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Veterans share memories of first Persian Gulf War
The Winchester SunOn Aug. 2, 1990, Iraqi troops invaded neighboring Kuwait, beginning the Persian Gulf War. A ground assault on the Iraqis, led by British and American forces, began Feb. 23, 1991. On Feb. 26, Iraqi troops began retreating from Kuwait, and on Feb. 28,...Tags: Defense, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Marine Corps, Weaponry
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Warner Center office park sells for an estimated $80 million
A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...
Tags: Dermatologists, Lifestyle and Leisure, Realty, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping
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Former Merv Griffin office in Beverly Hills is sold to Kuwait
The government of Kuwait bought a modest but expensive office building in downtown Beverly Hills where the country is expected to move its local consulate. The property at 130 S. El Camino Drive was built in 1951 and formerly housed the offices of...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Realty, Property
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Mother knew best for daughter, and now they'll graduate together at HCC
As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Culture, Mother's Day, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues
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Bin Laden spokesman due in NY court on plot charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was due in court to face a charge he plotted against Americans in his role as the terror network's top propagandist who lauded the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and...
Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Afghanistan, Politics, Islam
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Donors pledge about $1.5 billion in Syrian aid
BEIRUT -- Amid dire warnings that funds are running low to care for victims of the Syrian conflict, the United Nations said Wednesday that donors had pledged about $1.5 billion to help war-battered Syrians, exceeding the U.N.’s target appeal....
Tags: Michel Suleiman, White House, Beirut (Lebanon), United Nations, Turkey
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who presided over the swift and devastating 1991 military assault on Iraq that transformed the Middle East and reminded America what it was like to win a war, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 78. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Vietnam, West Point, Politics
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Alaska Army National Guardsmen Prepare For Deployment To Kuwait
After months of welcoming home troops serving overseas, the Alaska Army National Guard held a departure ceremony for family and friends to say goodbye to the 60 guardsmen set to deploy to Kuwait. The departure ceremony held Sunday morning at the...
Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Armed Forces, Army National Guard
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Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf...Tags: Iran, Prostate Cancer, Jihad, Technology, Vietnam
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Gov. Jay Nixon visits Missouri troops in Kuwait and Afghanistan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon this week visited Missouri troops who are deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan. Nixon says the trip started in Washington, D.C., and included meetings with military leaders and a visit to Walter Reed National Military...
Tags: Washington, DC, Afghanistan, Politics, Government, Travel
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