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Editorial cartoonist has tongue as sharp as his pen
tkleffman@amnews.comJoel Pett is well known for his pointed pen, earning a Pulitzer Prize and international acclaim puncturing ripe targets with decidedly inelegant strokes. But who knew the Lexington Herald-Leader’s editorial cartoonist is also something of a stand-...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Republican Party, Cartoons, Politics, U.S. Department of State
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Lesson: Letter from an Iraqi refugee
Contributing columnist(Editor’s note: Today we introduce a new columnist. James Duane Bolin, a professor of history at Murray State University, will be writing “Home and Away” on a weekly basis. Bolin is an accomplished writer with several books and other...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), John Adams, Refugee, Murray State University
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AN AMERICAN IN BAGHDAD: Garrard County attorney spends 6 months helping U.S. depart Iraq
jenb@amnews.comThe half-year Garrard County Attorney Mark Metcalf spent in Iraq in 2011 as part of the 149th Brigade were months of challenge. They also were months filled with work and an increasing appreciation for life in these United States of America. The...Tags: Iraq, U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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Boven's competent protection will be missed
Journal columnistAn old English proverb states, “All good things must come to an end.” It is with a sense of regret that I acknowledge it is true. Wilmore Police Chief Steve Boven’s retirement brings a multitude of thoughts. I lamented in last week&...Tags: George H.W. Bush
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There is still time to deny success to the 9-11 attackers
Generations mark the passage of time by significant events. The oldest generation among us can recall Pearl Harbor or VJ-Day. Subsequent generations remember the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and younger baby-...Tags: George W. Bush, World War II (1939-1945), Terrorism, Politics, Iraq
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Breaking News: Libya officials say Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
Associated PressSIRTE, Libya (AP) - Libyan transitional government officials said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed when revolutionary forces overwhelmed the ousted leader's hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after his...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Politics, Iraq, Government
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President Obama could end Iraq war now
I finally had my blood pressure under control until I read Roger Bowman’s recent letter to the editor. I served 21 years in the Air Force, 13 years of which we were at war under Democratic presidents. I have great respect for the office of...Tags: Democratic Party, World War II (1939-1945), Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011), Armed Conflicts
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Omar Suleiman dies at 76; former head of Egyptian intelligence
CAIRO — Omar Suleiman, Egypt's former spymaster and a confidant of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak, died Thursday in a U.S. hospital, months after his unsuccessful presidential bid to restore the old guard to power after a national revolution, state...
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A sequel to a nightmare for Iraqi refugees living in Syria
World NowFor some Iraqi refugees living in Syria, it feels like a sequel to a nightmare. Tens of thousands of Iraqis fled to Syria during the brutal sectarian war that followed the U.S.-led ouster of Saddam Hussein. Syria beckoned as a haven of religious... -
Crow delivers perfect folksy bluegrass
Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow performed at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa Wednesday evening, treating a near-sold out crowd to 80 minutes in folk-rock heaven. Opening act Honey Honey — a cross between KT Tunstall, the Civil Wars,...
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Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...Tags: Human Rights, Finance, Activism, Murder, Charity
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Theater review: '9 Parts of Desire'
Orlando Sentinel theater criticIs it that daunting to be a woman? As a man, maybe I can't fully grasp the tangled emotions of guilt, courage, exhilaration, cynicism and terror of the nine women of "9 Parts of Desire." But the actresses depicting women who have all been affected by...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Iraq, Celebrities
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