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Yasser Arafat (Aug. 24, 1929 ¿ Nov. 11, 2004] - Palestinian leader and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
Yasser Arafat (Aug. 24, 1929 ¿ Nov. 11, 2004] - Palestinian leader and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
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Today in History
Today is Friday, July 17, the 198th day of 2009. There are 167 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 17, 1959, influential jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, known to her fans as "Lady Day," died in a New York City hospital at age 44....Tags: National Government, World War II (1939-1945), Coup d'Etat, Wars and Interventions, Rock and Roll
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On this day in history
On July 1, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania. In 1898 Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders carried out a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In 1910 Comiskey Park was officially...Tags: Pennsylvania, World War II (1939-1945), Local Authority, Vermont, Medicare
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From 'Just for Laughs'
Five nights. 12 venues. More than 100 international comedians. A veritable plethora of Oprah gags, Blago gags, Daley gags ("He's so boyish in person," said Martin Short, "I thought he was k.d. lang"), weather gags, O'Hare gags, dog gags, Cubs gags and,...Tags: K.D. Lang, Bozo the Clown, Just for Laughs (tv program), Symptoms, Damon Wayans
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Letters to the editor
Gun shots Re "What’s triggering gun sales?” Column, June 17 After 28 years as a public defender in two counties, I have seen people killed in every imaginable way: cars, knives, box cutters, baseball bats, 2-by-4s, bombs, poison, an unlucky...Tags: Healthy Living, Thomas Jefferson, National Government, Metal and Mineral, Religious Conflicts
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Why Pick On Israeli Settlements?
Obama the Humble declares there will be no more "dictating" to other countries. We should "forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions," he told the G-20 summit. In Middle East negotiations, he told al-Arabiya, America will henceforth...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, Charles Krauthammer, Diplomacy
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Applaud Obama
Applaud Obama We should all applaud President Barack Obama for valiantly trying in Cairo on Thursday to move away from the legendary American propensity to lecture other nations. However, only time will tell if he will be able to match his...Tags: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, United States, Mundelein
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Just another president and another speech
The more the Mideast changes, the more it remains the stalemated same. Last week an American president flew to Cairo for another Historic Speech and Photo Op. Don't look too closely — mirages tend to disappear when examined — but the new...Tags: National Government, Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, United Nations, Government
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Hamas Offer Is A Deadly Trap For Israel
The Times conducted a five-hour interview with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal at his Damascus headquarters. Mirabile dictu, they're offering a peace plan with a two-state solution. Except. The offer is not a peace but a truce that expires after 10 years....Tags: Peace Negotiations, Terrorism, Yom Kippur, Religious Conflicts, Charles Krauthammer
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Hurdles, advantages for Clinton confirmation hearing
tom.brune@newsday.comWASHINGTON - In her Senate hearing today for secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to walk a fine line in airing her views on Israel's incursion into Gaza, Iran's pursuit of nuclear power and Pakistan's central role in one of the world's...Tags: National Government, Parliament, Diplomacy, Government, National Security
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What Israeli identity crisis?
The Times' Feb. 14 editorial, "Israel’s identity crisis," is unfair to Israel. In particular, the editorial's questioning of Israel's ability "to be both a Jewish state and a democratic state" is patently absurd. The suggestion that these objectives...Tags: Local Authority, Terrorism, Population, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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'A World of Trouble' by Patrick Tyler
Patrick Tyler is a veteran foreign and Washington correspondent who more recently has applied his formidable reporting skills and narrative gifts to diplomatic history. His latest effort, "A World of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East -- From...Tags: Henry Kissinger, National Government, Religious Conflicts, Bill Clinton, Civil Unrest
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Is this a new Benjamin Netanyahu?
Bibi is back. Unlikely as it seemed after his resounding electoral defeat in 1999, Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's right-wing Likud Party, has returned triumphantly from the political wilderness and was inaugurated -- for the second time --...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Terrorism, European Union, Diplomacy
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