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Group protests genocide in Ethiopia in Thurmont square
andrews@herald-mail.comProtesters speaking out against genocide in Ethiopia took to Thurmont's main intersection Saturday, when a G-8 Summit in nearby Camp David was scheduled to wrap up. Police in riot gear stood in rows in the street as dozens of protesters held signs, waved...Tags: Massacres, Ethiopia, Genocide, Human Rights, Summits
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Protest groups move into place as G-8 Summit begins
andrews@herald-mail.comWith world leaders on their way to Camp David for a Group of Eight summit, protesters trickled into nearby Thurmont to speak their minds. The movement started slowly Friday morning, with just two representatives of the Larouche Political Action Committee...Tags: Germany, G8, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Politics
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Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing
Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions. In Oakland, Calif., stinging gas sent protesters...
Tags: Immigration, Banking, Politics, Bank of America Corp., Occupy Wall Street
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Obama apologizes for burning of Qurans at military base in Afghanistan
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama apologized Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two U.S. troops. The Afghans’...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Hamid Karzai, Shootings, Armed Conflicts
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Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss
he prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the ousted Egyptian leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.
Mustafa Khater, one of a five-member...Tags: Politics, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System, Punishment
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Service academies don't expect much change from end of 'don't ask, don't tell' era
Associated PressThey were young children — mere kids 18 years ago when the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays serving openly in the military took effect. But over two decades, attitudes shifted, America changed and these youngsters...Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Stafford (Tolland, Connecticut), Politics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Art Callaham: Baseball and Hagerstown a winning combination
acallaham@myactv.netI received several comments and even an opinion letter about my suggestion to develop a vision for Hagerstown’s downtown. The letter was critical of me for allegedly using a “20th-century premise” that a city’s center is the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Syrian security forces fire on rallies, killing 30
Associated PressSyrian security forces killed about 30 people Friday as mass protests erupted calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad's regime, activists said. It was the highest death toll in weeks stemming from the 7-month-old uprising. Much of the...Tags: Demonstration, Human Rights, Libya, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Muammar Gaddafi
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Police bust 'Occupy Wall Street' protest, demolish tent city
Associated PressHundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the pre-dawn darkness Tuesday, evicted hundreds of demonstrators and demolished the tent city that was the epicenter of a movement protesting what...Tags: Justice and Rights, Police Arrests, Politics, Occupy Wall Street, Civil Rights
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House Republicans retool plan as Congress seeks debt fix
Six days away from a potentially calamitous government default, House Republicans appeared to be coalescing Wednesday around a work-in-progress plan by House Speaker John Boehner to increase the U.S. borrowing limit and chop $1 trillion in federal...Tags: Mike Rogers, Tea Party Movement, Budgets and Budgeting, Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Budget Office
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Economy is not in totally new territory
The last few weeks have been a time of economic uncertainty in our region. While the first cause of the stomach-churning jitters is clear enough — the raising of the federal debt limit — how we got where we are and what the outcome will be are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Indicator, Washington, DC, Consumer Confidence, Prices
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Syrian pro-government protesters damage U.S. embassy compound
The Associated PressSyrian government supporters smashed windows at the U.S. Embassy inDamascus on Monday, raised a Syrian flag and scrawled graffiti calling the American ambassador a “dog” in anger over the envoy’s visit last week to an opposition...Tags: Facebook, Human Rights, Politics, Career and Workplace, Health
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