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Museum planned for Abu Ghraib
The Associated PressThe notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a facelift: work that will reopen the facility and add a museum documenting Saddam Hussein's crimes -- but not the abuses committed there by U.S. guards. The sprawling complex, which has not held prisoners since...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Abu Ghraib to house museum of abuse
The Associated PressThe notorious Abu Ghraib prison will be reopened and a museum built on the grounds to document Saddam Hussein's crimes, but not the abuses committed by U.S. guards. The sprawling complex, which has not held prisoners since 2006, will be refurbished with...Tags: Bombings, Prisoners and Detainees, Defense, Guerrilla Activity, Prisons
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On this day in history
On Sept. 5, 1698, Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards. In 1774 the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. In 1836 Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas. In 1914 the First Battle of the Marne began...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Gerald Ford, Hamid Karzai, Guerrilla Activity, Olympic Games
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Iraq plans museum at Abu Ghraib prison
Associated PressThe notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a facelift: work to reopen the facility and construct a museum documenting Saddam Hussein's crimes - but not the abuses committed there by U.S. guards. The complex, which has not held prisoners since 2006,...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Civil Unrest, George Bush, Prisons, Human Rights
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Viewpoint: America's 'identity' blind spot
As a nation and as individuals, we tend to view the world through the prism of our own experiences. Over the last few weeks, Russians, Georgians, Abkhazians and South Ossetians have reminded us that ethnic nationalism and secessionism are on the rise...Tags: Diplomacy, Civil Rights, History, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Minority Groups
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More Giuliani preview: Zinging O at NY delegation
Spin CycleJanison reports on Giuliani's comments to the NY delegation, 90 percent attacks, maybe a clue to what he'll say tonight. The remarks include a reprise of the Hillary Clinton attacks on Obama's "present" votes in the Illinois state Senate: "He???s......Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Upper House, New York, Hillary Clinton
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How will Cheney go down in history?
Today's question: The office of vice president has been regarded as mostly ceremonial. How much (for better or worse) has Dick Cheney changed that? Previously, Edwards and Lichtman digested the candidates' vice president picks.
Cheney: a cautionary...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dan Quayle, Diplomacy, Bill Clinton, Environmental Pollution
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Steve Lopez: Haircut? The line at this Orange County shop forms on the right
POINTS WESTI got a haircut in Iraq once, just after the first Gulf War, and wondered if it was smart to offer up my head to a stranger with a razor. I briefly had the same feeling Tuesday at a barbershop in Orange County, but I made it out alive to tell this story....Tags: Los Angeles, Elections, Political Candidates, Joe Biden, Democratic Party
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Lieberman: Wronged Or Just Wrong?
Everywhere I go, people ask me whether I am surprised that Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke Tuesday night at the Republican Convention: No, I was not surprised. His attacks upon our patriotism and his acquiescence to the Washington status quo were the very...Tags: Ned Lamont, Elections, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Ronald Reagan, Petroleum Industry
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Ramadan Begins With High Hopes
Los Angeles TimesCar bombings and killings have cast a shadow on Ramadan in Baghdad since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. But now, with a decline in the bloodshed, ordinary Iraqis are hoping Islam's holiest month will be reminiscent of calmer times. This year, people...Tags: Bombings, Civil Unrest, Guerrilla Activity, Ramadan, Religious Festivals
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Iraqis hoping for peaceful Ramadan
Los Angeles TimesCar bombings and killings have cast a shadow here on Ramadan since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. But now, with a decline in the bloodshed, ordinary Iraqis hope Islam's holiest month will be reminiscent of calmer times. This year, people are looking...Tags: Islam, Ramadan, Bombings, Religious Festivals, Public Holidays
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Anbar, at peace
For years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Anbar Province was the heart of the Iraqi insurgency. More than 1,100 U.S. troops died there in some of the biggest battles of the war, including two sweeps of Fallujah in 2004. If Iraqis in any part of the...Tags: Islam, Civil Unrest, Defense, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism
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