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On the Town: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
What could have been more perfect for St. Patrick's Day than to have the sun shinin' bright during a wee sprinklin' o' rain that resulted in a rainbow arched over Burbank? While, as of yet, there been no reports of any pots of gold being discovered,...Tags: Holidays, St. Patrick's Day, U.S. Army
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Mailbag: Ramani deserved harsher punishment
The Fair Political Practices Commission is an embarrassment, engaging in a full investigation, convicting Sunder Ramani of 33 direct campaign violations ("Report: Ramani campaign erred, Sept. 3) and simply slapping him on the hand and saying don't do it...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Politics, Corruption, Taliban, Political Corruption
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U.S. plans to move Iranian exile group out of Iraq hit snag
WASHINGTON — The State Department's decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving from Iraq to permanent homes in...Tags: Albania, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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One man's pride in himself is inspiring
I am writing this in response to David Whiteman's May 11 letter. He complains about the great deal of media coverage received by Jason Collins, an NBA player who made history as the first active male athlete in a major North American sports league to come...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Benghazi, George W. Bush, Interior Policy
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Memorial Day weekend activities
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend. Indiana Mishawaka -- The city's observance will open with a ceremony featuring a cannon salute, Mishawaka High School Band and speakers at 8 a.m. Monday at Battell Park...Tags: Arts and Culture, Holidays, Army National Guard, Human Interest, Entertainment Events
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Public activities for Memorial Day weekend
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend. Indiana Mishawaka — The city’s observance will open with a ceremony featuring a cannon salute, Mishawaka High School Band and speakers at 8 a.m. Monday at...Tags: Arts and Culture, Holidays, Army National Guard, Entertainment Events, Human Interest
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Dozens killed in wave of bombings in Iraq
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said The attacks, some of which hit market places...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Bombings, Wars and Interventions, Baghdad (Iraq), Emergency Incidents
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Car bombs in Iraq kill at least 65 people
BAGHDAD -- Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday as the country's worst wave of violence since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago continued. The attacks that occurred by busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas followed...
Tags: Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, United Nations, Nouri Maliki, Basra (Iraq), Wars and Interventions
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
Tags: Holidays, Japan, Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Sociology
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Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead
BAGHDAD — Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago. The attacks, which occurred along busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas,...Tags: Politics, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, United Nations, Basra (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq)
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Review: 'Dying City' is a mesmerizing look at the battles within
There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Entertainment, London Theatre, International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture
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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: Marketing, Health, Politics, Mental Health, Vietnam
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