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Sacramento Bee
15 Dec 2013
LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES _ Barbara Branden, who wrote a definitive biography of philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand after a close association that ended in a disastrous tangle of relationships, died Wednesday in a rehabilitation center near her home in West Hollywood, Calif ... "My years with Ayn Rand were often terribly painful and difficult," Branden once said in an interview for Contemporary Authors ... "Ayn had powerful arguments....(size: 5.8Kb)
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Denver Post
15 Dec 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center. (AP file photo). WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan likened his two-year budget agreement with Democrats to taking a few steps in the right direction ... The 43-year-old aficionado of economist Ayn Rand could jump into the 2016 White House race after next year's elections or eventually try to succeed House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio ... Two potential presidential rivals, GOP Sens ... ....(size: 2.0Kb)
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The Salt Lake Tribune
15 Dec 2013
The ambitious congressman admits he’s raising money for other Republicans because he wants a promotion, but it’s not to the big white mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue... at least not yet. "It doesn’t mean I’m running for president," he said ... What he lacks in seniority, he is trying to make up for in effort ... — ... Both Sens ... Lee for Booker • A copy of Ayn Rand’s "Atlas Shrugged" and a heaping supply of Jell-O for Booker and all of his staff ... — ... ....(size: 3.4Kb)
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Ohio
15 Dec 2013
WASHINGTON. Rep. Paul Ryan likened his two-year budget agreement with Democrats to taking a few steps in the right direction ... The compromise Ryan, R-Wis., negotiated with Sen ... “I think our constituents are expecting a little more from us ... The 43-year-old aficionado of economist Ayn Rand could jump into the 2016 White House race after next year’s elections or eventually try to succeed House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester....(size: 3.9Kb)
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Detroit Free Press
15 Dec 2013
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan likened his 2-year budget agreement with Democrats to taking a few steps in the right direction ... The compromise Ryan, of Wisconsin, negotiated with Democratic Sen ... The 43-year-old admirer of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, could jump into the 2016 White House race after next years elections or eventually try to succeed House Speaker John Boehner ... Rep ... Mr ... Rep ... Ryan functions.. U.S. Rep....(size: 5.6Kb)
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Gulf Bank Announces the Winners of the Al Danah Daily Draws for the Week of December 1st to December 5th (Gulf Bank of Kuwait KSC)
noodls15 Dec 2013
Gulf Bank of Kuwait KSC) Gulf Bank Announces the Winners of the Al Danah Daily Draws for the Week of December 1st to December 5th ... Gulf Bank held its Al Danah daily draws on December 8, 2013, announcing the names of its winners for the week of December 1st to December 5th. The Al Danah daily draws include draws each working day for two prizes of KD1000 per winner ... Hashem Sayed Anbar Al-Refai, Awatif Mansour Ali Al-Qattan....(size: 2.3Kb)
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Al Jazeera
15 Dec 2013
Saddam al-Jamal's friends narrate this anecdote, which they say took place a few months ago, to illustrate their commander's humour and free spirit. Jamal headed the Allahu Akbar Brigade, which was once one of the most effective groups fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the province of Deir Ezzor ... Former aides to Jamal confirmed this claim to Al Jazeera ... "Jamal became a mini-Bashar [al-Assad] in his hometown....(size: 9.5Kb)
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Boston Herald
15 Dec 2013
The fatwa by Iran-based Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri, one of the mentors of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, comes as thousands of Shiite fighters mostly from Iraq and Lebanon play a major role in the battles ... Al-Haeri is based in the holy city of Qom, Iran's religious capital ... That militia is headed by white-turbaned Shiite cleric Qais al-Khazali, who spent years in U.S ... Muqtada al-Sadr. Nouri al-Maliki....(size: 3.7Kb)
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Seattle Post
15 Dec 2013
The fatwa by Iran-based Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri, one of the mentors of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, comes as thousands of Shiite fighters mostly from Iraq and Lebanon play a major role in the battles ... Al-Haeri is based in the holy city of Qom, Iran's religious capital ... That militia is headed by white-turbaned Shiite cleric Qais al-Khazali, who spent years in U.S....(size: 3.2Kb)
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Fox News
15 Dec 2013
(AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)The Associated Press ... (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)The Associated Press ... (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)The Associated Press ... (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)The Associated Press ... (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)The Associated Press ... Al-Haeri is based in the holy city of Qom, Iran's religious capital ... That militia is headed by white-turbaned Shiite cleric Qais al-Khazali, who spent years in U.S....(size: 6.4Kb)
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The Daily Beast
15 Dec 2013
This week marks the most important anniversary in the global war against al Qaeda that no one remembers ... And, it was the last time that the majority of al Qaeda’s leadership would ever be in the same place ... The United States had toppled the Taliban and cornered al Qaeda with record speed and an unprecedentedly small number of troops ... It was no secret that the core of al Qaeda retreated to Tora Bora in the previous weeks....(size: 8.8Kb)
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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy discusses achievements during 2013. (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority)
noodls15 Dec 2013
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has launched a new dedicated website for smartphone users and oversaw the signing of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (Dubai Carbon) between Dubai Municipality and Empower respectively at the 26th meeting of the Supreme Council of Energy today at its headquarters....(size: 3.8Kb)
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The Observer
15 Dec 2013
The Bab al-Hawa crossing post sits under a low ridge on the Syrian-Turkish border, not far from the Turkish town of Reyhanli ... In the Syrian conflict, who controls crossings like Bab al-Hawa and depots like Babisqa is crucially important ... the Bab al-Hawa crossing ... "Jabhat al-Nusra and the Isis have more safe havens than [al-Qaida] ever had in Iraq....(size: 8.9Kb)
