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Explosions Rip Through Cafe In Iraq, Killing 9

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:41 +0000

BAGHDAD — Twin explosions ripped through a crowded cafe northeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding 21, Iraqi officials said Friday.

The …

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Nathan Herman: Approaching Veteran Employment Means Discussing More Than Just Jobs

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:41 +0000

I can remember clear as day sitting in a foxhole on March, 19 2003 several kilometers south of the Iraqi Border when the bombing and artillery fi…

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Pat LaMarche: Take a Minute and Stick Up for Whistleblower, Peter Van Buren

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:40 +0000

Radical abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry October 16, 1859. His goal was to encourage the slaves to revolt against their masters. …

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Anthony Gregory: Only One Way to End the Indecencies of War

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:40 +0000

The attempt to ascribe this indecency to a handful of soldiers or poor leadership is a distraction from the full indecency of war itself, much like the Abu Ghraib photos were used to deflect attention from questions of U.S. detention policy.

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William Bradley: Hillary for President? On the Other Side of the Gauntlet

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:39 +0000

It might just be President Hillary Clinton, after all. But what would that mean? Could she move the country forward after a tumultuous period of transition under Barack Obama?

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Iraq’s Modern Past

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:39 +0000

By Vanessa Quirk
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Gymnasium in Baghdad, Sketch by Le Corbusier. ©SketchPlanet

In Upstate New York, reside…

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Raghida Dergham: Iran Toughening on Arab Gulf States and Softening on Nuclear Negotiations

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:38 +0000

New York — Iran’s leadership has purposely coupled the features of its deal on the nuclear issue with the five permanent Security Council member-stat…

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John Brown: U.S. Diplomat Peter Van Buren Speaks About American Public Diplomacy

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:38 +0000

“Any communications strategy plays second to reality. So as long as deaths from misplaced drone attacks, atrocities by soldiers and videos of Abu Ghraib exist, you are not going to fool anyone regardless of how many tweets you send out.”

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Dozens Killed In Bombings Across Iraq

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:37 +0000

BAGHDAD — Bombs ripped through 10 Iraqi cities Thursday, killing at least 30 people and shattering a month of relative calm. Minority lawmakers …

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Dr. Amel Abed Mohammed Ali: Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship And Education

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:36 +0000

For women around the world, education provides a pathway to greater economic and social independence, greater confidence and a better life. In my home…

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