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    Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Kelly DallaTezza, Fulbright fellow

    Kelly Dalla Tezza, a Fulbright scholar who planned a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, died Friday in an automobile accident in Morocco. She was 22 and lived in Parkville.
    Kelly Dalla Tezza, a Fulbright scholar who planned a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, died Friday in an automobile accident in Morocco. She was 22 and lived in Parkville. Family members said she had a flat tire while driving on a road near Rabat and...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Celine Dion, Cadiz Incorporated, U.S. Department of State, Baltimore County

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. John Thompson: President, handlers do best to blur Benghazi issue

    At last week's press conference, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney again misrepresented the central issue of President Obama's Sept. 12 Rose Garden remarks on Benghazi.  Carney's statements mirrored debate moderator Candy Crowley's inappropriate...

    Tags: Jay Carney, White House, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Terrorism

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. News Sentinel's Top 20 Scholars 2013

    Knoxville News Sentinel
    Today the News Sentinel announces its second annual Top 20 Scholars Awards, naming our picks for the brightest and best students in our region. These students have received one or more national-level honors such as acing ACT (36) or SAT (2400) tests,...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Duke University, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Schools, Teaching and Learning

    4. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Hampden Academy, John Bapst students win Penobscot County Bar Association contest

    Bangor Daily News, Maine
    A junior at Hampden Academy and a freshman at John Bapst Memorial High School were the first-place winners in the Penobscot County Bar Association's annual Law Day essay and poster contest. Law Day was celebrated May 1. The $500 scholarship prizes...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Teaching and Learning, Feminism, Abraham Lincoln, Students

    5. May 1, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. Virginia Run for the Fallen kicks off Thursday

    On Thursday afternoon, motorists driving along Mercury Boulevard in Hampton or Route 17 in York County might notice runners keeping a steady pace, and looking like they have a purpose. They do. The first-ever Virginia Run for the Fallen kicks off...

    Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), U.S. Department of State, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton Roads, York (York, Pennsylvania)

    6. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Slain diplomat in Afghanistan 'felt she was making a difference'

    CHICAGO — Members of Anne Smedinghoff's family consoled themselves Sunday with the thought that the young U.S. diplomat died in the service of a cause that mattered deeply to her. "She was doing what she loved," her father said, "and she was doing...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Johns Hopkins University, Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey), Chicago Tribune

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Letters: Who's fit to be an ambassador?

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-caroline-kennedy-ambassador-japan-20130403%2C0%2C5417333.story">Re "Ambassador Kennedy?," Editorial, April 3</a>
    Re "Ambassador Kennedy?," Editorial, April 3 In deriding Caroline Kennedy's possible nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan, The Times makes the mistake of equating knowledge of a country and language fluency — skills found in career U.S....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Japan, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Interior Policy

    8. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Allan B. Calhamer dies at 81; inventor of Diplomacy game

    The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago.
    The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic countries...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Boston, Monopoly (game), Henry Kissinger, World War I (1914-1918)

    9. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Letters: Immigration realities

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0202-saturday-immigration-20130202%2C0%2C7405503.story">Re "Who should pay?," Letters, Feb. 2</a>
    Re "Who should pay?," Letters, Feb. 2 Many people say illegal immigrants should just go back home and stand in line like anyone else. That sounds reasonable only if you know nothing about how immigration visas are actually granted. In Mexico, demand...

    Tags: U.S. Embassy, American Red Cross, Personal Data Collection, Mexico, Immigration

    10. Dec 24, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. John Kass: Remembering what matters on Christmas Eve

    For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this wondrous night, with our arms around them and a long good-night kiss on the temple, a kiss more precious than anything wrapped in a box.
    For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this wondrous night, with our arms around them and a long good-night kiss on the temple, a kiss more precious than anything wrapped in a box. For all the parents who linger in the...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, U.S. Military, Nursing

    11. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Getting to the bottom of Benghazi

    <strong><em>Dennis, I'm in a pool trying to predict when (your) next column on Benghazi</em></strong><strong><em> will come out. Now with the (retired Gen. David) Petraeus</em></strong><strong><em> scandal, just give me a little clue ... OK? I'll split the winnings w/ya!</em></strong>
    Dennis, I'm in a pool trying to predict when (your) next column on Benghazi will come out. Now with the (retired Gen. David) Petraeus scandal, just give me a little clue ... OK? I'll split the winnings w/ya! — email from reader G.H. G.H., you...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Elections, Terrorism, Central Intelligence Agency

    12. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Sweet stench of Petraeus scandal shouldn't mask the stink of Benghazi

    U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Former Navy SEAL commandos Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
    U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Former Navy SEAL commandos Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. Remember them? They were the four Americans killed in the terrorist attack at the U.S. diplomatic...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency, Christopher Stevens, David Petraeus

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