Author: DXO
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Judging
It’s not easy being a judge. Judges are held out, held up, and looked to do make the decisions for us. To interpret our own scribbles. To give us what we deserve. It hasn’t been a great week for judges. I pray for my fellow Chicagoans, the family of Michael F. Lefkow and Donna Humphrey,…
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Colleen O’Neil
My niece, Colleen O’Neil, works at Catherine Cook School. She was featured in their newsletter last month. Here’s the interview: Q: What inspires you to work in an environment with children?A: Both my aunt and my great-grandmother were teachers, and they inspired me to nurture the next generation and help them grow into confident, responsible,…
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Syria Turns Over a Top Insurgent, Iraqis Say
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: February 28, 2005 Correction Appended BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 27 – Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria had captured and handed over a half-brother of Saddam Hussein who has been accused of playing a leading role in organizing and financing the insurgency that has tormented Iraq since Mr. Hussein’s overthrow nearly…
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5 G.I.’s Killed and 9 Injured Across Iraq in 24 Hours
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: February 26, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 25 – The United States military command on Friday announced the deaths of five American soldiers and the wounding of at least nine others. The day’s biggest attack, a roadside bomb blast in a town outside Baghdad, struck a patrol on what was to…
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Shiites in Iraq Back Islamist to Be Premier — Complete Text
The New York Times February 23, 2005 By JOHN F. BURNS and DEXTER FILKINS BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 22 – Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shiite doctor with an Islamist bent, was chosen Tuesday by the victorious Shiite alliance as its candidate to become Iraq’s new prime minister. The decision may well open a period of protracted and…