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U.S. announces new sanctions against Syria
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against the Syrian government Thursday, blacklisting four senior officials, a private television station that it said had colluded with Syrian authorities and an airline it accused of...
Tags: Iran, White House, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Television Industry
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Orange schools honor 90 "Super Scholars" admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School ZoneOrange County Public Schools has honored 90 "Super Scholars" graduating from 17 high schools. Each of them was accepted to at least one top 20 national or world college, or a U.S. military academy. The district is graduating about 10,000 students this...Tags: Students, Human Interest, Duke University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...Tags: Explosions, Armed Conflicts, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Pakistan
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons. "This is … an international problem," Obama said at a White House news...
Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Turkey, White House, Government, Iran
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Recognition for a reserved WWII vet
Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...Tags: Harry S. Truman, Discrimination, Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Restaurants, U.S. Congress
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12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...
Tags: Explosions, Armed Conflicts, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions
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Punkin Milller would have loved this ceremony
One of the last things Punkin Miller wanted to do as manager of the MetLife Orioles in the Blue Mountain League was get a scoreboard dedicated at his team's Curt Simmons Field at Egypt Memorial Park. On Sunday afternoon, that scoreboard was dedicated,...Tags: Lafayette College, Baseball, United States Naval Academy, World Series, Reggie Jackson
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Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper to team for 'American Sniper'
Steven Spielberg is returning to the charged terrain of real-life American events, with the “Lincoln” director announcing Thursday he'll tackle the story of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle as his next directorial project. Bradley Cooper will star as...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Entertainment, Bradley Cooper, Washington, DC, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Quakertown tabs ASD administrator for high school principal
Valley 610Quakertown Community School Board has named an assistant principal at Allen High School to lead its high school. David Finnerty, who serves as 10th grade principal at Allen, will earn $130,000. A start date has not been set, school officials said.... -
Stay out of Syria
With the Iraq War behind us and our departure from Afghanistan underway, the United States could be entering a well-earned respite from fighting. But even before peace can take hold, hawks are singing the old country song: "I've enjoyed as much of this as...
Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, The Wall Street Journal, White House, International Military Interventions, The New York Times
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Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud
Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, Prosecution, Trials, International Military Interventions, Hodgkins Disease
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Hansen: The sweet smell of Communist smoke
There is a famous story about President John F. Kennedy buying more than 1,000 Cuban cigars the day before he authorized the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba in 1962. Knowing full well what he was doing, he did it anyway — insider cigar trading for...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Wines, Cuba
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