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Cardin stands up for rights
This month's passage of a new U.S.-Russia trade law has done more than showcase Senator Ben Cardin's dedication to international human rights. By sending the shock to the Kremlin — that the U.S. values prosecuting rights abusers as much as it...
Tags: European Parliament, Moscow (Russia), Prisons, Elections, Barack Obama
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Old conflict is neither gone nor forgotten
Sporadic sniper fire over sandbagged trenches that separate Armenians and Azerbaijanis across the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a routine feature of daily life throughout the 19 years that the two sides have grudgingly observed a cease-...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Government, Politics
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UCF forecast says economy will improve … slowly
Blog-o-nomics - Orlando SentinelUCF is out with its last economic forecast of 2012, and the projections paint a decidedly uninspiring picture. Reduced to its simplest terms, the forecast says things are slowly getting better — the keyword here is slowly — but they could... -
A day that changed their lives: Memories of Pearl Harbor from a Petoskey couple
Thomas Pinson, of Petoskey, and his wife, Shirley can still clearly remember Dec. 7, 1941. The day changed their lives, changed America and changed the entire course of world history. Many young people today may not be aware that on that day in 1941,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parenting, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. Navy, Radio
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Cruising to exotic Caribbean
CURACAO — There is absolutely nothing wrong with Cozumel or the Bahamas. But once you've seen them, it's time to branch out. Cruise lines are experimenting with all kinds of interesting Caribbean itineraries that expose travelers to a broader...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Cruises, Manufacturing and Engineering, Fort Lauderdale, Arts and Culture
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MarksJarvis: Investors singing a new tune in the new year
The stock market has surprised investors with an unusually strong surge, even enticing individuals to throw billions into the stock funds they've feared for years. But is the enthusiasm for stocks due to an economy that is greatly stronger? Actually,...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Stock Market, Federal Reserve, European Debt Crisis, Fiscal Cliff
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Richard Bock of Bel Air takes helm of FranNet of Maryland
Bel Air resident Richard Bock has been named president of FranNet of Maryland, which assists individuals interested in exploring self-employment as a career option through franchised business ownership. Bock knows firsthand about franchise ownership....Tags: Sales, Volvo, Volvo Car Corp., Perry Hall, Services and Shopping
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Letters: Mideast peace -- it takes two
Re "Complaints pour in to Israel," Dec. 4 Israel's European allies are up in arms about a settlement project and say that this is an impediment to the peace process. What peace process? With which Arab entity? Brokered by whom? Does the act of...Tags: National Government, Israel, Hamas, West Bank, United Nations
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UPS plan to become European delivery powerhouse stymied
It was a promising plan while it lasted: United Parcel Service Inc. would send its brown-suited army scuttling throughout Europe after paying $6.8 billion to acquire Dutch delivery competitor TNT Express. But then the European Commission, the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, UPS Inc., FedEx Corporation, European Union
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'Funkin' With Electric Soul' takes on legends Jimi Hendrix, James Brown
You usually don't hear jazz singers taking on James Brown's "Sex Machine" or Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze." But one brave Chicago vocalist will be plunging headlong into this music Friday night, when the apparently fearless Dee Alexander takes the...
Tags: South Shore, NPR, Concerts, Music, Radio
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British Christian wins bias claim, three others lose
A Christian employee was wronged when British Airways insisted she remove the small cross she wore around her neck, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. But judges rejected claims by three other British Christians who claimed they had...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Religion and Belief, BBC, Judges, Customs and Tradition
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Dec 7, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
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Jan 16, 2013
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Jan 14, 2013
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Dec 6, 2012
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Dec 4, 2012
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Jan 15, 2013
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