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Iraqi interpreter begins a new life in SWFL (NBC 2 Fort Myers) An Iraqi interpreter was forced out of his own country and is now living in Southwest Florida. He says he arrived here not by chance - but by choice. NBC2 found out there was a unique bond and a dangerous journey that brought him thousands of miles from his home. us.rd.yahoo.com
Team Notes (USA Today) phillies us.rd.yahoo.com
Hands That Speak, Hands That Rhyme (New York Times) On the Bowery, reciting poems in another kind of language. us.rd.yahoo.com
It’s land of opportunity, challenges for Iraqi refugees (Greensboro News & Record) HIGH POINT - The land of the free holds opportunity and a chance for a better life. It's not easy, though. Immigrants and refugees who come to the U.S. find that it takes longer than they thought to attain the things they dreamed of. Their own home. A car. An education. A better job. For Rafid Kully, an Iraqi refugee who worked as a translator and interpreter for the U.S. military, it can't ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Koike Is First LDP Woman to Seek Japan's Premiership (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Yuriko Koike , a former newscaster who speaks fluent Arabic, became the first woman from Japan's ruling party to run for prime minister, challenging at least four male candidates for the job. us.rd.yahoo.com
In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com) Catch our coverage of Monday night football. Check out our Sports section A 43-year-old man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2006 slaying of his pregnant wife whose body was later discovered in a ditch. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fort Osage Bicentennial dampened by rain (The Examiner) us.rd.yahoo.com
Burmese share aid problems (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) Word spread quickly throughout the Burmese community in Fort Wayne over the this weekend that someone was coming to listen - from Washington, D.C. us.rd.yahoo.com
Boat, canal offer chance to discover local past (The Pantagraph) LaSalle Mayor Art Washkowiak knows what would float his boat - seeing his town become "the next Galena" and popular among tourists. He thinks a new replica of the vessels that once hauled people and cargo on the Illinois and Michigan Canal is one way to get there. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nucular, a gaffe that won't go away (San Francisco Chronicle) Listening to Sarah Palin pronounce the word "nucular" the other day, Paul Spiegel inquired, "What is it with that word? She's the daughter of schoolteachers and a former student of journalism. How can she and so many like her mispronounce it in a manner so... us.rd.yahoo.com
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