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Obama Announces 'New Chapter' in Mideast Policy Speech
CNNWASHINGTON -- The United States will support efforts for reform across the Middle East and North Africa, including "transitions toward democracy," President Barack Obama said Thursday in what the White House billed as a major speech laying out U.S. policy...Tags: Democracy, Gaza Crisis (2008), North Africa, George Mitchell, Economy, Business and Finance
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Catching the Wolf of Wall Street
In the go-go nineties Jordan Belfort proved to Wall Street that you didn't need to be on Wall Street to make a fortune in the stock market. But his company, Stratton Oakmont, worked differently. His young Long Island wannabes didn't know from turnaround...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Long Island
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Stepping out of the shadows
Retired engineer Olavi Goos was bicycling along the lakefront recently when his cellphone rang.
"Hello, Finnish consulate," the Bucktown resident and Finland native said after steering his bike to the side of the path.
While powerful NATO countries such...Tags: Albany Park, Wicker Park, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Tribune, Mongolia
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Bolingbrook girl dies after jumping off bridge in game with friends
A day after Bolingbrook fifth-grader Jordan Oliver died while playing a "bridge jumping" game with friends, her father said he was more concerned with grieving than the circumstances of her drowning death. "We are far more concerned about Jordan's...
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Mohammad S. Shakir: Five reasons Israel should mend fences with Turkey
On May 29, 2010, dozens of Israeli naval commandoes descended on Mavi Marmara, a Turkish flag-ship carrying humanitarian supplies for the besieged residents of Gaza. Israeli action was widely condemned; and Turkey was furious. The ill-advised Israeli...Tags: Turkey, Judaism, Israel, NATO, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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U.S. can't abandon the Middle East
Early this year, the Pentagon's strategic review signaled a shift in priorities for U.S. foreign policy, suggesting that more attention would be paid to the Asia-Pacific region. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of this as a "pivot" toward...
Tags: Human Rights, Asia, Productivity, Weaponry, Africa
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This Year's NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan To Perform At Artist Collective
The Hartford CourantWhen Sheila Jordan answered the telephone call from the National Endowment for the Arts informing her that she had just been named a 2012 NEA Jazz Master — one of the most prestigious of all jazz awards — she first thought that the stranger'...Tags: Entertainment, Racism, Jazz (genre), Civil Rights, Music
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Man from Harrison is charged with capital murder for toddler's death
news@ky3.comHARRISON, Ark. -- Boone County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wes Bradford charged Quinton Huett, 23, with capital murder for the death of 21-month-old Jordan Evans. Huett appeared on Thursday before District Judge Fred Kirkpatrick. Bradford is held...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Skull Fracture, Emergency Health Procedures, Injuries and Wounds, Hemorrhaging
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Who Was Geno Cursing About? He Swears It Isn't Who You Might Think
The Hartford CourantThe piece opens with a quote. "Does this look like the office of a [f-bomb] egomaniac?" Geno Auriemma asked Pat Jordan. For the next 6,800 words, laced with nine Geno f-bombs, six s-bombs, three d-bombs, and one a-bomb, Jordan went about establishing...Tags: Entertainment Events, Newspaper and Magazine, F-bomb Dropping, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Program, Nykesha Sales
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Jordan's New Helper Arm
Jordan Reeves was born just right. In fact, Born Just Right is the name of the blog her mom started ahead of her birth almost seven years ago. She was born with an arm with a hand and an arm with a full humerus that stops at the growth plate. Never...Tags: WGN
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Volunteer Firefighter Needs Help Paying Kidney Transplant Bills
WHNT News 19 ReporterA Shoals man needs a kidney transplant, and most often, the hardest part is finding a donor match. But Jordan Ussery’s transplant is on hold for a different reason. He's a young volunteer firefighter who gives his whole heart to his job. “...Tags: Charity, Human Interest
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Local author's new book set to hit bookstores soon
Local author Kathryn Jordan's new book "VOICES - Words From Wise Women" is set to hit bookstores on April 24. You can buy it on pre-release on Amazon right now.
The book talks about leadership tools for both work and life. It provides insight for women...
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