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West Hartford Man Arrested In Rhode Island On Embezzlement, Fraud, Forgery Charges
The Hartford CourantDaniel E. Doyle Jr., who hobnobbed with world leaders and built a youth-sporting empire through his closely run Institute for International Sport, was indicted Friday in Rhode Island on multiple charges of embezzlement, forgery and obtaining money under...Tags: Laws, Colleges and Universities, Embezzlement, Bill Clinton, Travel Alerts
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manufacturing and Engineering, Diplomacy, Defense Equipment, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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California company snags last-minute tax break from Florida lawmakers
TALLAHASSEE — In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled — and quickly agreed to — a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee's most influential...
Tags: Google Inc., U.S. Army, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Politics, NASA
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Diplomacy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense Equipment, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Weatherford gets tax break for California company that hired prominent lobbying firm
In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled – and quickly agreed to – a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee’s most influential lobbying...
Tags: Lobbying, Google Inc., U.S. Army, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Politics
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Gibson Amphitheatre to Close in September
ReutersApr 24 (TheWrap.com) - The Gibson Amphitheatre will close its doors in September, Live Nation Entertainment said Wednesday. The venue, which opened in 1972 as Universal Amphitheatre and is located at Universal Studios Hollywood, will be replaced by the...Tags: George H.W. Bush, AIDS, Kathy Griffin, Daniel Tosh, Celia Cruz
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The Markley TV Club: Final Season of 'West Wing'
My roommate Pat and I recently, for some reason, watched the final season of “The West Wing” together on Netflix, which produced a number of arguments, speculations, and asides that I have compiled in an e-mail exchange for the inaugural...
Tags: Nuclear Accidents, Parties and Movements, Georgetown, Politics, Colombia
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Fearing the 'F' Word: Are you now or have you ever been a 'feminist?'
You know, I was going to offer up a very calm, middle-of-the-road argument saying that it’s perfectly fine if� some women — women in positions of power, no less — seem to be running like scalded cats from the word “feminist”...Tags: Corporate Officers, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Oprah Winfrey, Civil Rights
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Bush's war, 10 years later
The 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq seems an appropriate time to look back at how it all happened and what it has wrought, not so much for Iraq as for the United States, which poured its own troops, treasure and world reputation into...
Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, United Nations, Politics
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Dr. Ben Carson, new right-wing hero
Whenever somebody says something like, "Now, I know this isn't PC, but ... ," watch out. It probably means they're about to say something rude. In the case of Dr. Ben Carson, the world-famous neurosurgeon and director of pediatric neurosurgery at...
Tags: Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Personal Finance
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It's a Gray Area: Muslims are the latest targets of discrimination
In so many ways, one of the biggest civil rights issues of our day is the way we treat Muslims in our country. Yes, 9/11 was an act of war against the United States, and yes, it was carried out by radical Muslims. But it is our obligation to realize...Tags: Mitt Romney, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Religious Texts, Politics
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Iraq war 10th anniversary: A dark mark for news media
L.A. NOWToday is the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, one of the most shameful moments in American political and media history. It’s the 10th anniversary of the day the United States took its eye off the ball, allowing......
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