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    Sep 26, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's U.S. translator

    How do you convey to the world the American ideal of free speech or curious turns of phrase like "stump speech" and "gerrymandering"? Abderrahim Foukara does it daily, as Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Washington. I first met the Moroccan-born journalist at the 2008 Republican convention, where he told me that he had explained John McCain as "maverick" to his Arab-language audiences as a bird that flies a distance from the flock. Now, at a parlous moment in the relationship between there and here, I asked the man who reports U.S. thinking to the Arab world to do some illuminating in the other direction.
    How do you convey to the world the American ideal of free speech or curious turns of phrase like "stump speech" and "gerrymandering"? Abderrahim Foukara does it daily, as Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Washington. I first met the Moroccan-born journalist at...

    Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Elections, Geography, Radio, Politics

    2. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  2. Obama's Middle East Policy In Tatters

    The Hartford Courant
    In the week following 9/11/12 something big happened: the collapse of the Cairo Doctrine, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. It was to reset the very course of post-9/11 America, creating, after the (allegedly) brutal depredations...

    Tags: Iran, Cairo (Egypt), Vladimir Putin, Democratic Party, Entertainment

    3. Sep 16, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  3. Anti-American Violence and Protests

     
    KIAH
      The Arab Spring dawned two years ago when a Tunisian street merchant set himself on fire to protest his country`s corruption. His suicide sparked a nation-wide uprising that toppled the government and spread across North Africa to Libya and Egypt....

    Tags: Islam, Activism, Politics, U.S. Embassy, Lebanon

    4. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. Drones, Warships Sent To Hunt Killers In US Embassy Attack

    The United States is struggling to determine whether a militant group planned the attack that killed its ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, even as warships head toward the north African country as part of a mission to hunt down and punish the killers.
    The United States is struggling to determine whether a militant group planned the attack that killed its ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, even as warships head toward the north African country as part of a mission to hunt down and punish the...

    Tags: Boston, International Criminal Court, Elections, NATO, Politics

    5. Sep 12, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  5. Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack

    A pro-al Qaeda group responsible for a previous armed assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is the chief suspect in Tuesday's attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, sources tracking militant Islamist groups in eastern Libya say. They also...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Religious Conflicts, Libya, Religion and Belief, News Agency

    6. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  6. Tropical Storm Nadine strengthens; no threat to land

    A strengthening Tropical Storm Nadine is forecast to intensify into a hurricane by Thursday.
    Sun Sentinel
    A strengthening Tropical Storm Nadine is forecast to intensify into a hurricane by Thursday. It poses no threat to the U.S. coastline. At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 14th named storm of the season was in the Atlantic about 875 miles northeast of the Lesser...

    Tags: Hurricane Leslie (2012), Hurricanes, Weather, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather

    7. Sep 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Remarkable Woman: Carol Abraczinskas

    Carol Abraczinskas leads a double life. She's got her steady — and fascinating — day job as a scientific illustrator, sketching dinosaur fossils for the University of Chicago's biology and anatomy department. And then there's that other pursuit as a modern-day detective trying to solve the infamous D.B. Cooper case.
    Carol Abraczinskas leads a double life. She's got her steady — and fascinating — day job as a scientific illustrator, sketching dinosaur fossils for the University of Chicago's biology and anatomy department. And then there's that other...

    Tags: Fossils, Aircraft Hijacking, Paleontology, FBI, Science and Technology

    8. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gallup: Just 27% of world's adults work full time for an employer

    Only 27% of people older than age 15 globally are working more than 30 hours a week for an employer, according to a new report from Gallup.
    Only 27% of people older than age 15 globally are working more than 30 hours a week for an employer, according to a new report from Gallup. The percentage is highest in North America, where it’s 41%. But in sub-Saharan Africa, just 12% of adults...

    Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Google+, Employment Opportunities

    9. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  9. AIDS deaths worldwide drop as access to drugs improves

    LOS ANGELES/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said on Wednesday.
    Reuters
    LOS ANGELES/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said on Wednesday. The United Nations...

    Tags: Politics, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, HIV Treatment, GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    10. Aug 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Furor over film capturing harassment on hidden camera in Belgium

    World Now
    The airing of the documentary, Femme de la Rue, ignited a firestorm last week in Belgium and France over the unwanted attention that many women report getting in the streets. The furor appears to be fueling real action: The Belgium interior minister...
    11. Jul 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. 54 African migrants die trying to reach Italy on inflatable boat

    World Now
    African migrants die of thirst at sea trying to reach Europe, according to UNHCR: An Eritrean man was the sole survivor when an inflatable boat trying to reach Italy was lost at sea, according to the UNHCR. The man, found floating on the remains of the...
    12. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Mountain goat coolness in 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

    To a select group of off-roaders the Jeep Wrangler is the premier, off-road ride. For them the fun starts where the road stops. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is distinguished from the base Wrangler with a longer wheelbase, plus the addition of two doors....

    Tags: Gaming, Jeep, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SUVs and Crossovers, Entertainment

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