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Afghanistan's hidden treasures, hidden no more
Special to The TimesIN AN act that provoked worldwide outrage, the fundamentalist Taliban rulers of Afghanistan in March 2001 destroyed the monumental statues of Buddha that had been carved into the rock cliffs of Bamiyan 1,600 years ago. The shocking destruction was not...Tags: Arts and Culture, Nike, Inc., Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Geography
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Those are fighting words in Pakistan
Cut off from the world, even in parts of his own home, Aitzaz Ahsan did what many of his compatriots do in times of personal and political crisis: He wrote a poem. Months of house arrest had left the celebrated lawyer enraged over his isolation and the...Tags: Demonstration, Diplomacy, National Government, Civil Unrest, Protest
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'Bigger, Stronger, Faster'
Times Movie CriticSylvester Stallone, Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 1980s saw an explosion of butt-kicking in America, observes Christopher Bell in the raucously funny and surprisingly insightful prologue to his debut documentary, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*."...Tags: Steroids, Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Family
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Fighting terror without Pakistan
Today, Center for American Progress senior fellow Brian Katulis and Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Lisa Curtis debate the impact of breaking the U.S.-Pakistan alliance. Previously, they debated U.S. foreign aid to the country, prospects for...Tags: Democracy, National Security, National Government, Executive Branch, Civil Unrest
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Pullout debate rages despite calm in Iraq
The Swampby Liz Sly BAGHDAD -- No one disputes that Baghdad is calmer, but Iraqi opinions are deeply divided over whether the lull means it is safe to start contemplating a withdrawal of U.S. forces -- a debate that intensified ahead......Tags: George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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When pro football was a lark
For Mark Bowden, writing a book about the 1958 pro football championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was a return to his roots. Bowden made his name writing prize-winning articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer and best-selling...Tags: Raymond Berry, National Football League, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Death, Book
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Richard Perle: Bush misread Putin
The Swampby James Gerstenzang Richard Perle, a leader of the neocon movement widely presented as a central factor in shaping U.S. foreign policy at the start of the Bush administration, has taken a look at the challenge President Bush is facing......Tags: George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Executive Branch, National Government
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Pakistan's Musharraf pulls a Nixon
The SwampPakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Aug. 18, 2008 from a handout photo distributed by the government's Press Information Department. by Frank James It's official. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pulled a Richard Nixon, announced his resignation...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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Off to 'Tehran' for Clooney
Zap2It.comGeorge Clooney and Grant Heslov are looking to write "Escape From Tehran," a dark comedy set up at Warner Bros. "Tehran" is just the latest in an ever-growing string of features set up at Warner Bros. for Clooney and Heslov's Smoke House shingle. Variety...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Burn After Reading (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Iran
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Bhutto's son and husband take the helm of her party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterActing in accordance with her last wishes, Benazir Bhutto's party Sunday named her 19-year-old son as its ceremonial leader and her widowed husband as the executor of its day-to-day affairs as violence that had flared in Pakistan after her assassination...Tags: Democracy, United Nations, England, Civil Unrest, Karachi (Pakistan)
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Pakistan's problems start at the top
Gen. Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan eight years ago, claiming that the army had to step in to save the country from corrupt and incompetent politicians. Since then, he has run both the army and the government himself, with the connivance of a...Tags: Democracy, Civil Unrest, Local Government, Elections, Washington (U.S. state)
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One coup after another
As Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf completes what is being called his second coup — eliminating opposition through emergency powers and consolidating the strong grip on rule he first seized in 1999 — it's hard to remember when Pakistan wasn't...Tags: Democracy, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, National Government, Civil Unrest
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Dec 21, 2008
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