 led to catastrophe
As I read your recent article "Iran reaps gains of war in Iraq" (April 1), my mind swiftly swept back to Oct. 22, 2011, when The Sun published another report under the headline "Obama: Troops out of Iraq by Dec. 31." I still have my copy of that edition...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Iran, Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq
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Samuel G. Thomas Jr., 62
Samuel Gardner Thomas Jr., 62, of Boonsboro, Md., passed from this life Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his home while surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 9, 1950, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Samuel Gardner Thomas Sr. and Anna Mae...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest
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Goro Miyazaki follows in his father's path in 'Poppy Hill' ★★★★
Is any animated feature produced by the Japanese treasure known as Studio Ghibli, responsible for "Spirited Away," "Ponyo" and others, capable of capturing a mass American audience's attention? Good question, especially in a box-office cycle dominated...
Tags: Hayao Miyazaki, The Secret World of Arrietty (movie), Ponyo (movie), Wars and Interventions, Jamie Lee Curtis
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Tighter U.N. sanctions target North Korean banking and cargo
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The United Nations Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in reaction to its defiant nuclear test last month, tightening financial restrictions on the isolated nation. The vote came after North Korea threatened to...Tags: Weaponry, Susan Rice, Politics, Nuclear Policy, Beijing (China)
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Sequester vs. social justice: What would RFK do?
With the sequester now beginning, I find myself thinking about Robert F. Kennedy -- and 46 years ago, when I was an intern in his Senate office. The nation was going through a difficult time in 1967. America was deeply split over civil rights and the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, Ronald Reagan, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Slur has a complex translation in Latino community
When Boyle Heights shop owner Arturo Macias hears fellow Latinos use the Spanish word for “wetback,” he doesn't necessarily take offense. Macias, who crossed illegally into the U.S. through Tijuana two decades ago, has heard the term...
Tags: Immigration, Elections, Politics, Migration, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Letters: The tragedy of the Iraq war
Re "Iran appears the victor in postwar Iraq," March 29 In 1991, the first President Bush, a decorated World War II combat veteran, was content to simply drive Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait. Iraq was left militarily capable of opposing its...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Iraq, Politics, Armed Conflicts, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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L.A. Now Live: The word 'wetback' is full of meaning
An Alaska congressman's use of the word "wetbacks" during a radio interview last week stirred an uproar and he was forced to apologize. In Latino communities, the episode highlighted how cultural reactions to the word have changed through generations....Tags: Wars and Interventions, The New York Times, Mexico, Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Other venues: 'Forrest Gump,' 'The Terminator' and 'The Man Who Wasn't There'
BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org *"The Waiting Room" (U.S.; Peter Nicks, 2012) Shot over five months in an Oakland public hospital, "The Waiting Room" explores the state of medical care for the nation's...Tags: Tom Hanks, Jon Polito, France, Ku Klux Klan, Patrick Swayze
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