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Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack
WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were more involved in shaping the...Tags: Susan Rice, Washington, DC, Benghazi, Libya, Christopher Stevens
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Death toll in Turkey bomb blasts rises to 40
BEIRUT — The death toll from a pair of car bombs Saturday in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli has risen to at least 40, according to authorities and news reports, the latest apparent example of spillover violence from the conflict in nearby...
Tags: Human Interest, Bombings, Refugee, Wars and Interventions, Turkey
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18 dead in Turkey bomb blasts believed related to Syria conflict
BEIRUT — A pair of car bombs left 18 dead and dozens injured in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli, the latest apparent example of spillover violence from the conflict in nearby Syria, according to authorities and reports in the Turkish press....
Tags: Bombings, Refugee, Wars and Interventions, Turkey, Emergency Incidents
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U.N. commissioner warns of possible atrocities in Qusair, Syria
The United Nations commissioner for human rights on Friday warned of possible atrocities in the Syrian town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, as reports emerged of a major military buildup. Commissioner Navi Pillay said Syrian government forces and...
Tags: Politics, Bashar Assad, Human Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Embassy
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Newlywed's year of solo travel reinforces a bond
Just four months into marriage, my husband and I were having trouble connecting. Like, actually connecting. The Internet in South Africa was terrible. "I can hear you. Can you hear me?" I shouted from my end, the common room of a Cape Town hostel....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Skype, Alzheimer's Disease, Travel, Google Inc.
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Sword of division is poised over Iraq
BAGHDAD — Less than a year and a half after the last U.S. troops left, Iraq's political leaders are openly debating the prospect of two dangerous paths for their country: de facto division or civil war. Perhaps both. Tension between the Shiite...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Activism, Al-Qaeda, Religion and Belief, Nouri Maliki
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South Korean president thanks Korean War veterans
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe president of South Korea thanked a group of local Korean War veterans for helping set the cornerstone of a 60-year partnership between her country and the United States during a dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam...Tags: South Korea, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Peeples' takes the Fockers' formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2
"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your first encounter with your potential in-laws is like...
Tags: Judges, Hot Tub Time Machine (movie), Malcolm Barrett, George Washington Carver, Tyler Perry
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Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....
Tags: Susan Rice, Witnesses, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Benghazi, Libya
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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
NEW DELHI — A deadly fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh raised new cries for improvements in the country's industrial safety conditions Thursday, two weeks after a massive building collapse killed at least 950 people. The blaze that swept...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Pakistan, European Union, Bangladesh
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Global Voices: Ahmadis' mission of peace in an age of terror
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.Just weeks after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, the global leader of the world’s 10-million-plus Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has brought his religion’s message of peace, public service and uplift to the faithful of Southern...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Revolutions, Wars and Interventions
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Dance Moms Season 3 Tell All recap: Children and Violence
Channel Guide MagazineDid everyone enjoy “The Mother of All Specials” that preceded tonight’s Dance Moms: Tell-All Reunion Part One, Dance Moms fans? Did it give you a better understanding of why Abby Lee is the way Abby Lee is — or make you more...
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