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Bush seeks China help on N. Korea
The Associated PressIn a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao privately tried to push along a way to verify North...Tags: Financial Markets, George Bush, Nuclear Weapons, The White House, Hu Jintao
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Va. lawmakers unmoved by Navy's carrier report
804-225-7345The Navy released volumes of detail Friday to support its controversial plan to base an aircraft carrier in Florida, a move that could cost thousands of jobs in Hampton Roads. An environmental impact study that details the various alternatives and...Tags: Hampton Roads, Timothy M. Kaine, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Natural Disasters, Disasters
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On this date: Nov. 22
1718: English pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast. 1943: President Roosevelt, Britain's Winston Churchill and China's Chiang Kai-shek agreed in Cairo, Egypt, on measures to defeat Japan in World War II....Tags: Trade Dispute, John F. Kennedy, Economic Policy, Richard Nixon, Trade Agreements
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Craft-making grows in popularity among young artisans
Erika Kern is not quite Martha Stewart. The 33-year-old from Bakersfield has, however, stitched up cloth portraits of the domestic diva. Kern has also painted, printed and sewn hundreds of patchwork robots and felt log pillows sold for $45 online -- and...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Dining and Drinking, Homes, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Facebook
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U.S. troop plans spark protest
Los Angeles TimesProtesters tore down an effigy of President Bush and set it afire during a protest Friday over plans to keep American troops in Iraq through 2011. Demonstrators began arriving at central Baghdad's Firdos Square just after sunrise, some having walked...Tags: George Bush, Armed Forces, Demonstration, Saddam Hussein, Islam
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War veterans honored in Pines ceremony
Forum Publishing GroupFred DeCicco still remembers disarming tank mines on the blood-stained, battle-scarred beaches of Normandy the morning after D-Day. As an Army combat engineer, DiCicco cleared minefields so flair tanks could safely drive across roads while ducking a...Tags: Florida State University, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Harry S Truman, Pembroke Pines, Armed Forces
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Marines got more than they bargained for in Afghanistan
The Marines of the Two-Seven were not even supposed to deploy to Afghanistan. Their original destination was Iraq, and when they were sent here in April as a stopgap measure to help an overwhelmed NATO force, the plan had been to spend the time...Tags: Miramar, NATO, Terrorism, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest
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Group under siege, overlooked
ALVARO OBREGON, Mexico—With their blond hair and blue eyes, the Mennonites are a conspicuous but largely silent population in this northern Mexico town. Earlier this month , their silence was a defiant message of frustration and fear. The...Tags: Film Festivals, Jose Reyes, Executive Branch, Government, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Attorney's error leads to reduced prison term for 2 in drug slaying
Special to the TribuneBecause of an attorney's error, murder convictions against two Aurora brothers were overturned Friday. The brothers instead pleaded guilty to lesser charges, which means they now face about 7 years in prison instead of at least 35. Jaime and Edgar...Tags: Lawyers, Prisons, Murder, Firearms
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Sooners to shake up BCS race
++++++++++++++++++++ || Today's state games || || TIME || TV || THE GAME || THE BUZZ || THE LINE || THE PICK || || 1:30 || PPV || The Citadel (4-7) at Florida (9-1) || Will playing I-AA foe this late be hurt the Gators in BCS standings? || NL ||...Tags: Florida State University, Television Industry, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Game, Mark Snyder
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A wild card in the secretary of state deck
With the election of a president who emphasizes the need for tough diplomacy, his choice for secretary of state becomes especially important. Yet in conversations with current and former diplomats and foreign-policy experts, I've found a surprising...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Chuck Hagel, Diplomacy, The White House, NATO
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Career criminal gets 20 years on gun charge
Garfield Redd of Baltimore, an armed career criminal with five previous state convictions — four of them for assault — was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Maryland U....Tags: Firearms
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