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Statement on timing of surge was no mistake, McCain says
Associated PressRepublican John McCain pushed back yesterday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007. He told reporters...Tags: George Bush, Guerrilla Activity, Government, Defense, Armed Forces
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U.S. seeks to intensify efforts in Afghanistan
Associated PressAs violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep. U.S....Tags: Physiology, Wars and Interventions, Government, Armed Forces, Natural Science
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Castro cryptic on Russia bomber
HAVANA — Ailing Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba's president was right to adopt a "dignified silence" over a Moscow newspaper report that Russia may send nuclear bombers to the island. In a brief, cryptic essay posted on a government Web...Tags: Government, National Government, Fidel Castro
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Darden spends big on lobbying
Sentinel Staff WriterDarden Restaurants is spending a lot more money this year to influence members of Congress and other federal officials in Washington. Darden, the only Fortune 500 company based in Orlando, spent nearly a half-million dollars on federal lobbying during...Tags: Parliament, Aquaculture, Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, Health Treatments, House
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
A powerful earthquake rattled parts of northern Japan early today, injuring nearly 100 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people, officials said. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the temblor, which had a preliminary...Tags: Government, Massacres, National Government, Injuries, Judaism
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Charles Wick, U.S. Information Agency director, dies
LOS ANGELES - Charles Z. Wick, the long-serving director of the United States Information Agency who raised the agency's profile, doubled its budget and extended its ability to reach foreign audiences through new technology such as satellite television,...Tags: Kirk Douglas, Government, William Morris, Tommy Dorsey, Ronald Reagan
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Head of state education board resigns
Of The Associated PressThe chairman of the State Board of Education said Wednesday that he is leaving the board after being asked by Gov. Ed Rendell to give up his leadership post. Karl Girton's resignation, effective Aug. 1, follows months of criticism of a board proposal...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Obama vows tostandwith the Israelis
Chicago TribuneBarack Obama on Wednesday declared his commitment to Israeli security — and also visited Palestinian officials to signal balance in his approach to managing the Middle East's volatile conflicts. The Democratic presidential candidate laid a...Tags: Government, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hillary Clinton, Primaries, Nuclear Weapons
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The Stony Brook University presidential search committee
Here are the members of the Stony Brook University presidential search committee. (Note: six faculty members will be appointed after the start of the fall semester, through a process set up the university's Faculty Senate) Chairman: Richard Nasti...Tags: Government, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Academic Progress
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Obama lavished with airtime -- and criticism
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt seems like just about everybody has spent the last week beating up on the media for showering too much love on Barack Obama, during what John McCain's camp derides as the Obama World Tour. True, statistics show broadcast networks have devoted more...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Armed Forces, Barack Obama, John McCain, Television Industry
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