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Communities heating up for Fourth of July celebrations
You don't have to go far to get the best bang out of your holiday this Independence Day. Communities have planned parades, patriotic music and colorful fireworks display to celebrate the nation's birth. • Faith Lutheran Church and School, 2727 S....Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Hot Dogs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Gay rights group plans push for same-sex marriage in Florida
Sun SentinelEquality Florida, the state gay rights organization, said Wednesday it’s launching new effort to enact gay marriage in the Sunshine State. It’s called “Get Engaged,” described as a “statewide call to action with the goal of...Tags: Charlie Crist, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Politics
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The teenagers are in charge of our government
Anybody who has spent any time around teenagers develops a kind of sixth sense for when they are hearing those teens lie. The elaborate explanation. The breezy dismissal. The dramatic outrage. When teens tell you it isn't a big deal, it usually is....Tags: Assault, National Security Agency, Sexual Assault, NATO, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Obama welcomes Taliban assent to Afghanistan talks
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Calling for an “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process,” President Obama expressed cautious optimism about the Taliban’s surprise agreement to negotiate directly with U.S. officials toward ending America&...
Tags: G8, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Barack Obama, NATO, Al-Qaeda
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Obama calls U.S.-Taliban talks agreement 'important first step'
KABUL, Afghanistan — For more than a decade, the U.S. and the Taliban have met almost exclusively on the battlefield of America's longest war. In coming days, both sides said, they will sit down at a negotiating table to discuss ending the bloodshed...
Tags: White House, NATO, Barack Obama, Peace Negotiations, International Military Interventions
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A more complete tally of U.S. military suicides last year: 524
In data compiled by the Defense Department on military suicides, perhaps the most surprising statistic is that between 2008 and 2011, 52% of service members who took their own lives had never been deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq. That figure, which...Tags: Defense, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Suicide
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Jordan's king: Tough talk as war rages nearby
AMMAN, Jordan — Amid escalating concern about spillover effects of the war in neighboring Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned that his kingdom is able "at any moment" to protect its national interests. Addressing a group of cadets in...Tags: Abdullah II of Jordan, Chen Guangcheng, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Military Equipment, Kim Il Sung, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama
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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The...
Tags: Military Equipment, Assault, Science and Technology, Leon Panetta, U.S. Army
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Doyle McManus: Obama appointment signals activist foreign policy
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security adviser sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Barack Obama, Elections, International Military Interventions, George W. Bush
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Retail executive: A focus forward gives purpose to her day
Who: Evie Chitty, 41, Coral Springs From: Director of transportation for Walmart's mid-Atlantic region, out of Sutherland, Va. I was responsible for managing all transportation operations for five states out of three facilities, where we managed Walmart...
Tags: Cooper City, Coral Springs, University of South Florida, Walmart, U.S. Army
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Envoy appointed to shut down prison at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it had chosen a longtime Washington attorney who has worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations to find a way to close down the prison at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay,...
Tags: White House, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, U.S. Congress, Justice System, Federal Communications Commission
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