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    Jan 29, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  1. Legislature's Bush Caucus Prioritizes Rural Agenda

    A 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.
    Channel 2 News
    A 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

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. 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: Miami Beach, Hamas, Landforms, Israel, Human Interest

    3. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  3. Attacks weren't 'homegrown' terrorism

    MCT
    Since 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: Naturalization, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Brookings Institution, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

    4. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei

    <strong>Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit</strong>
    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: Azerbaijan, Xi Jinping, Central Intelligence Agency, John Kerry, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )

    5. Feb 26, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Grayson and Gutierrez to rally for immigration reform

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    U.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...
    6. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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.
    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: Mexico, Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan, Politics, Injuries and Wounds

    7. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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-fire.
    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: Russia, Armed Conflicts, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Wars and Interventions

    8. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| AM News

  8. Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system.
    Associated Press
    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to...

    Tags: White House, Health and Safety at School, Jay Carney, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    9. Nov 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Moscow rally praises nationalism, denounces Putin and minorities

    World Now
    On 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....
    10. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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: International Court of Justice, Azerbaijan, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, International Criminal Court, International Law

    11. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. This food is social currency

    CHAKVI, Ga. &mdash; 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 to refresh plates and uncork more bottles. At my first supra I lost count at the dizzying parade of plates, which I later learned was 42.
    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: Wines, Tbilisi (Georgia), Bars and Clubs, Peace Corps, Halloween

    12. Jul 9, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  12. 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: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Armenia, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Parliament

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