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Local family fights to return Khalil "Niko" Mohamed Atteya to U.S.
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWhat began as the vacation of a lifetime for a Fayetteville, Pa., boy has turned into a nightmare for his family. Khalil Mohamed Atteya, known by his family as Niko, was thrilled at the thought of seeing the pyramids in Egypt with his mother, Kalliopi...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Kidnapping, Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Conditions, Family
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Patt Morrison Asks: U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Ahigh school counselor in La Puente once told Hilda Solis' mother that the girl really ought to forget about college and become a secretary. Well, so she has. Hilda Solis is the U.S. secretary of Labor. The daughter of factory workers and ardent union...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Minority Groups, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, National or Ethnic Minorities
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A rich history of scoops
Two events last week reminded us of famous Tribune scoops.
Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, marked the end of fighting in World War I and set the stage for one of the Tribune's greatest victories. And the release Friday of President Richard...Tags: Paris (France), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea), Bible, Religion and Belief
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Local fisherman admits to shooting sea lion
SAN DIEGO -- A commercial fisherman from San Diego pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting and injuring a sea lion of the coast of Southern California.
Nathan Lee, captain of the ship, Two Captains, admitted in federal court that during a fishing trip on...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Punishment, Seafood and Fishing Industry, San Clemente Island, Crime, Law and Justice
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NPR reports Kyoto Protocol in trouble in Durban
GreenspaceNews coverage of the UN climate talks in Durban has been minimal, at best, and that’s clearly because – just like in Copenhagen last year – there has been almost no mention of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which was put in place to set... -
Angela Merkel's fiscal treaty in trouble at home in Germany
World NowGerman opposition leaders have told Chancellor Angela Merkel that they won't approve her cherished treaty on European fiscal restraint unless their conditions are met.... -
UN Tobacco Control: Countries Near Treaty on Cigarette Smuggling
Channel 2 NewsThe World Health Organization says a majority of its member states are nearing agreement on a deal to crack down on cigarette smuggling. The global body says diplomats from 174 countries are expected to vote on a draft treaty as early as a Nov. 12-17...Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Health Organizations, Politics, Health, South Korea
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Obama unleashed
Politicians and presidents of both parties have occasionally suffered from open-mic syndrome, saying something when they thought the microphone was turned off they wished had not been made public. The latest to fall prey to that amplification of the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Private Health Care, Petroleum Industry, Health Insurance
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Miguel de la Madrid dies at 77; former president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY —Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77. De la Madrid died Sunday...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Communist Party of China, National Government, Petroleum Industry, Trade Policy
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Sun fires blanks on gun law
The liberal media, of which The Sun is unapologetically a part, has failed to report on the fact that George Zimmerman was confronted not by a Barack Obama look-alike or 17-year-old cherubic-faced "child," but by a young man well over six feet in height...Tags: Interior Policy, Hillary Clinton, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics
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Durbin pushes reforms to help capture fugitives
America's faltering program for apprehending international fugitives got some badly needed attention Monday when Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced a series of measures aimed at capturing the growing numbers of criminal suspects who flee across America's...
Tags: Criminals, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, David Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice
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