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The struggle for Syria
My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, United Nations, Bashar Assad, International Military Interventions
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Few options for Syria's Assad to strike back after Israeli raids
Reuters* Assad and allies focused on fight against rebels * May withdraw from Golan, leaving vacuum for jihadis * Hezbollah, Iran likely to deepen support for Assad By Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, United Nations, Bashar Assad, Defense Equipment
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'Timmy Failure' feeds Stephan Pastis' success
The last time "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist Stephan Pastis walked the halls of San Marino's K.L. Carver Elementary School, he was an 11-year-old, practical-joke-loving fifth-grader with a penchant for irreverent doodling — things like the Ty-D-...
Tags: San Marino, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (movie), University of California, Berkeley, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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China Galaxy's IPO bookrunner record sets grim stage for bankers
ReutersBy Elzio Barreto and Denny Thomas HONG KONG, May 6 (Reuters) - State-owned China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd set a record for Hong Kong's IPO market on Monday, with a total of 21 banks working as joint bookrunners on its $1.37 billion offering. That...Tags: Investment Service, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Initial Public Offerings, Banking, Asia
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One Goal, And No Quit
The Hartford CourantGrowing up in Columbus, Ga., home of Fort Benning, Kimberly Smithwick knew better than to hang around with soldiers at bars. "I never thought I'd date a military guy, but then I met Joe," she said, laughing. There was something different about Staff...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, High School Sports, Wrestling, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Armed Forces
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Iraq PM's coalition emerges as strongest force in local vote
Reuters* Maliki coalition comes first in seven of 12 provinces * Dry run for 2014 election amid uptick in violence * Former rival, secular Iraqiya grouping performs weakly By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD, May 4 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq), United Nations, Elections, National Government
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The Vietnam syndrome
Thirty-eight years ago last week, I was among the last CIA officers to be choppered off the U.S. Embassy roof in Saigon as the North Vietnamese took the country. Just two years before that chaotic rush for the exits, the Nixon administration had withdrawn...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations, Wars and Interventions
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Widow of "American Sniper" speaks at NRA convention
HOUSTON -- The widow of slain former military sniper Chris Kyle made a surprise appearance at the annual National Rifle Assn. convention on Friday, addressing a packed auditorium of hundreds. Taya Kyle, 38, a slim figure with long brown hair, appeared...
Tags: Criminals, Sarah Palin, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Military, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims
The Hartford CourantKevin Burke walked into the veterans hospital about 18 months ago with advanced diabetes and kidney and liver disease. A subsequent mental health screening revealed that the 51-year-old Navy veteran is also an alcoholic and suffers from post-traumatic...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Electronics, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Book, Christianity, The Wall Street Journal, Heroism
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COLUMN - From Afghanistan to Syria, an anemic U.S. civilian effort
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - After helping coordinate the American civilian aid efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya, Mark Ward arrived in Turkey last year to oversee...Tags: Darien (Fairfield, Connecticut), Startups, Services and Shopping, Mario Andretti, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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COLUMN - The global power vacuum is expanding
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer May 3 (Reuters) - Don't look to Washington. The United States will remain the world's most powerful nation for years to come, but the Obama administration and U.S....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Financial Markets
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