Opinion: Pakistan Army’s HQ assault exposes deep flaws
The piece argues the Rawalpindi attack mirrors a failed defense of a military nerve center. It suggests inside help and inconsistent anti extremist policy taint the Pakistan Army, highlighting selective action against violent groups and urging decisive defeat of all extremists.
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Pakistan
IRA
Ministry of Defense
Rawalpindi
Taliban
Swat
Afghanistan
North Korea hints at return to six party talks
In a guest editorial the Ashai Shimbun notes Kim Jong Il signaled possible multilateral talks after North Korea U S negotiations while stressing reluctance to rejoin six party talks and urging U S engagement within that framework with Japan and South Korea as pivotal partners.
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Kim Jong I
Pyongyang
North Korea
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Kim
Barack Obama
Japan
South Korea
George W. Bush
United States
China
1989 Northern California quake hits World Series day
On October 17, 1989 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 and causing about 6 billion dollars in damage. The event occurred just before Game 3 of the World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.
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California
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
Candlestick Park
Local Eagles Honored in Dexter Ceremonies
Michael I. Grantham and William W. Harty, both of Troop 19 sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, received Eagle badges at Westside Church of Christ. Grantham built two benches at Hagerman Cemetery VFW Memorial. Harty installed two benches in Dexter Community Park. Marine Albert C. Garcia, son of Hagerman residents, was promoted to private first class with the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California.
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Michael I. Grantham
William W. Harty
Westside
Church of Christ In
Dexter
Troop 19
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Grantham
Floyd Grantham
VFW
Hagerman Cemetery
Harty
William G. Harty
Albert C. Garcia
Martin B. Garcia
Hagerman
1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
It's a Mad World After All Nobel Peace Prize Commentary
A New Mexico News Services 2009 column blasts Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award as misguided theater. It ridicules Carter Gore and Obama, accuses the prize of meddling in politics, notes declining approval and economic woes, and mocks imagined praise songs in schools.
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Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Israel
Carter
Oslo Brain Trust
al Gore
Bernie Madoff
Gore
Nobel Committee
George W. Bush
Obama
International Olympic Committee
Chicago
IOC
Rio de Janeiro
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
America
Ronald Reagan
New Mexico
Afghanistan
Norway
Deficit stirs tension as New Mexico to open special session
In Santa Fe a rally of educators and union activists denounced budget cuts to close a projected $650 million deficit. Democrats Tim Keller and Eric Griego spoke against cutting education and services, signaling political risks for lawmakers in the upcoming session. The unions advocate tax increases on corporations or repealing 2003 income tax cuts, seeking broader revenue to avoid further cuts. The session will shape election battles for all House members in 2010 and Senate members in 2012.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Albuquerque-area
Tim Keller
Eric Griego
Breast cancer awareness through pink ribbons and policy
In Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s 25th year, NFL pink gear highlights progress from stigma to advocacy. About 200,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed this year, with African American women at higher mortality risk. Legislation from Rep Castor and others seeks to close treatment gaps and curb drive-through mastectomies while promoting mammograms and early detection.
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NFL
Cokie
U.S
Kathy Castor
D-Fla
House
Wasserman Schultz
Rosa DeLauro
D-Conn
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