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Jack W. Alexander, 88
Jack W. Alexander, 88, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 9, 1924, he was the son of Joseph B. Sr. and Charlotte Weir Alexander. He graduated from Uniontown High...Tags: Melbourne, American Legion, Pittsburgh, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), U.S. Army
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Syria blames Israel for predawn blasts near Damascus
BEIRUT — Huge explosions were reported in Damascus early Sunday, just two days after a reported Israeli airstrike in Syria targeting surface-to-air missiles possibly destined for neighboring Lebanon and the militant group Hezbollah. Syrian state...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Body fragments found at U.S. plane crash site in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW -- Rescue teams found remains of two crew members Saturday morning at the site of a U.S. military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, an official said. “Fragments of two bodies have already been found as we are continuing the search,”...Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Air Force, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Afghanistan, Air and Space Accidents
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Veteran honored at White House for volunteer work at home
Brian Buhman, a 30-year-old Quakertown resident, was honored at the White House last month for his work as a volunteer state coordinator of Team Rubicon USA, a nonprofit disaster response service comprised of U.S. military veterans. Buhman, who served...Tags: Politics, Haiti, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Dominican Republic, White House
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The Vietnam syndrome
Thirty-eight years ago last week, I was among the last CIA officers to be choppered off the U.S. Embassy roof in Saigon as the North Vietnamese took the country. Just two years before that chaotic rush for the exits, the Nixon administration had withdrawn...
Tags: Police Investigations, Taliban, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Embassy
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Widow of "American Sniper" speaks at NRA convention
HOUSTON -- The widow of slain former military sniper Chris Kyle made a surprise appearance at the annual National Rifle Assn. convention on Friday, addressing a packed auditorium of hundreds. Taya Kyle, 38, a slim figure with long brown hair, appeared...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Sarah Palin, Iraq, Criminals, National Rifle Association of America
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Witnesses in Kyrgyzstan say U.S. military plane broke apart midair
Witnesses say a U.S. tanker airplane that crashed Friday in northern Kyrgyzstan caught fire and broke apart in the air, according to local officials. Emergency response crews were dispatched to the scene, but the fate of the crew was not immediately...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Afghanistan, Air and Space Accidents, Kyrgyzstan
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In China, rat meat is sold as lamb
BEIJING -- Feasting on strips of mutton dropped in a simmering pot is a popular dining pastime in China, but what if the meat served is actually made of rat? That may be on the minds of diners after the latest stomach-churning food scandal to hit China....Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bird Flu, China, Flu
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Guide to May 2013 TV premieres, finales, movies and specials
RedEyeThe May TV schedule is filled with finales, but don't think you won't have anything to watch. The Bluths are back! Yes, on May 26 Netflix with offer up all 15 episodes of the new "Arrested Development" with all the sitcom's original cast intact. Can't...Tags: CNBC (tv network), Smash (tv program), Encore (tv network), Comedy Central (tv network), Australia
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Medal of Honor goes to Korean War chaplain
WASHINGTON — When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun describe him, they do not talk about the acts most commonly associated with the Medal of Honor: He fell on no grenades, captured no enemy machine guns, killed no enemy soldiers....
Tags: Prisons, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Religion and Belief, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Many mysteries shroud the gun debate
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 afternoon. Widely seen surveillance video...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kerry arrives in South Korea at a touchy time
From the Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Systems, Pyongyang (North Korea), United Nations
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