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Ambassador to Syria keeps profile low in Bolton Hill
When the violence in Syria began spinning out of control last year, the Obama administration made the unusual decision to bring its ambassador to the troubled country home. And for Ambassador Robert Ford, coming home has long meant returning to...Tags: Syria, Bolton Hill, Egypt, Benjamin L. Cardin, U.S. Military
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15 years later, CIA acknowledges fallen Marylander worked for agency
The report from the State Department was brief: Thomas M. Jennings Jr., a federal worker from Burtonsville on a temporary assignment with NATO peacekeepers, had died in a car crash in Southern Bosnia.
Fifteen years later, it turns out that was only...Tags: Vienna (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Ceremonies, Central Intelligence Agency, College Sports
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Human rights must be at the center of U.S.-China policy
President Barack Obama's China policy combines deterrence and engagement, but it gives insufficient attention to human rights. Since early 2009, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted that human rights "can't interfere" with other aspects of Sino-...Tags: China, Communist Party, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Xi Jinping
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1969 John Carroll grad David S. Sedney receives Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award
David S. Sedney, Class of 1969, is the recipient of John Carroll School's Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award. Sedney exemplifies the four outcomes of a John Carroll education: a strong sense of self, excellence in achievement of personal and professional...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Louisiana State University, Pakistan, Beijing (China), U.S. Department of State
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Celebrity traveler: Shodekeh's musical treks
It's easy for internationally renowned musician Shodekeh to journey with just carry-on luggage; his instrument travels in his soul.
The Baltimore-based beatboxer and vocal percussionist performs in a multitude of genres and music domains, including dance...Tags: Steaks, Genres, Game Playing, Lithuania, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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The danger in Gingrich's promises
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that if Mitt Romney won the South Carolina primary, the Republican presidential race would be over and he would be the nominee. But Mr. Romney didn't win, and that means it's time to consider the unthinkable: What would life...Tags: Mitt Romney, The New York Times, Israel, George Bush, Richard Nixon
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Grandparent, driveway scams circulating in Howard
After hearing reports of scams being played in Howard County, the county government has issued a warning to residents. "If something seems out of the ordinary, it probably is, but you can protect yourselves and others by becoming more aware of these con-...Tags: Ken Ulman, Dominican Republic, Email
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Two centuries later, group seeks to bring home sailors killed off the shores of Tripoli
For the American sailors off Tripoli — five of them from Maryland — it was a suicide mission: Sail the small ship heavy with explosives in among the enemy fleet, set the blast to go off in 15 minutes, jump into lifeboats and get as far away as...Tags: American Legion, Moscow Airport Bombing (2011), Libyan Civil War (2011), Muammar Gaddafi, Civil Unrest
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Edith S. Willard, owner of Annapolis shop, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterEdith S. Willard, former owner of ETC. Shop in downtown Annapolis, died July 30 of leukemia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Hereford resident was 86. Edith Stockton Mays was born in Baltimore and raised on her family's farm in Hereford. She...Tags: Severna Park, White Marsh, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Annapolis, The Washington Post
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Greivis Vasquez: NBA player, sports diplomat
Former Maryland Terrapin guard Greivis Vasquez, who is now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, is in his native Venezuela this week as part of a U.S. State Department "sports diplomacy" program that hopes to use athletes to improve international relations,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Darvin Ham, Basketball, Greivis Vasquez, Memphis Grizzlies
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Political Notebook: Howard's elected officials head overseas
Patching potholes and balancing Howard County's or Maryland's budget may seem far removed from visits to foreign and exotic places, but several local elected officials traveled overseas this spring, visiting places as diverse as Israel, Turkey, northern...Tags: China, India, Israel, Public Officials, Annapolis
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Hospital ship greeted by Haiti's stark reality
Baltimore Sun reporterThe faces of the Haitian disaster arrived Wednesday aboard the Navy hospital ship Comfort as a procession of earthquake victims, looking lost and scared, staggered off helicopters or strained to look up from their stretchers while corpsmen carried them...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Planning, Senior Citizens, Injuries and Wounds
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