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Fundraiser for Syrian protesters set for Sunday
A relative of Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad, who has been an outspoken critic of the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters, is scheduled to speak this weekend in Irvine. Majd Jadaan, the sister-in-law of al-Assad's brother, Maher al-Assad, left the...Tags: Politics, Skype, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Human Rights
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Charles 'Chuck' H. Bower
Aberdeen: Memorial service for Charles “Chuck” H. Bower, 88, Aberdeen, is 2 p.m., today, Jan. 28, 2012 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aberdeen. Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating. Inurnment in Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Aberdeen with military honors by...Tags: American Legion, U.S. Army, Alzheimer's Disease, Lutheranism, Christianity
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Why is IVC mascot still the Arabs?
Arab: A member of a Semitic people inhabiting much of the Middle East and North Africa. That doesn’t sound a lot like Imperial Valley College. With all the political correctness going on, has Imperial Valley College ever thought of changing their...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Education
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New Yemen cabinet meets; Nobel winner says Saleh wants war
ReutersSANAA/OSLO (Reuters) - Fighting overshadowed the first meeting on Saturday of Yemen's new unity government, which is trying to avert civil war after a deal brokered by the country's Gulf neighbors for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. A Yemeni...Tags: Government, Syria, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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Protesters: Today's 'rioters,' tomorrow's righteous
Special to CNNThe first recorded use of the phrase "protest march" was in 1913 to describe a demonstration organized by Mohandas Gandhi against the South African government's restrictions on Indian nationals. After Gandhi was arrested and the protests grew more...Tags: Government, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement, Economy, Business and Finance
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Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades
In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart.
Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...Tags: Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Radio, Transportation Accidents, United Nations
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Former dissident sworn in as Tunisia's president
World NowMoncef Marzouki, former dissident and veteran human rights activist, is sworn in as Tunisia's new president. Tunisia inspired the so-called Arab Spring uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.... -
Christianity has become less European over past century, study says
World NowA new study finds that the Christian percentage of the world's population has remained fairly steady over the last century, but its distribution has changed dramatically, with just 25% now found in Europe.... -
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem: A hub of activity
World NowThousands of people flocked Christmas Eve to Manger Square to celebrate the birth of Jesus in this West Bank city, the cradle of the Christian faith where Christ was born 2012 years ago.... -
Video said to show jobless Moroccans setting themselves on fire
World NowGraphic amateur video footage said to show unemployed young Moroccans setting themselves on fire in the capital Rabat surfaced this week during widespread demonstrations over lack of opportunity in the North African nation....
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