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Israeli climber visits, receives award
Nadav Ben-Yehuda would have become the youngest Israeli at age 24 to summit Mount Everest last year. However, he aborted the climb to assist an unconscious Turkish climber. Ben-Yehuda recently visited Miami where he shared his Mount Everest experience at...Tags: Israel, Human Interest, Mountains, Landforms, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Attacks weren't 'homegrown' terrorism
MCTSince the Boston terror attacks, an all-too-familiar mantra has re-emerged: American Muslims need more policing and increased surveillance. This demand, encouraged by U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., and many others, stems from a lack of understanding of the...Tags: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Beijing (China), U.S. Department of State, European Union, U.S. Military, Bashar Assad
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Grayson and Gutierrez to rally for immigration reform
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Reps. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, and Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., will headline two Central Florida rallies on Friday to promote immigration reform. Grayson represents an eastern Orange/Osceola/Polk counties district with a significant Hispanic... -
Armenian presidential candidate wounded in attack
MOSCOW -- An Armenian presidential candidate was wounded in a shooting attack Thursday night that disrupted campaigning in the former Soviet republic less than three weeks before the election. Paruyr Hayrikyan of the moderate opposition National Self-...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Government, Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011)
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Legislature's Bush Caucus Prioritizes Rural Agenda
Channel 2 NewsA bipartisan group of 12 House lawmakers is making up the 2013 Legislature's version of the Bush Caucus. The group is chaired this year by Rep. Bryce Edgmon (D-Dillingham), who replaces retired Rep. Reggie Joule. "We have our work cut out for us, as we...Tags: Reggie Joule
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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: Mikhail S Gorbachev, West Bank, Wars and Interventions, Armenia, Azerbaijan
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Moscow rally praises nationalism, denounces Putin and minorities
World NowOn Russia’s annual Day of National Unity holiday, more than 5,000 young nationalistic protesters took to the streets of the nation’s capital, denouncing President Vladimir Putin and demanding his ouster.... -
The U.S. should back off its criticism of Azerbaijan's handling of the Safarov case
It is not clear why the Obama administration and its allies in Congress decided to express their misplaced "concern" regarding Hungary's extradition of Lt. Ramil Safarov to his native Azerbaijan ("Ax murderer's homecoming stokes Caucasus feud," Sept. 7)....Tags: Hungary, International Court or Tribunal, Crime, Law and Justice, International Criminal Court, Azerbaijan
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This food is social currency
CHAKVI, Ga. — When it comes to hospitality, Georgians (think Black Sea, not pecan pie) are stern taskmasters. Their feasts, called supras, are dictated by protocol. The official toastmaster (tamada) grants permission to toast and signals the kitchen...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Honey, Tourism and Leisure, Breads, Tbilisi (Georgia)
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Intersections: A doctor's death incites worldwide protest
Last month, a handful of military doctors walked into the extravagant Harsnakar restaurant located in the outskirts of the Armenian capital of Yerevan and never managed to walk out. A violent fight over dress codes, allegedly with the restaurant's...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Armenia, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Parliament
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Congressional candidate Swint campaigns in the Panhandle
richardb@herald-mail.comHoward Swint, “a common man running a common campaign to represent the common people,” wants to wrest the 12-year Second District U.S. House seat from Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito. Swint, 53, of Charleston, W.Va., said Monday...Tags: Elections, Politics, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Social Security
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