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15 years later, CIA reveals name of fallen Marylander
The report from the State Department was brief: Thomas M. Jennings Jr., a federal worker from Burtonsville on a temporary assignment with NATO peacekeepers, had died in a car crash in Southern Bosnia. Fifteen years later, it turns out that was only...Tags: Leon Panetta, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), NATO, Clarksville, Arts and Culture
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Iran uranium of elevated enrichment raises concern
VIENNA — United Nations experts are investigating why tiny particles of uranium found in an underground Iranian nuclear facility had been enriched beyond levels previously acknowledged, a discovery that raised questions about whether Iran is getting...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Atomic Energy Agency, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Jazzman Perez reaches out to the world
In the brief history of jazz, several extravagantly gifted musicians have transcended their roles as virtuoso performers to become bona fide cultural ambassadors for this country and its greatest musical export — jazz. Louis Armstrong and Dizzy...
Tags: Carnegie Hall, Parent Organizations, Lincoln Center, Memorial Day, Music Industry
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CIA honors officer killed in the line of duty in Yemen
WASHINGTON -- At Jeffrey Patneau's funeral in October 2008, his family was not allowed to talk about where he had worked or what he had done. He was described as a State Department employee, which was his cover. "It was very difficult, because people...
Tags: Iraq, Yemen, U.S. Embassy, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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CIA discloses names of 15 killed in line of duty
WASHINGTON — The CIA on Tuesday disclosed the names of 15 of its operatives killed in the line of duty over the last 30 years, the result of a new effort to honor fallen officers whose sacrifices had long gone unrecognized by all but a few....Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, U.S. Embassy, Disasters and Accidents, Central Intelligence Agency
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Steven Kurlander: Reaffirm US commitment to human rights in Election 2012
Last weekend, Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York City with his wife and children to begin a new life in the United States. Chen is a blind, self-taught lawyer who served four years in prison and remained under house...Tags: Democracy, Muammar Gaddafi, Government, New York University, The Washington Post
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Fidel Castro's niece heading to Bay Area with rare U.S. visa
World NowMariela Castro, the outspoken daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of his brother Fidel, is scheduled to appear this week at a major conference in San Francisco after receiving a controversial U.S. visitor's visa.... -
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China The U.S. consulate in Shanghai has begun issuing pollution statistics, giving a worse assessment of air quality than suggested by official Chinese statistics. On Tuesday the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau called air conditions "good," but...Tags: Bashar Assad, Personal Data Collection, Travel Alerts, Lebanon, Interior Policy
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Rubio, Cuban House members condemn visa to Raul Castro’s daughter
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and fellow Cuban-Americans from Florida chided U.S. officials on Thursday for issuing a travel visa to Cuban President Raul Castro’s daughter, saying it would allow her... -
Honduras drug raid: The State Department has some explaining to do
The controversy surrounding a May 11 predawn anti-drug operation in Honduras that left four people dead is growing. And so are question about the role of American forces in that firefight. U.S. counter-narcotics efforts in Honduras now include special U....
Tags: Sports, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Crime, Law and Justice, Canoeing and Kayaking, The New York Times
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng grateful to be safe in U.S.
NEW YORK — After years of detention and a bold escape to the U.S. Embassyin Beijing, blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States, a bittersweet moment in a harrowing journey that had touched off a diplomatic crisis and poses...
Tags: Health, Manhattan (New York City), Government, New York University, Civil Rights
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U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen
In an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s...
Tags: Armed Forces, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Yemen, John Kirby
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