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Aberdonian stationed in Afghanistan plans to compete in weekend film contest
After having fun in last year's Fischgaard Short Film Project, Jamie Myers plans to be part of the contest every year. Even if he is in Afghanistan. Even though he's deployed to Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, Myers will be part of...Tags: Genres, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Army, Rentals
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NATO, Afghan forces detain insurgent leaders, including 1 linked to bombing of supermarket
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO said Thursday alliance and Afghan forces have captured leaders of an insurgent group in eastern Afghanistan, including one militant thought to have been involved in last month's suicide attack on a Kabul supermarket....Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Suicide, Rebellions, Civil Unrest, Wars and Interventions
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Sooner Sendoff honors 3,200 OK troops
KFOROKLAHOMA CITY -- The OKC Arena and Cox Center were beaming with pride and patriotism Wednesday afternoon. More than 3,200 men and women are being mobilized and their families were there Wednesday morning to see them off. "This is the hard part. But we're...Tags: Korean War
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IMF calls for scandal-plagued Kabul Bank to go into receivership, be shut down to resolve woes
AP Business WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is pushing for Afghanistan's troubled Kabul Bank to be placed into receivership and then quickly sold off as part of a broader effort to stabilize the country's shaky financial system. The...Tags: Event Planning, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Afghans in Kandahar say life still insecure despite military surge by US, NATO
Associated PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Schoolteacher Abdul Rahman drops his voice to a whisper as he watches U.S. troops guard a street where insurgents attacked a police headquarters a day earlier in this capital of the province that was the birthplace of...Tags: U.S. Military, Pakistan, Explosions, Suicide, Rebellions
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Some of L.A. County's most vulnerable vets to get badly needed care
White male, age 69. Homeless for 15 years and three months. Usually sleeps at the beach or along a riverbed. Has hepatitis C and suffers from mental illness. Has no health insurance. Has been incarcerated.
African American male, age 61. Homeless for...Tags: Liver Disease, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mental Health, Minority Groups, Liver
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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: ___ Inflation is climbing across Asia as the cost of food jumps, echoing the previous global food crisis that peaked in 2008. Getting enough to eat is a...Tags: London (England), Europe, Economic Policy, Iceland, England
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Carrollton woman's sewing mission for Afghanistan is stuck in red tape
CARROLLTON – A widowed, teenage Afghan mother patiently waits to use a foot-cranked Singer sewing machine to stitch several yards of muslin into clothing for her child.
Half a world away, Lisa Steele, owner of Bella Fabrics in Carrollton, has...Tags: Charity, Entertainment, Social Issues, Rentals, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Adjutant general says Iowa National Guard a national leader in recruiting, retaining members
Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard said Wednesday that the organization is a leader in recruiting and retaining members in the U.S., even though deployments have been at the highest level since World War II....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Afghan plan poses threat to women's shelters
One is a barely pubescent girl, forced to wed a much older man to pay a family debt. Another is a scarred and bruised mother of four, so traumatized by her husband's beatings that she trembles whenever anyone speaks to her. A third is a spirited young...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Human Rights Watch, Demonstration
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Flag presented to family of soldier, former student killed in Afghanistan
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsThe family of U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Meari, a former Plainfield South High School student who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 1, 2010, was …... -
Fallen soldier to be honored at board meeting
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsPlainfield District 202 school board tonight will honor the family of a soldier who attended Plainfiefld South High School and was killed last November while …...
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