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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Peace Negotiations, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia
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Diplomat killed in Afghanistan 'had a great worldview'
Tribune reportersAs strangers lined up for white ribbons and American flags to show their support, family and friends of Anne Smedinghoff mourned the loss of a young diplomat who was determined to see the world — and possibly beyond. Her brother, Mark, recalled...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Family, Afghanistan, Politics, Diplomacy
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hillary Clinton, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Politics
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hillary Clinton, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Barack Obama
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Five questions ... for Bill Burwell
Bill Burwell wants to see more Maryland firms competing globally. "We want to enable Maryland firms to win in overseas markets," said Burwell, director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Baltimore, the Commerce Department's trade promotion arm and part of...
Tags: Sports, Barack Obama, Ice Hockey, Trade Dispute, Business
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U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...
Tags: Organized Crime, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Weaponry, Diplomacy
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Global arms trade treaty still has a shot, backers say
A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week. But even if the treaty passes, its power will hinge on how nations...
Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Iraq War (2003-2011), Weaponry, Personal Weapon Control
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Antiwar Cartoons Live On
The International Anti-War Cartoon Exhibit is gone from Gateway College’s art gallery, where it was displayed for just a week earlier this month. But the message endures. It’s a simple message of peace that has fueled 18 years of...Tags: Arts and Culture, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), United Nations, New York City, Arts
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Supreme Court to review free speech of HIV/AIDS groups
Reuters(Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit policies that oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. The case is one of six that the...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, HIV
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Letters: Who's blocking Mideast peace?
Re “Moving past stalemate,” Opinion, Feb. 19 Maen Rashid Areikat relies on what has become the standard Palestinian rationalization for refusing to return to negotiations with Israel until the settlement issue is resolved. He relieves the...Tags: Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas
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Thomas Schuchert
Aberdeen: Thomas Schuchert, 77, of Aberdeen died Feb. 21, 2013, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. A family service will be at a later date in Pittsburgh, Pa. An attorney specializing in securities and international law, Mr. Schuchert was...
Tags: Pittsburgh, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Pittsburgh, International Law, Colleges and Universities
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U.S. drone use could set dangerous example for rogue powers
Imagine if North Korea or Iran or Venezuela deployed thousands of unmanned surveillance aircraft in search of earthbound enemies, a swarm of robotic hunters armed with lethal weaponry and their governments’ go-ahead to exterminate targets. It&...
Tags: Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Politics
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 2, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 2, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
|Story| WTXX-LTV
Jan 11, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Feb 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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