Topic: Middle East

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and AbroadExcerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:Dec. 20The Miami Herald on U.S. withdrawal timetable in Afghanistan:Although President Barack Obama did his best to put a ...
Chronology of news events in 2010JULYJuly 6Queen Elizabeth II addresses U.N. for first time since 1957 during first New York visit in over 30 years; lays wreath at ground zero.Obama administration files lawsuit in Phoenix to block Arizona's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.July 8In ...
US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and KuwaitArmy Sgt. David J. Luff Jr.Army Sgt. David Luff was excited about his son's birth in May and was glad he was home for the day he had been looking forward to ...

April 25

April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On April 25 there are 250 days remaining in the calendar year. The crisis began November 4 , 1979 when the U.S. embassy in Tehran ...
Despite Chicago being known for its history of slaughterhouses and meatpacking industry depicted in Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle, vegetarian restaurants are plentiful and thriving. Chicago's vegetarian restaurants will satisfy whatever your palate craves even if you're typically a meat-eater. The Chicago Diner ...

Today in History

Today in HistoryToday is Monday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2010. There are 67 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 25, 1910, "America the Beautiful," with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was ...

Historic events on July 5th

We all know what's happened in the U.S. on July 4th, but what happened on July 5th, besides the founding fathers taking the day to sleep in?Here's a few of the things that happened throughout the years:1812 - American forces defeat British ...
From baseball diamond to church pews, services across US measure rising losses in AfghanistanIn the summer twilight, a crowd gathers on a baseball diamond in Seattle, candles in hand, to remember a sailor who not long ago ran this dusty path.In a ...
This guest post is an excerpt from the memoir, The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson.. I had just flown into Iran from Egypt-this journey had begun thousands of miles from my own country. That a mountain and a change in the ...

AP News in Brief

AP News in BriefBack on track: BP will begin testing new cap that could close off oil from GulfNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government gave BP permission Wednesday to go ahead with testing its new, tighter cap over the Gulf of ...
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