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Nagorno-Karabakh: Old conflict is neither gone nor forgotten
Sporadic sniper fire over sandbagged trenches that separate Armenians and Azerbaijanis across the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a routine feature of daily life throughout the 19 years that the two sides have grudgingly observed a cease-...
Tags: Turkey, West Bank, Armed Conflicts, Caucasus, Mikhail S Gorbachev
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Business, Parties and Movements, Public Officials, Republican Party, Elections
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MarksJarvis: Investors singing a new tune in the new year
The stock market has surprised investors with an unusually strong surge, even enticing individuals to throw billions into the stock funds they've feared for years. But is the enthusiasm for stocks due to an economy that is greatly stronger? Actually,...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Federal Reserve, Mutual Funds, Fiscal Cliff
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British Christian wins bias claim, three others lose
A Christian employee was wronged when British Airways insisted she remove the small cross she wore around her neck, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. But judges rejected claims by three other British Christians who claimed they had...
Tags: Human Rights, Mike Judge, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, BBC
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Richard Bock of Bel Air takes helm of FranNet of Maryland
Bel Air resident Richard Bock has been named president of FranNet of Maryland, which assists individuals interested in exploring self-employment as a career option through franchised business ownership. Bock knows firsthand about franchise ownership....Tags: Business, Volvo Car Corp., Vehicles, YMCA, Volvo
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UPS plan to become European delivery powerhouse stymied
It was a promising plan while it lasted: United Parcel Service Inc. would send its brown-suited army scuttling throughout Europe after paying $6.8 billion to acquire Dutch delivery competitor TNT Express. But then the European Commission, the...
Tags: European Union, Weaponry, FedEx Corporation, UPS Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Going back home to Poland
When communism fell, it felt like the door of a cage sprang open. Young and filled with a restless energy, three friends who had grown up in Poland yearned to travel and explore. Perhaps nowhere held more allure than America. Nowhere in America had...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, New York City, Lawyers, World War II (1939-1945), Economy, Business and Finance
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Travel Brazil by bus for a calm and cheerful trip
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — After a few hours, you sink into a pleasant trance. Time no longer matters. You stop checking your phone, if it hasn't already lost its charge. You're comfortable. Your mind settles into the little there is to do — think,...Tags: European Union, Western Africa, International Travel, Music, Entertainment
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Ford doubles quarterly dividend as Europe downturn worries ease
Ford Motor Co. declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.10 per share, double the quarterly dividend it paid last year. The automaker had only reinstated paying dividends last year as preserved cash to survive the recession and U.S. auto industry...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Media Industry, Google Inc., Finance
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Paul W. Ramey
Paul Wilson Ramey, a member of the Army Corps of Engineers who was a founder of AIDS Action Baltimore, died of cancer Dec. 29 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 55 and lived in Hampden.
Born and raised in Woodstock, Va., he was a 1975 graduate...Tags: Armed Forces, Mount Vernon, Catonsville, Germany, Washington, DC
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MarksJarvis: Investors seek encouraging words in quarterly reports
Investors have been ducking for two days — laying low while they hope that corporate executives assure them during the next few weeks that companies have come through a soft patch and can produce strong profits in 2013. The market has entered...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pharmaceuticals, World War II (1939-1945), Companies and Corporations
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MarksJarvis: Mutual funds manage to post pleasing results for 2012
If you invested in a solid mix of stock and bond funds at the beginning of 2012, and didn't peek at them during the stock market stress of the past year, you probably will be delighted when you open your year-end statement from your 401(k) or brokerage...
Tags: China, Credit Ratings, Gold and Precious Material, Financial Markets, 401K
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