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On Syria, Liberal Interventionism, and The Onion
Like every other college-educated urban white person, I love The Onion. Its satire sometimes feels like everything that's left of the guiding light of civilization. Yet recently I’ve noticed stories on the Syrian civil war that very much embody...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, Onions, Weaponry, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Black Rock': When camping trips collide, bad stuff ensues ★★ 1/2
"Black Rock" pits three women, camping on a remote island off the coast of Maine, against a trio of U.S. Army veterans back from messed-up tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is where we find ourselves with the legacy of America's Iraq invasion:...
Tags: Eli Roth, Lake Bell, U.S. Army, Gaming, Mark Duplass
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Car bombings, shooting in Iraq kill at least 17
BAGHDAD — Car bombs struck Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital and a northern city Thursday, killing 16 people, while gunmen in Baghdad shot dead the brother of a Sunni lawmaker, officials said. The attacks followed a wave of bombings...
Tags: Bombings, Religious Conflicts, Transportation Accidents, NATO, Armed Conflicts
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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: Wars and Interventions, Petroleum Industry, Lebanon, Islam, United Nations
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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: Wars and Interventions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Religious Conflicts, Jerusalem (Israel), Human Rights
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Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped
SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...Tags: Loans, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elections, Agriculture, Marketing
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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: University of California, Berkeley, Students, Lawyers, Teaching and Learning, Newspaper and Magazine
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Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings
Reuters* U.S. seeks Turkish support with Syria peace conference * Erdogan, Obama to discuss evidence of chemical weapons use * Israel relations, Iraq energy also on agenda By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister will push U....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Petroleum Industry, Government, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1645 GMT, May 14
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated Press, a move denounced by...Tags: Labor Legislation, Freedom of the Press, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Gap Inc.
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Gunmen attack Baghdad liquor stores, 12 killed
Reuters* Gunmen using silencers targeted stores in east Baghdad * Attack raise fears of hardline Islamists influence BAGHDAD, May 14 (Reuters) - Gunmen using silenced weapons attacked at least nine liquor stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 12 people, police...Tags: Islam, Baghdad (Iraq), Religion and Belief, Saudi Arabia
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Reuters World News Highlights 2145 GMT, May 14
ReutersWASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he had recused himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to secretly seize telephone records of the Associated Press as part of a wide-ranging leak investigation. -...Tags: Labor Legislation, Government, FBI, Consumer Goods Industries, Janet Napolitano
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Sgt. John Russell: Wrenching testimony in penalty phase
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Lt. Col. Michael Jones was the last psychiatrist to see Sgt. John Russell before the sergeant returned to the Iraq mental health clinic with an M-16 rifle, killing two doctors and three other fellow servicemen. In...Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions, Military Justice
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|Column| Chicago Tribune
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