UN criticism won’t curb CIA drone strikes in Pakistan
U S officials defend the CIA drone program as effective against insurgents on the Afghanistan Pakistan border. A UN investigator urged rules and transparency, while proponents say drones form a crucial force against al Qaida alongside broader wartime pressure.
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U.S
Pakistan
U.N
CIA
Afghanistan-Pakistan
al-Qaida
Obama
Afghanistan
Bruce Riedel
Brookings Institution Labor Center
Official Bee Pronouncer Ready Amid Word List Mystery
Jacques Bailly leads spellers at the Grand Hyatt Washington as the Scripps National Spelling Bee unfolds, while the single hard copy of the official word list remains locked away. Bailly, 44, has studied etymologies and crafted example sentences and will announce words, origins, definitions, and sentences for the competition. He is widely admired, though his fame stays mostly confined to the hotel and the spelling world.
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Scripps
Hyatt
Independence
Spellers
Bailly
University of Vermont
Brown
Cornell
Scripps Bee
Grand Hyatt
Mark Usher
Leslyn Hall
Hall
Jacques Bailly
Pork Rib Cook Off Aids Assurance Home At The Snazzy Pig
The Snazzy Pig hosts a Pork Rib Cook Off on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 901 S. Main St with over 10 registered competitors from Artesia and Capitan. Entry is 30 dollars. samples offered to the public, with People’s Choice voting and prizes including a Sony TV. Proceeds benefit Assurance Home, a private nonprofit aiding abused and neglected youth through programs like art therapy and wildlife work.
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S. Main St
Artesia
Capitan
Assurance Home
Kim Stecklein
Roswell
del Jurney
Art Sandoval
Nick Snowberger
McDonalds
Ron Malone
Art Torrez
Tinnie Silver Dollar
Soul Code
Wild Mustangs
Police Blotter Highlights Local Thefts and Embezzlement
Missing items reported at Wholesale Water Conditioners were found days later at South Cahoon Road and East Market Avenue. A blue 1968 International Dump Truck vanished from Roswell School District property. gate damage and vehicle fuel theft followed. A 2004 Big Tex Utility Trailer with an electric wench was stolen in the 600 block of West Second Street. Embezzlement occurred at Dollar Tree on Main Street with $2998 missing from the safe. Call Crimestoppers for anonymity and rewards.
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South Cahoon Road
East Market Avenue
Roswell Independent
S. Elm St
West Second Street
N. Main St
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Liverpool, NY
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