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War of 1812 Bicentennial: Kentucky enters the war
Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal. This article is the first in a series to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The Congress of the United States has...
Tags: Regional Authority, Armed Forces, France, Zachary Taylor, John Adams
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Calderon's war on drug cartels: A legacy of blood and tragedy
MEXICO CITY -- "Excuse me, Mr. President. I cannot say you are welcome here, because for me, you are not. No one is." The woman's voice trembled with bitterness and apprehension. She stood just a few feet away from a low stage where Mexican President...
Tags: Mexico City, Barack Obama, Accidental Death, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Rwandan minister sentenced to 35 years on genocide charges
A former Rwandan minister was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in jail for crimes tied to the nation's brutal genocide, including handing out machetes to a Hutu militia and spurring them to kill Tutsis. Witnesses described Augustin Ngirabatware as being...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Rwanda, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Elie Wiesel's story endures, empowers
NEW YORK — A slender, silver-haired gentleman steps onto a nearly bare stage, the instantaneous applause continuing long after he reaches the spare wooden table awaiting him. For a moment, amid the din, he studies the audience — young and...
Tags: Authors, Chicago Tribune, Book, Religion and Belief, Bible
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Algonquin woman: Saved by boyfriend's 'ultimate kindness' in theater massacre
Tribune reporterAn Algonquin woman whose boyfriend died while protecting her during the Colorado movie theater massacre said she was "saved by John and his ultimate kindness." Julia Vojtsek, 23, in a statement she handed to reporters outside her Algonquin home said that...Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cast a cold eye
Portrait By Brian CassellaLadies and gentlemen, let's compare and contrast. In her blockbuster first novel, "A Woman of Substance," Barbara Taylor Bradford pitted her fiercely determined heroine against almost insurmountable obstacles: grinding poverty, physical abuse, sexual...Tags: Authors, Newspaper and Magazine, Germany, Chicago Hotels, Skokie
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More bodies found in Syrian suburb; opposition blames government
World NowMore residents were killed in the Syrian town of Dariya on Sunday, opposition activists said, even as the scope of the previous days' bloodshed was still coming into focus.... -
Grace under ire: Bill Nelson’s wife’s passionate plea for civility
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFor his whole career, newly-re-elected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has preached centrist, bi-partisan politics although his opponents, this time around Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, have insisted he's really a lockstep liberal in moderate's clothing.... -
Syrian Opposition Denounces U.N. Decision to Suspend Observer Mission
CNNDAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian opposition activists slammed the United Nations on Sunday for suspending its observer mission in the nation, saying it is "unjustifiable and unacceptable" for the international community to fail to protect civilians from attacks....Tags: Armed Conflicts, Kofi Annan, Wars and Interventions, Syria, Peace Negotiations
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Questions roil Armenian Genocide compensation fund
More than $1.6 million has been paid out from a compensation fund for descents of Armenian Genocide victims, according to a status report filed in a lengthy lawsuit in U.S. District Court. However, four of the 32 claimants who haven’t been paid...Tags: Hate Crimes, Economy, Business and Finance, Trials, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Guatemalan Army commander extradited to Los Angeles
L.A. NOWA former Guatemalan Army unit commander implicated in a mass murder in the 1980s has been extradited to Los Angeles from Canada to face federal charges that he lied on his application for naturalization as a U.S. citizen four years ago.... -
Intersections: Descendants of the Tongva look to their past
Long before Los Angeles made its name as the entertainment capital of the world and became known for traffic, diversity, great weather and coveted In-N-Out burgers, it was home to an indigenous peoples known as the Tongva, who lived and thrived in the...Tags: Hate Crimes, Religion and Belief, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Justice and Rights
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Nov 7, 2012
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Jun 17, 2012
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Oct 15, 2012
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