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Stockton woman is nominated as next UC student regent
A UC Berkeley senior who majors in social welfare and has been active in student government and Mideast issues is expected to become the next University of California student regent, joining the board that sets policies for the 10-campus system. A...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley, Religion and Belief, University of California, Irvine, Pakistan
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In Syria, residents return to battered town retaken by government
QUSAIR, Syria — A line of unmarked cars and pickup trucks ferried weary Hezbollah fighters back to Lebanon on Sunday as stunned residents began returning to this war-ravaged town, in Syrian government control again after a fierce three-week battle...
Tags: Bashar Assad, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, Religion and Belief
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As Syria humanitarian crisis grows, donors are in short supply
WASHINGTON — Facing a growing humanitarian crisis, Oxfam, the international relief agency, set a goal in January of raising $53 million to aid victims of Syria's brutal civil war. So far, Americans have contributed $150,000. Oxfam isn't alone....Tags: U.S. Military, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, Religion and Belief
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READER SUBMITTED: Hartford Seminary Holds Commencement Exercises
HartfordHartford Seminary held its 2013 Commencement Exercises on May 31 at the Seminary. Seventy-two graduates and their families gathered for the Commencement Exercises, beginning with the 5 p.m. procession of faculty and students from the Seminary to the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Seminaries, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Turkey, Human Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government
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Obama foreign policy follies befuddle right and left alike
The young Barack Obama's early enthusiasm for anti-war progressivism is well chronicled in his autobiography. Friendships with the likes of anti-war activists/bombers Bill Ayers and wife Bernardine Dohrn, poet Frank Marshall Davis, and the notorious Rev....Tags: U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Seeing red over people who disregard traffic signs
Why is it that in South Bend we continue to have "no turn on red" signs and people continue to turn on red? This is especially true on the block between LaSalle and Colfax avenues, as drivers come off of South Bend Avenue. These two intersections are...Tags: NPR, Memorial Day, Entertainment, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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Turkish protesters defy warning, battle police in Taksim Square
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Protesters defying a blunt warning from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan engaged in running battles Tuesday with police who unleashed clouds of tear gas and blasts of water cannons in an effort to end nearly two weeks...
Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Politics, Istanbul (Turkey), Government
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Syria loyalists in Damascus cheered by Qusair victory
DAMASCUS, Syria — After two years of grinding conflict, they are talking victory in Mazzeh Jabal 86, a gritty urban hillside where narrow alleys are festooned with jury-rigged electrical cables and testimonials to the "martyrs" lost fighting for the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bashar Assad, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government
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Cameron launches probe of Islamic extremism in Britain
LONDON -- British Prime Minister David Cameron launched an investigation Monday into whether universities, prisons, Muslim charities and the Internet have been allowed to become a “conveyor belt” of Islamist radicalization of the kind that...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, David Cameron, United Kingdom
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Islamic group community fair set for Frankfort
Continuing a tradition of welcoming Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the American Islamic Association is sponsoring a community fair for everyone. By offering a variety of entertainment for kids, as well as ethnic foods and items for sale, the event in...
Tags: Religion and Belief
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U.S. concerned about reports of excessive force in Turkey
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials have “serious concerns” about reports of excessive force by Turkish police against protesters, the White House said Monday, as a country lauded as a model for democracy in the Muslim world faces its most violent...
Tags: Turkey, Government, Religion and Belief, Ankara (Turkey), Activism
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