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Sam Jameson, former longtime Tokyo bureau chief for The Times, knew Japan like few other correspondents
Sam Jameson, a former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent who died Friday in Tokyo at 76, “knew Japan, its culture, its history and its language like few correspondents,” said Alvin Shuster, a former foreign editor for The Times....Tags: Japan, Chicago Tribune, Central Intelligence Agency, Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Army
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Sam Jameson, longtime Tokyo bureau chief for The Times, dies at 76
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with deep knowledge and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. Jameson died of a...Tags: Japan, Chicago Tribune, Obituaries, Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Army
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Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti call each other's integrity into question
The candidates for Los Angeles mayor proved they could be almost as disagreeable before a Spanish-language audience as they have been in front of English speakers — challenging each other's integrity in a debate Friday night on a Spanish-language...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections, Wendy Greuel, Immigration, Unions
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Our View: Some decisions should be left up to the voters
As it stands right now, Public Act 451 allows for the state Legislature to decide game species in Michigan. If proposed Michigan Senate Bill 288 gets approved and amends 451, the state's Natural Resources Commission would also get approval. Is anything...Tags: Elections, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Biology, Voting
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: Refugee, Rebellions, Defense, Carl Levin, U.S. Congress
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The Latest: 'Crow' flies high; Moonsville nods to past
Black Crow White Lie Candi Sary Casperian Books; 159 pages In the film noir classic "The Night of the Hunter," Robert Mitchum plays a preacher who tattoos the word "love" on one hand and "hate" on the other — a symbol, he explains, of the...
Tags: The New York Times, Popcorn, Mining, Poetry, Washington, DC
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Grayson to visit Puerto Rico, highlight plight of Vieques
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson plans to visit Vieques, Puerto Rico, next week in an effort to highlight problems still facing the island municipality in the aftermath of decades of U.S. military exercises, including practice bombing runs. It...Tags: Alan Grayson, Barack Obama
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What is ricin?
Ricin is a poison that is naturally found in castor beans, produced by the pervasive castor bean weed. It can be formed into a powder, mist or pellet, or even added to water, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Castor...
Tags: Physical Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Pets for Patriots
Active, retired and disabled military service members and their families will be connected with adoptable dogs and cats, and the pets will receive a second chance at life thanks to a new partnership between Pets for Patriots and the Humane Society of...
Tags: Pets
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Japan readies defenses for possible missile test by North Korea
Japan readied its missile defense systems Tuesday against a possible North Korean weapons test, saying it would shoot down any missiles or debris if Japanese territory was threatened. Patriot anti-missile batteries were deployed on the grounds of the...
Tags: Japan, Oceans, South Korea, Pacific Ocean, Bodies of Water
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Many mysteries shroud the gun debate
Change of SubjectFriday's print column When it comes to guns, I admit there's a lot I don't understand. I don't understand, for instance, how Logan Square store owner Luis Quizhpe survived being shot at from close range at least 10 times Tuesday...... -
Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional...
Tags: Japan, Armed Forces, South Korea, China, Washington, DC
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