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U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghan provinces is unfinished work
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — At the doorstep of the U.S.-funded schoolhouse in this mountain-fringed northern town, Ghulam Nabi crouched in the mud and scooped up two rocks. He needed them, the school engineer explained, to scare off the building's...
Tags: NATO, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Wars and Interventions, Reconstruction, Afghanistan
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The truth about torture
If there were any remaining doubts that what the CIA did to captured terrorist suspects in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was torture, a report last week by an independent investigative panel should put them to rest. According to the report by the...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Asa Hutchinson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations, Justice System
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...Tags: Artists, Music, Teri Hatcher, Central Intelligence Agency, Craig Robinson
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History may see Bush presidency in a different light
WASHINGTON - Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that "a great man is one sentence." Presidents, in particular. The most common "one sentence" for George W. Bush (whose legacy is being reassessed as his presidential library opens) is: "He kept us safe." Not...
Tags: NATO, Central Intelligence Agency, Sports, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions
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Lake County Ladies Chorus marks 60th anniversary with LSSC performance
EUSTIS — Sixty years ago there were no cellphones, there was no email, and color television had just arrived on the scene. A lot has changed, but the Lake County Ladies Chorus is still going strong — this spring marks its 60th anniversary....
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Television Industry, PTA
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'Lone wolf' terrorists get what they want in global spotlight
If late bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev attacked the Boston Marathon with an aim to draw attention to Muslim suffering in Chechnya, his ancestral homeland, he succeeded. Or if, as alleged by some who knew him, he was angered by U.S. military...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Sports, Islam, Culture, Al-Qaeda
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Miranda rights silenced Boston bombing suspect
WASHINGTON — Federal agents had to end what they termed "an urgent public safety interview" with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev when a judge came to his hospital room, officials said Thursday, a disclosure that has renewed the...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Sports, FBI, Raymond W. Kelly, Michael Bloomberg
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Six Afghan policemen poisoned, shot to death; seventh is missing
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Six village police officers were poisoned and then shot to death Thursday night at a remote outpost in northern Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Kunduz province reported Friday. A seventh member of the Afghan Local Police...
Tags: Taliban, Human Rights Watch, Murder, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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Tribeca 2013: 'The Rocket,' 'Kill Team' among fest's top winners
NEW YORK -- A scripted feature about life in Laos and documentaries about U.S. war crimes and a town in the grip of a debilitating drug addiction were among the big winners at the Tribeca Film Festival's jury prizes Thursday night. "The Rocket," the...Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment, War Crimes, John Slattery, Tribeca
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents. Gun conundrum The column "Many mysteries shroud gun debate" (Commentary, April 12) was yet another brilliant opinion piece from Tribune columnist Eric Zorn. He ponders various aspects...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Consumer Goods Industries, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Local Government
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Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Pneumonia, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Northwestern University, Los Angeles Times
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US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S....
Tags: Taliban, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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