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Najarian gets presidential welcome in Armenia
What started out as a personal return trip to Armenia soon snowballed into an official visit for Mayor Ara Najarian this past week. Once word got out in Yerevan, Armenia, that Najarian was in town to attend a conference on the future of the Western...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Government, Heads of State, Trips and Vacations, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Americans at last
LOS ANGELES — Glendale resident Edgar Torosyan clutched a small American flag on Thursday as he waited to take the oath that would declare him a United States citizen.
"This is a dream come true," said Torosyan, a Glendale resident who was a...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Immigration, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Governor vetoes bills
The governor said no to two La Cañada Flintridge lawmakers last week. While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed dozens of bills July 16, two of his four vetoes originated with state Sen. Carol Liu and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, both Democrats. Liu'...Tags: Turkey, Justice System, Homes, California, Hate Crimes
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Organizations
Jewel City Kiwanis Club seeking new members Members of the Jewel City Kiwanis Club are often seen throughout Glendale barbecuing for charitable events. Kiwanis members raise money for children's charities around the world. The Glendale area has...Tags: Awards and Prizes, U.S. Air Force, Vehicles, Duke University, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Former Armenian Consul Arrested For Alleged Immigration Scam
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A former Armenian consul was arrested following a two-year investigation into alleged pay-to-immigrate scams, officials said today. An ex-employee of the consul's office, an immigration attorney and one other suspect were also nabbed in...Tags: Immigration, Los Angeles, KTLA
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168 Killed in Tehran Plane Crash
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran - A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard. Witnesses say the plane's tail was on fire...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Witnesses, Russia, Tehran (Iran)
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An intricate hobby
Upon first glance, the block of wood looked like it had been covered with tangled pieces of plastic. But upon closer observation, the intricate grapes and graceful vines take form. And when the artist lifts back the top, an empty compartment is revealed....Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Grapes, La Crescenta, California
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Turkey misses its chance with Armenia
VARTAN OSKANIAN is minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia.ANKARA HAS LET a rare moment pass. Three weeks after the assassination of acclaimed Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, it appears the Turkish authorities have grasped neither the message of Hrant's life nor the significance of his death. In the...Tags: Turkey, U.S. Congress, Ankara (Turkey), Hate Crimes, Arts and Culture
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Armenia haunts the Turks again
HUGH POPE is the author of "Sons of the Conquerors: the Rise of the Turkic World." He lives in Istanbul.IS THERE A CURSE hanging over Turkey? Each time the country achieves sustained development, something trips it up. This time it was the assassination on Friday of Hrant Dink, a newspaper editor, peacemaker and one of Turkey's most prominent Armenians....Tags: Turkey, International Court or Tribunal, Murder, Defense, U.S. Congress
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Our fraying alliance with Turkey
Turkish-American relations are in crisis. But the House resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide is only one cause -- and that's just a sideshow. Turkish-American relations have been deteriorating for years, and the root...Tags: Democracy, Ankara (Turkey), Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Grenada, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana
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NEIGHBORHOODS: Glendale
Glendale may be a consumer's paradise with its car lots and big-ticket shopping malls, such as the recently opened Americana at Brand, but a vibrant multicultural community dominated by a big Armenian population gives this area loads of intriguing local...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Dining and Drinking, Culture, Arts and Culture, Restaurants
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