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Two American Hikers Imprisoned in Iran Wed in California

Two of the three freed American hikers who were held captive in Iran were married this past Saturday in a private ceremony.

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Iraqi Woman’s Killing in California Sparks Hate-Crime Debate

As officials investigate the case, some outraged social-media users are comparing her killing to the Trayvon Martin case.

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Reading While Eating for August 23: In Progress

Tuesday’s links show how things can change: your money, a construction site, and even a dictator’s physical appearance.

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Osama’s Death Announced Exactly Eight Years After ‘Mission Accomplished’ Speech

In addition to occurring the same day that Hitler was announced dead, Osama bin Laden’s death offers recent historical coincidence by marking the eighth anniversary of another significant event in the war on terror.

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Quotes: Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Contains Plenty of F-Bombs

”We build a school, we build a road. They blow up the road. They blow up the school…We build again, in the meantime we can’t get a f—ing school built in Brooklyn.” –DONALD TRUMP, real estate mogul and potential 2012 presidential candidate, sounding off about America’s role in foreign affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump [...]

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Report: Iran ‘Detains’ American Woman for Spying

A state-owned newspaper is reporting that Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges.

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With New Ice Cream Shop, Iran Wields Soft Serve Power in Iraq

Iranian ice cream parlor Ice Pack wants to challenge U.S. fast-food hegemony around the world. They’ve got some catching up to do.

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Quotes: U.S. Condemns Wikileaks’ Leak

“We are all bracing for what may be coming and condemn WikiLeaks for the release of classified material. It will place lives and interests at risk. It is irresponsible.” –PJ CROWLEY, U.S. State Department spokesman on the impending Wikileaks’ release of cables which are said to reveal unflattering conversations between U.S. officials about their allies [...]

Julian Assange is the founder of the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks

Wikileaks: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

According to an ominous Tweet, Wikileaks’ next information leak will be seven times the size of the last one. After already posting more than 500, 000 pages on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars alone NewsFeed is wondering, how much more can their be?

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Attack of the Footwear 2: Another World Leader Pelted With Shoes

Those boots were made for throwing, and that’s just what he did.