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DINING MAPS: Delicius directions
Calling all foodies. Here's a new way to get recommendations for where to eat when you're playing tourist. A new product called Mappetite combines a guidebook to basic landmarks with a restaurant guide, in a simple, lightweight foldout map format. The...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York, Whitney Museum
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Talk tomorrow to focus on U.N. millennium goals
The Prime Time Society of First Lutheran Church and St. John's Episcopal Church will sponsor a talk at 11 a.m. tomorrow by Anita Sharma, director of the Millennium Campaign for North America, on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals: eight...Tags: Christianity, Anglican, Ellicott City
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Grounded for years, Iraqi air force flies
Tribune NewspapersKIRKUK, Iraq — Grounded in 2003 when the U.S.-led invasion began, Iraq's once-powerful air force is taking to the skies again. Iraqi planes and helicopters conduct aerial surveillance, ferry troops and supplies, and recently completed their first...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Armed Forces, Defense
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Malnutrition: an old stain on the new India
Los Angeles TimesSitting in the basket of a hanging scale, 20-month-old Deep Kumar epitomizes the silent but monumental crisis gripping this country: The needle stops at 14 pounds. A healthy child his age ought to weigh nearly twice as much. But very little about Deep...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Productivity, Health Treatments, Illnesses, Famines
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What To See, Where To Eat
Calling all foodies. Here's a new way to get recommendations for where to eat when you're playing tourist. A new product called Mappetite combines a guidebook to basic landmarks with a restaurant guide, in a simple, lightweight fold-out map format. The...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Clubs and Associations, Tour Operations Industry, New York, Tourism and Leisure
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Iraq's air force set for takeoff
Los Angeles TimesWhen Abu Mohammed walks down the flight line at a base outside this northern Iraqi city, there's a swagger in his stride. Engineers too young to remember Iraq's storied dogfights against Iran rush up to shake his hand. For years, the pilot lived in...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Armed Forces, Transportation Accidents, Defense
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In Iraq, report U.S. spied on leaders met with shock
The Washington PostBAGHDAD— Iraqi leaders on Friday expressed incredulity and disappointment over a report that U.S. officials had spied on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi leaders. "If it is true, it reflects that there is no trust and it...Tags: The White House, Washington Post Company
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power. Harper's Conservatives need to win an additional 28 seats to have a majority in...Tags: Space Programs, Government, Political Candidates, Parliament, Elections
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Sudan doesn't see relations improving after the U.S. election
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe American presidential race and a genocide investigation by the International Criminal Court are propelling Sudanese officials to renew efforts to strike a deal with the U.S. aimed at normalizing relations and improving stability in the volatile Darfur...Tags: Diplomacy, Government, Political Candidates, Genocide, Joe Biden
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Czech official warns of crises involving Russia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Czech Republic and Poland have infuriated Russia by agreeing to allow the United States to install a missile defense system in their countries, which are former Soviet satellites that now belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This week...Tags: Foreign Aid, NATO, Weaponry, Treaties, Economic Sanctions
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Afghanistan: Raid strains U.S. relations
President Hamid Karzai said a deadly raid on a village by American and Afghan commandos has put new strain on relations with the United States and promised Thursday to punish those responsible. U.S. officials have said that at least 30 militants,...Tags: Hamid Karzai
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President asks villagers for forgiveness
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai paid a condolence visit Thursday to a remote western region that was the scene of a controversial American-led raid last month, pleading for forgiveness and assuring villagers that those responsible for civilian deaths...Tags: Government, Hamid Karzai, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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