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President Obama nominates Ashton Carter to lead Department of Defense
On December 5, President Obama nominated Ashton Carter to succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. Carter is a physicist by profession who…
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PEPFAR announces latest results in U.S. government’s contribution to the HIV/AIDS response
Each year on World AIDS Day, The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announces its latest results. Since…
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Kennedy – O‘Cinneide. What if it meant “Watch your back” in a little known language?
By Patrick Rahill Ancestral warning for surviving Dallas got lost in translation President John F Kennedy could not have worn a…
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Nonviolent Action: Minimizing the risk of violent repression
By Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article, full of insight, Professor Bill Quigley identified ten different illegal actions police often…
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Self-governance: only basis for dignified communal identity
By Ben Tanosborn This Monday, November 24, the spark ignited by a 12-person grand jury’s decision in a Missourian community where…
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Obama’s call for ‘Global Zero’
By Sidra Ajaib Kayani Once the nuclear weapons got invented and world had witnessed its horrific demonstration over Hiroshima and…
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Chuck Hagel to step down
Senior officials of the Obama administration announced today that the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will step down. He…
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Coalition planning conference in support of counter-ISIL operations concludes
A counter-ISIL operational planning conference featuring military planners from 33 nations and hosted by U.S. Central Command from Nov.12-21 at…
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President Obama addresses the nation on immigration
President Barack Obama addressed the American people on Thursday night, highlighting the policy of the administration on immigration reform. The…
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Number of US students studying abroad doubles in 15 years: Study
The number of American students choosing foreign education more than doubled in the past 15 years, the Open Doors Report,…
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