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Change agents: Slam poets take life by the throat
Robert Frost once declared "poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."
With apologies to Mr. Frost, Bryan Baquirian was determined to seize by the neck the 25 or so people gathered Friday at the CityArts Factory in downtown Orlando and shake them...Tags: Poetry, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, High School Sports
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TUNISIA: Provocative advertising campaign stirs the pot in foreign capitals
Babylon & BeyondDuring Tunisia's popular uprising, which led to the ouster of President Zine el Abidine ben Ali in January, tourists deserted the country en masse. Advertising agencies are now trying to attract tourists and sunbathers back to Tunisia's beaches and Roman.... -
Tunisian police fire on crowd, kills 2, injures 17
Police fired at an angry crowd of 1,000 attacking the police station in the northwestern town of Klef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others, the Interior Ministry said. The official Tunisian news agency said the crowd had turned on...Tags: Radio Industry, Saudi Arabia, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Politics, Police Arrests
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Better schools, children bring woman to Hub City from Egypt
swaltman@aberdeennews.comTina Anderson's move from Egypt to Aberdeen last month was about wanting her kids to get a good education, not escaping the African nation's political strife. "I enjoyed living there until I had kids," said Anderson, 36, who spent 10 years in Egypt...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), South Korea, Massacres
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Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protests
The Obama administration urged key Mideast ally Egypt to heed calls for political reform even as security forces tightened their grip on pockets of rebellion in the capital that persisted a day after unprecedented nationwide protests.
The Egyptian...Tags: U.S. Department of State, National Government, Government, Islam, Tunisia
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Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police
CAIRO — Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing atop an armored police truck, clashed with riot police Tuesday in the center of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak’s...Tags: Democratic Party, National Government, Government, Twitter, Inc., United Nations
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Dark nights in Tunisia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state news agency says Tunisia's ousted president has arrived in the kingdom. The Saudi Press Agency cites a statement from the office of King Abdullah that says: "we have welcomed in the Saudi kingdom...Tags: Abdullah II of Jordan, Government, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), Tunisia, Washington (U.S. state)
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Sparking a revolution
Is “social networking” really social? Last week, as I walked into class, I was faced with a classroom of students staring intently at their laptop screens and occasionally tapping away at their keyboards. A few acknowledged my presence. As I took roll...Tags: Media Industry, Tunisia, Egypt, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture
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TUNISIA: Torched police station that symbolized repression turned into art exhibition
Babylon & BeyondThis post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details. The police station in the Tunis suburb of La Goulette stands deserted at its posh location near the seaside boardwalk, its walls blackened by smoke and fire and windows......
Jul 15, 2011
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 17, 2011
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Feb 5, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 19, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 27, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 14, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Feb 13, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 26, 2011
| Los Angeles Times
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