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    Aug 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Salem man creates own job after frustrating search

    Many veterans have a hard time finding a job after they return home. Last year, the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the9/11attacks was 12%.
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    Many veterans have a hard time finding a job after they return home. Last year, the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the9/11attacks was 12%. A Salem man knows their frustration. Major Paul Rhoades is proud of his 12 month tour in...

    Tags: Afghanistan, The Pentagon, Verizon Communications, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    2. May 16, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff delivers commencement address at VMI

     
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      VMI's largest class graduated Monday, 246 in all.  57 percent of the graduates are commissioned into the military. Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was the commencement speaker.  His speech comes just weeks after the U.S....

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Michael G. Mullen, Explosions, U.S. Military, Joint Chiefs of Staff

    3. May 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. World's wrecked cars reincarnated on Afghanistan's dusty streets

    HERAT, Afghanistan - They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks in "Metro DC," "Hardin, Texas," and "North Hollywood," some with bright orange "total loss" decals.
    HERAT, Afghanistan - They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks in...

    Tags: World Bank Group, Services and Shopping, Insurance, Taliban, Japan

    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers

    Associated Press
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Afghanistan, Relief and Aid Organizations, International Organizations

    5. May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Q&A: Questions and answers about restrictions proposed on alcohol sales and ads in Turkey

    Associated Press
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Turkey, Government, Abdullah Gul, European Union

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents’ ability to strike virtually at will in the heart of the capital.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...

    Tags: Bombings, Taliban, Afghanistan, Suicide, Firearms

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

    KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces.
    Reuters
    KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was...

    Tags: Bombings, Afghanistan, International Organizations, NATO, Armed Conflicts

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Editorial: Obama won't ground aerial strikes that kill terrorists. Good.

    President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of the terrorists killed. That the attacks too often go awry and inadvertently kill innocents. That there's no effective oversight. And that Obama hasn't given Congress sufficient legal rationale for the aerial strikes.
    President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Terrorism

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. In Afghanistan, businesswomen must seek a delicate balance

    KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality. But as the female chief executive of a...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Employees, Media Industry

    10. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history

    Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid...

    Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Book, Health and Medical Professionals, Nabi

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Navy, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  12. Khaled Hosseini discusses novel, "And the Mountains Echoed," at NY reading; book spans decades

    AP National Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Manhattan (New York City), George Saunders, Barnes & Noble, Authors

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