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'Surge' didn't work, war won't be won
THREE ITEMS ATTRACTED MY attention in Tuesday's Sun. First, I read the list of 22 members of the U.S. armed forces recently killed in Iraq ("Killed in Iraq," Aug. 19). The total U.S. military dead in the Iraq war is now at least 4,143. Then I read The...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Larry Smith, Armed Conflicts, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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War of choice
After Sept. 11, 2001, America had a clear agenda: go into Afghanistan and eliminate al-Qaida and the Taliban, help establish a stable government and come home. Instead, by choice, we invaded Iraq, and five years later we find ourselves bogged down as...Tags: Guerrilla Activity
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Rich Latins keep getting richer as the middle class gets poorer
McClatchy-TribuneGet this: Latin America's rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world and have already amassed $6.2 trillion in financial assets -- not counting their homes and art collections. According to the 2008 World Wealth...Tags: Collectibles
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When in Italy....here's how to eat real Italian food
MILAN—She wore a moose apron and purple Chanel glasses.
She talked lovingly to the veal roast and admitted to inflicting suffering upon the Carnaroli rice for the sake of a good risotto.
And quite frankly, with further revelations of a no-perfume,...Tags: Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Health and Safety at School, Culture
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U.S., Allies Urge Swift UN Action on Georgia Crisis
Associated PressUNITED NATIONS -- Backed by the United States and European powers, Georgia pleaded Tuesday for the U.N. Security Council to demand that Russia immediately withdraw its troops from its small neighbor. The ambassadors of Georgia, the U.S. and Britain...Tags: Mass Media, Armed Conflicts, Defense, Newspapers, Wars and Interventions
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If Michael Phelps is an Olympic hero, what do you call Lopez Lomong?
Tribune Olympic BureaIn this era of here today and gone tomorrow, the Lopez Lomong story just keeps on giving. Michael Phelps is already yesterday's news. Lopez Lomong was last week's, yesterday's, today's and generations to come. Phelps' place is secure in the record books,...Tags: Refugee, Awards and Prizes, Illegal Immigrants, Multi-Sport Events, Demographics
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Russia says it has started withdrawal; Georgia says little has changed
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Russian military said Monday that it had begun pulling back troops that had swarmed into the nation of Georgia last week. But U.S. and Georgian officials and news reports indicated that, at least initially, little had changed on the ground. Col. Gen....Tags: National Government, Government, Armed Conflicts, Defense, Society
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Obama should break away
In the last decade political change has swept across most of Latin America. Much of the region — including the majority of South America — is now run by left-leaning governments. These governments also have become much more independent of the...Tags: Government, National Government, Political Candidates, Raul Castro, Coup d'Etat
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Iraqi refugees start arriving in NJ
Associated Press WriterIraqi refugees have begun arriving in New Jersey as part of a nationwide resettlement program to bring 12,000 Iraqis to the United States by the end of next month. A refugee resettlement program run by the Diocese of Camden has received five Iraqi...Tags: Refugee, Society, Christianity, Atlantic County, Migration
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Always looked out for others
Special to the Chicago TribuneSocial worker Helen P. Jaworski's sensitivity to the needs of others was rooted in being the daughter of immigrants in a Slovak community in Chicago. "She cherished that heritage," said her daughter, Julianne Smith. "Growing up in that community had such...Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Manor Care Incorporated, Clarendon Hills, Social Services
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2 drowned babies on Haiti bus raise Fay toll to 14
The Associated PressTwo babies were killed when a river surging with rain from Tropical Storm Fay toppled their overcrowded bus, a U.N. official said Monday, raising the storm's Caribbean death toll to at least 14. U.N. peacekeepers arrived at the scene and confirmed that...Tags: Mario, Heavy Engineering, Relief and Aid Organizations, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
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Communists haven't changed stripes
Russia's invasion of Georgia on the pretext of "protecting" Russian peacekeepers stationed in the separatist enclave of South Ossetia and ending the "ethnic cleansing" of native Russians living there, is a sobering reminder that the fall of the Berlin...Tags: Political Candidates, Freedom of Religion, Barack Obama, Defense, Elections
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