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A growing thirst in Damascus
Stop by the Red Rooster, a 10-seat joint just off Main Street in this rural community an hour west of Baltimore, and you can order a burger, some barbecue or the fried chicken that some locals claim is the best on the East Coast. But don't bother...
Tags: Annapolis, Kensington, Business, Elections, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Meghan Daum: What's with the 'hiker hate'?
The story of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, the American hikers who in July 2009 crossed the border — inadvertently, all evidence suggests — from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran and were imprisoned for espionage, is back in the...Tags: Iran, Espionage and Intelligence, Cat Stevens, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency
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A despot lashes out
Syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators reached new levels of brutality this week with the killing of hundreds of civilians in the city of Hama, a hotbed of resistance to the regime of President Bashar Assad. For months, Mr. Assad...Tags: Satellite Technology, Demonstration, Coup d'Etat, Elections, Petroleum Industry
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Twin car bombs in Syrian capital kill dozens
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Twin suicide car bombs exploded outside a military intelligence building and killed 55 people Thursday, tossing mangled bodies in the street in the deadliest attack against a regime target since the Syrian uprising began 14...
Tags: Suicide, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Arab Spring, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism
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News briefs for Friday, May 11
Biden pushes Obama to declare gay marriage support, then offers his apologies WASHINGTON (AP) — Sorry, Mr. President. After nearly single-handedly pushing gay marriage to the forefront of the presidential campaign and inadvertently pressuring...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Citigroup Incorporated, HIV, Music
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Prep Track & Field: Freeman shocks herself, stuns 3A field
andrewm@herald-mail.comHayley Freeman had reason to be stunned after she crossed the finish line in the girls 300-meter hurdles Thursday at the Maryland Class 3A West Track & Field Championships at Tuscarora High School. After all, the South Hagerstown junior’s time (45....Tags: Albert Einstein, Northwood, High School Sports, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Could Al Qaeda be infiltrating the Syrian uprising?
World NowSuicide bombings and sophisticated attacks on key Syrian government sites have stirred fear among some Middle East analysts that Islamic extremist groups are trying to infiltrate the 14-month-old rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad.... -
Car bomb kills 9 in Syria amid fears of Al Qaeda links to attacks
World NowA car bomb targeting a military complex in an eastern Syrian city Saturday killed at least nine people and left dozens injured amid growing fears that Al Qaeda might be behind some of the attacks in the country.... -
U.N. observer chief says monitors alone can't end Syria violence
World NowThe head of the U.N monitoring mission in Syria warned Friday that his team of unarmed observers cannot stop the bloodshed in the crisis-torn country without sustained dialogue between the government and the opposition.... -
Syrian official denies reports of high-level assassinations
World NowSyrian Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ibrahim Shaar on Sunday denied reports that a rebel operation had killed him and five other high-ranked security and political officials.... -
Syrian rebels, regime clash in besieged city of Rastan [Video]
World NowSyrian rebels and government forces battled Monday in the town of Rastan, a rebel stronghold north of Homs that has been bombarded with heavy shelling since Sunday, wounding scores of people. Bloody videos from the embattled town showed wounded children...
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