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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 or Tribunal, Hungary, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Former WWE champion to climb tallest mountains in the world for charity
Former WWEsuperstar and Fox Newsfinancial analyst John “Bradshaw” Layfield, 45, begins his years-long project today to climb each continent's highest summit in an effort to raise money for underprivileged children at Family Centre in Bermuda....
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Black lawmakers criticize O'Malley redistricting plan, saying it will leave General Assembly overly white
Black lawmakers sharply criticized the governor's proposed General Assembly redistricting plan Thursday, saying his committee has drawn a map that will likely produce a legislature that looks whiter than the actual population of Maryland. "I consider...Tags: Annapolis, Severna Park, Justice System, Punishment, U.S. Senate
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A threat to Maryland's progressive prisoner representation law
Why is a conservative foundation in Iowa seeking to roll back a civil rights law in Maryland?
Three weeks ago, a federal lawsuit funded by the Legacy Foundation was filed against Maryland's proposed congressional redistricting plan. But the lawyers...Tags: Civil Laws, Prisoners and Detainees, Lawyers, Justice System, Cocaine
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Herman Cain is the flavor of the month, and those melt fast
The world according to polls, or some part of it anyway, is telling us that former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is now the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The latest NBC News/Wall Street public opinion survey has him...Tags: Herman Cain, NBC (tv network), Republican National Conventions, Jimmy Carter, Executive Branch
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Short attention spans and short memories
Nicholas Carr thinks that Google is making us "stoopid." In a recent piece in The Atlantic, he says those of us who constantly surf the Net can't concentrate properly anymore -- that instant access to virtually all information reduces our attention span....Tags: Georgetown, Russia, John McCain, Google Inc., Elections
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Suicide car bombing in Russia's Dagestan injures 11
ReutersMOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported. Dagestan, an ethnically mixed, mostly Muslim region between...Tags: Bombings, Russia, Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills four
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported. Both incidents...Tags: Russia, Islam, Human Rights, Civil Rights, 2014 Winter Olympic Games
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Reuters World News Highlights 0630 GMT, May 21
ReutersMOORE, Okla. - At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a 2 mile wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed. - -...Tags: John Kerry, Washington, DC, Russia, White House, Egypt
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - U.S. President Barack Obama voiced concern at Hezbollah's growing role in the Syrian civil war on Monday after men from the Lebanese militia fought their biggest battle yet alongside President Bashar al-Assad's...Tags: Pakistan, Walmart, Russia, Washington, DC, White House
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Reuters World News Highlights 1430 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday. - - - SEOUL -...Tags: Bombings, Pakistan, Algeria, Russia, New Delhi (India)
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian...Tags: Pakistan, Walmart, Russia, Washington, DC, Egypt
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