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Marianna I. Burt, lawyer
Marianna Inga Burt, an attorney who represented children, died of cardiovascular disease March 12 at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 80 and lived in the Tuscany-Canterbury section of North Baltimore.
Born Marianna Koenig in Hoganas, Sweden, she was...Tags: Towson University, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Human Interest, Germany, Sweden
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Obama speechwriter shapes policy with his pen
WASHINGTON -- One of Ben Rhodes’ first tasks when he followed Barack Obama to the White House in 2009 was to help craft the presidential speech, delivered in Cairo, that urged a restart of Mideast peace talks, called America’s alliance with...
Tags: West Bank, Barack Obama, Cairo (Egypt), Arab Spring, Social Media
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The Week in Pictures | March 4 – 10, 2013
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Iran vs. 'Argo': What other lawsuits could be in the wings?
People in Iran believe that “Argo,” which chronicled the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and the later rescue of six Americans who escaped and hid with the Canadian ambassador, is "a propaganda attack against our nation and...
Tags: The Hangover (movie), Movies, Iran, Team America: World Police (movie), Japan
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Pictures in the News | March 8, 2013
FrameworkFriday's Pictures in the News begins in India, where the All India Peace and Solidarity Organization members launch sky lanterns during International Women's Day in Hyderabad. The celebration wasn't so peaceful over in the Philippines, where protesters... -
Amid Hagel visit, Karzai accuses U.S. of conspiring with Taliban
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan — The often-volatile U.S. relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai grew increasingly strained Sunday as Karzai accused the U.S. and Taliban insurgents of having a secret understanding to foment violence as a pretext to keep...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, U.S. Military, International Military Interventions, Prisons
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Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...
Tags: Government, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Raul Castro, Museums, Heads of State
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U.N. Security Council moves toward new sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON -- The U.N. Security Council moved Tuesday toward approval of new sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test last month, drawing a furious reaction from Pyongyang. The proposed sanctions, introduced by the United States with the support...
Tags: Government, South Korea, UNICEF, Susan Rice, North Korea
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President Hugo Chavez dies at 58; hero to Venezuela's poor
CARACAS, Venezuela —Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the charismatic socialist whose Bolivarian Revolution reduced poverty and galvanized anti-American sentiment across Latin America but left his nation deeply polarized and ever more dependent on...Tags: Nicaragua, Wars and Interventions, Fidel Castro, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Issues
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Death toll climbs to 32 in blast at Mexico's Pemex headquarters
MEXICO CITY -- Rescue workers early Friday pulled more bodies from the ruins left by a huge blast at the headquarters of Mexico’s state oil monopoly, while officials remained tight-lipped about what caused the deadly explosion. The death toll...
Tags: Explosions, Petroleum Industry, Pakistan, Mexico, Emergency Incidents
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Vietnam, 50 years on
HANOI, Vietnam -- It has been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy ordered U.S. "advisers" to South Vietnam to help battle the communist North and 37 years since the end of that divisive war and the country's unification under Communism. Today,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Vietnam, Hanoi (Vietnam), Human Rights, Richard Nixon
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Thousands protest in Egypt after week of deadly riots
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Thousands of Egyptians protested Friday after a week of deadly riots that have shaken President Mohamed Morsi’s grip on the nation and spurred fears that fresh unrest may lead to economic collapse. [Updated at 12:45 p.m. Feb. 1: The...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Egypt, Revolutions
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