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NATO, Afghan army kill at least 13 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan and NATO officials say at least 13 insurgents have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after gunbattles and a coalition airstrike against a building occupied by Taliban fighters. Coalition spokesman Capt. Justin...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Nurse says he was fired over treating Muslim women
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A male registered nurse and Vietnam war Army medic has sued the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, saying he was fired for disobeying a Muslim supervisor's order not to treat women wearing conservative Islamic dress. John Benitez...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Health and Medical Professionals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Muslim soldier opposed to war faces porn charge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Muslim soldier from Fort Campbell has been approved as a conscientious objector to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he has now been charged with possession of child pornography. Pfc. Naser Abdo, a 21-year-old infantry...Tags: Kentucky, Defense, Armed Forces, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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President Obama strongly defends U.S. military action in Libya
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a...Tags: Defense, George W. Bush, Muammar Gaddafi, Religious Conflicts, Washington, DC
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US Muslims find defending themselves exhausting
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Finishing law school is a challenge for Dewnya Bakri-Bazzi, but being an American and a Muslim can be downright exhausting.
As she crammed before class this week, Bakri-Bazzi caught up on testimony from a congressional...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Islam, Bill Clinton, Religious Conflicts
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Deportation ordered for man accused of killing Jew
DETROIT (AP) — An immigration judge in Detroit has ordered the deportation of an 88-year-old retired auto engineer accused of killing a Jew while serving with a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II. Executive Office for Immigration...Tags: Immigration, World War II (1939-1945), Religious Conflicts, International Law, Deportation
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US judge: Militia rebellion charge should stick
DETROIT (AP) — Members of the Michigan-based Hutaree (huh-TAH'ree) militia have failed to persuade a judge to recommend dismissal of a seditious conspiracy charge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Komives said Wednesday the charge should stand during...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions, Hutaree, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Illinois, Unemployment Benefits, Government Health Care, Government Aid, U.S. Department of Defense
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Michiana Egyptians keep eye on revolt
Egyptian natives living in Michiana are closely watching the historic events unfolding in their old country.
Two local residents born in Egypt, both of whom are Christian, don't favor the growing political movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Egypt, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), Islam
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Opponents, supporters attend Keystone XL meeting in Nebraska
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for a critical hearing on the project, but they already were preparing possible acts of civil disobedience should President...
Tags: John Kerry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, TransCanada Corporation, Dave Heineman
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Mayor says negotiations over, but protesters march on
Tribune reportersOn a day when Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the time for negotiations on school closings was over, the Chicago Teachers Union led hundreds of supporters in a highly orchestrated downtown rally and march as part of its continuing efforts to derail the district's...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Karen Lewis, Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Racism
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Protests follow upholding of death sentences in Egypt soccer riot
CAIRO -- Egyptian protesters set fire to a police social club and attempted to block the Suez Canal on Saturday after a court upheld death sentences for 21 soccer fans and acquitted seven police officers accused in a deadly stadium riot last year....Tags: Armed Conflicts, Riots, Wars and Interventions, Punishment, International Monetary Fund
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