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Shadia: Extremists don't speak for everyone
A variety of things enrage me about some so-called Muslims. Sometimes those things are so atrocious that I can't fathom how these people (or governments) count themselves as Muslim. You might know what I'm talking about. It's the violent protests...Tags: Islam, The New York Times, Kabul (Afghanistan), Religious Texts, Religion and Belief
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H.B. man found guilty for murder of WWII veteran
A Huntington Beach man was found guilty Tuesday of murdering a World War II veteran during a robbery on Veterans Day in 2003, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Curtis James Hill, 29, faces life in prison without the possibility...Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Justice System, James Hill, Prosecution
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'We did our part'
Masao Masuda keeps a notebook in his dining room drawer containing a photo of the last time he saw his brother Kazuo.
The picture, which Masao took in 1941, shows Kazuo and their brother Takashi, along with several sisters and a niece, at the Santa Fe...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Ronald Reagan, Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army
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World War II grenade causes school lockdown
Dwyer Middle School and Smith Elementary School went into lockdown Wednesday morning after a Dwyer student brought a World War II-era hand grenade to campus to show friends, police said. The device appeared to be inert, but the school contacted the...Tags: Political Systems, Politics, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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City Lights: What makes a hero?
There's been a debate in the Los Angeles Times recently about whether all of America's servicemen and women should be labeled as heroes. William J. Astore, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, began with a July 22 opinion piece arguing that...Tags: Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Equipment, Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force
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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: International Military Interventions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Arts and Culture, Iraq, Entertainment
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, NATO, Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, Taliban
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Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...
Tags: Movies, John Sturges, Tuberculosis, Mark Twain, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues
CAIRO — Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week continued a sit-in. A video was briefly posted on YouTube...
Tags: Hamas, Kidnapping, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cairo (Egypt), Egypt
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Saving soldiers' lives: Tour, exhibit and festival honor Gettysburg work of Daughters of Charity
When the Daughters of Charity awakened June 27, 1863, the pastoral grounds of their Emmitsburg, Md,. property had become a Union Army encampment for thousands of Union Army officers and men destined to fight during the Battle of Gettysburg. This would...
Tags: Breads, Museums, Arts and Culture, Medical Specialization, Human Interest
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Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...Tags: Jihad, Iran, Bashar Assad, Science and Technology, Wars and Interventions
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Hamid Karzai, NATO, Politics, Taliban, Shootings
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