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Petraeus apologizes for affair, hints at return to public life
After Gen. David H. Petraeus apologized in Los Angeles for engaging in an extramarital affair, he signaled he is ready to move beyond the scandal and perhaps back into the public eye. Before about 600 guests in a hotel ballroom in downtown L.A. on...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Paula Broadwell, George W. Bush, Adultery, David Petraeus
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Syrian opposition takes seat at Arab League, seeks Patriot missiles
BEIRUT -- A major Syrian opposition coalition took a seat as the legitimate government of Syria at an Arab League summit Tuesday, and the group’s outgoing leader promptly pushed for the United States to use Patriot missile-defense batteries...
Tags: Government, Islam, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Turkey, Weaponry
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Why should U.S. support Karzai?
Every day you read something about Afghan President Hamid Karzai complaining that the U.S. military or the U.S. government did this or that which affected his country in an adverse way ("Hagel's shaky Afghan debut," March 12). When are we going to pull...Tags: U.S. Military, Hamid Karzai
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Carnett: Others' histories stand as great inspirations
I was led quite by accident last week to peruse a pair of highly absorbing memoirs. That's the nice thing about being retired. You have time to indulge your reading passions, from selections on the latest bestseller lists to enduring works you've long...Tags: Barack Obama, Sports, Arts and Culture, Detroit Tigers, Stanley A. McChrystal
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Turkey at the crossroads
Turkey is rising. In the last decade, the country's economy has nearly trebled in size. Just 10 years ago, the average Turk had one-fifth the income of the average European. Today, Turks are only 30% less wealthy than European Union citizens. Given...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Sociology, Islam, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Separation of Church and State
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Which is worse? Dirty potatoes or toxic potatoes?
Potatoes were brought to Europe from the Andes by Spanish Catholics, which meant Protestants were opposed to them for religious reasons. As late as the 1700s, what passed for campaign bumper stickers in England in those days read, “No Potatoes, No...
Tags: Heart Surgery, The Herald-Mail, Potatoes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Russia charges that U.S. aid helps Syrian 'extremists'
MOSCOW -- Russia charged Friday that the latest U.S. push to aid the Syrian opposition promotes "extremists" who have no interest in peace talks and are determined to seize power through force. The comments come a day after U.S. Secretary State John F....
Tags: Government, Vladimir Putin, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Turkey, Bashar Assad
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A cautious course on Syria
President Obama's decision to provide the Syrian opposition with another $60 million in aid — while continuing to withhold weapons — will disappoint those who have argued that the United States should step up its role in the battle to...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Free Syrian Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama
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Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The international rights group said the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice and Rights, Renewable Energy, Missile Systems, Petroleum Industry
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Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Amnesty International, Explosions, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: Government, David Cameron, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice
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NATO airstrike said to kill 10 children in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed 11 civilians, 10 of them children, in addition to the Taliban militants it was trying to hit, Afghan officials said. The strike late Saturday in the Shigal district of restive Kunar...Tags: Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions, Afghanistan, Executive Branch
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