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    Mar 2, 2011 |Story| Interior Journal

  1. To not respond would scar our nation's soul

    Everyone knows someone like Muammar Gaddafi; he’s the guy who always gets a little too liquored up and starts picking fights. Everyone usually ignores him, but occasionally he goes too far and someone will give him a whooping. Usually, guys like...

    Tags: Terrorism, Muammar Gaddafi, Idi Amin, Politics, Elections

    2. Feb 16, 2011 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  2. Hunt missed the boat in Egypt

    To the editor: No doubt this past week will go down as a pivotal moment in Egyptian and, perhaps, world history. As long-time strongman Hosni Mubarak relinquished presidential power in Egypt, millions cheered. Yet what this means for religious...

    Tags: Islam, Alabama, Human Interest, Christian Orthodoxy, Egypt

    3. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says

    WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA.
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    WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...

    Tags: Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Global Change, Science and Technology, Conservation, Natural Disasters

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Occidental Petroleum says first-quarter profit fell 13%

    Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum, one of the largest crude oil producers in the country, said its first-quarter profit fell but beat expectations as the company tried to cut costs and manage lower prices for natural gas.
    Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum, one of the largest crude oil producers in the country, said its first-quarter profit fell but beat expectations as the company tried to cut costs and manage lower prices for natural gas. The earnings report...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Stephen I. Chazen, Occidental Petroleum Corp., Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers

    5. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| HB Independent

  5. Future of historical site still in question

    The fate of the historic Wintersburg site remains unclear after a vote by the Huntington Beach Planning Commission to do further studies into a request to change the property's zoning.
    The fate of the historic Wintersburg site remains unclear after a vote by the Huntington Beach Planning Commission to do further studies into a request to change the property's zoning. Wintersburg was the site of a Japanese American community that began...

    Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. In Mali, scribe keeps an ancient calling alive

    BAMAKO, Mali — Homemade twig pens stand like off-duty soldiers in a jar on Boubacar Sadeck's worktable. The morning sun steals into a room stuffed with a jumble of papers, ink bottles and stretched animal hides. He sits thoughtfully before a blank sheet of paper, with several old manuscripts — the color of dark tea and covered with Arabic script — open at his side.
    BAMAKO, Mali — Homemade twig pens stand like off-duty soldiers in a jar on Boubacar Sadeck's worktable. The morning sun steals into a room stuffed with a jumble of papers, ink bottles and stretched animal hides. He sits thoughtfully before a blank...

    Tags: Mali, Islam, Science and Technology, Bamako (Mali), Religion and Belief

    7. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Car bomb explodes at French Embassy in Libya

    CAIRO -- A car bomb exploded at the French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, injuring three people and raising the specter that Islamist militants were seeking retribution for France’s military strikes against extremists in the West African nation of Mali.
    CAIRO -- A car bomb exploded at the French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, injuring three people and raising the specter that Islamist militants were seeking retribution for France’s military strikes against extremists in the West African...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Muammar Gaddafi, Emergency Incidents, Al-Qaeda

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Coachella 2013: Down deep in the dance grooves

    The heaviest place to be at Coachella 2013, from a sound perspective, wasn't in the sweet spot of the Main Stage rig while Phoenix was preparing for the arrival of R. Kelly, or at the heart of the Sahara stage during Baauer's big, dumb, joyous set of beat music, heavy on the synth riffs and dirty beats.
    The heaviest place to be at Coachella 2013, from a sound perspective, wasn't in the sweet spot of the Main Stage rig while Phoenix was preparing for the arrival of R. Kelly, or at the heart of the Sahara stage during Baauer's big, dumb, joyous set of beat...

    Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Music Industry, Givenchy, Major Lazer (music group), Entertainment Events

    9. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Coachella 2013: John Legend dips into dance

    No other genre has benefited more from EDM’s current notch on the cultural landscape than urban pop. The global, four-on-the-floor Europop that dance DJs used to become superstars first circled the genre, then sunk its claws in deep thanks to...

    Tags: Chris Brown, Genres, Ne-Yo, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture

    10. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Ready to rave at Coachella — so long as there's shade and A/C

    Sometimes even the most devoted ravers outgrow their fairy wings and neon bikinis.
    Sometimes even the most devoted ravers outgrow their fairy wings and neon bikinis. The 160,000 people expected to attend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival over the next two weekends will find a new electronic music tent with the kind of...

    Tags: AEG, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Science and Technology, Electronics

    11. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| HB Independent

  11. Fight is on to stave off invasive weed

    There's an invasion happening along Pacific Coast Highway between Brookhurst and Magnolia streets. They've come by the hundreds and more are on their way, slowly consuming Brookhurst Marsh and threatening the areas around it.
    There's an invasion happening along Pacific Coast Highway between Brookhurst and Magnolia streets. They've come by the hundreds and more are on their way, slowly consuming Brookhurst Marsh and threatening the areas around it. It's the Sahara mustard, an...

    Tags: Invasive Species, State Parks, Mustard, Wetlands

    12. Mar 25, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. U.S. Muslim, Arab-American delegation visits Morocco to talk about political reforms

    A 16-member group of U.S. Muslims and Arab-Americans are visiting Morocco to discuss political reforms and strengthening democracy.
    Orlando Sentinel
    A group of U.S. Muslims and Arab-Americans are visiting the North African country of Morocco this week to talk with that nation's government and civil organizations about strengthening democracy, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations....

    Tags: Islam, Morocco, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Religion and Belief, Africa

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