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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 26
Democracy is a theory yet to be disproved To the editor: Watching the election returns on television reminded me why I migrated to this country a few years ago. I am proud to be an American. We are a country that is so big, so great, so diverse and...Tags: Republican Party, Political Systems, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: Weaponry, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Florida cargo and cruise facilities in line for a record-setting year of funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's seaports, including Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, are set to embark on a massive round of waterfront and transit upgrades, as the cargo and cruise facilities are in line for a record-setting year of funding from the...Tags: Cruise Ship Jobs, Travel, Panama City (Panama), Panama, Royal Caribbean International
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A port first: box ship drafts 49 feet of water
The Port of Virginia has outdone itself, when it comes to handling big container ships. The Virginia Port Authority announced that the port complex topped its own East Coast record on Saturday when a fully loaded Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel set...Tags: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Military Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), New York City, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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How life (and death) change Egyptian soccer and its American coach
Bob Bradley wasn't looking for an adventure as much as he was looking for a job after being fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team two years ago. But in Egypt he found both. When Bradley arrived in the fall of 2011 to take over Egypt's national soccer...Tags: The New York Times, Soccer, Major League Soccer, Hosni Mubarak, Chivas USA
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Setting Times stories to music: From the Smiths to R.E.M.
By Kari Howard These songs are a personal soundtrack for this week’s wonderful Column Ones, but one below is featured on an actual soundtrack, for the Danny Boyle movie “The Beach.” The band is called Underworld, and Boyle has used...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Hosni Mubarak, Sports
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Newton: What about the Port of Los Angeles?
It's fun for mayoral candidates to imagine eliminating potholes or building new trains to link the Valley to the Westside. It's not hard to support a spiffed-up LAX (really, what's hard to believe is that it's taken this long) or legions of new police...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Panama, Elections, Environmental Issues, Wendy Greuel
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Fans riot after death sentences for 21 convicted rioters, acquittals for police
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the death sentences against 21 people for taking part in a deadly soccer riot but acquitted seven police officials for their alleged role in the violence. Suspected fans enraged by the verdict torched the soccer...Tags: Riots, Soccer, Hosni Mubarak, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Protests follow upholding of death sentences in Egypt soccer riot
CAIRO -- Egyptian protesters set fire to a police social club and attempted to block the Suez Canal on Saturday after a court upheld death sentences for 21 soccer fans and acquitted seven police officers accused in a deadly stadium riot last year....Tags: Riots, Civil Unrest, Armed Conflicts, International Monetary Fund, Wars and Interventions
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Egyptian judge suspends upcoming elections as disarray deepens
TRIPOLI, Libya — Egypt slipped further into political disarray Wednesday when a judge suspended upcoming parliamentary elections and referred the country’s much-criticized electoral law to the highest court. An administrative judge struck...
Tags: International Monetary Fund, Political Dissent, Revolutions, Elections, Hosni Mubarak
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Review: Opera Santa Barbara takes a bold, shaky step with 'Aida'
This is the time to start a discussion of "Aida." A view of ancient Egypt from the perspective of the 19th century — Verdi was commissioned to write the opera as part of the celebrations of the opening of the Suez Canal — "Aida" forecasts...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Michelle Johnson, National Football League, Academy Awards, Italy
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Egyptian opposition leader calls for talks to end violence
CAIRO -- A key Egyptian opposition leader Wednesday called for talks with President Mohamed Morsi, ultraconservative Islamists and military officials to quell days of rioting that have killed more than 50 people and left the country edging toward anarchy....
Tags: Government, Defense, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights
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