California Governor Pete Wilson wasn’t backing down. After speaking at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank, on November 19, 1994, he was immediately pressed to respond to charges of racism over a ballot initiative the state had passed days earlier to block public services for immigrants without documentation. Those kinds of suggestions, […]
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By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO–How does one mourn the passing of a prophet? Elie Wiesel was as close to a prophet as we can get in the modern world. It was not so much the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize that impressed me. It certainly put him on the map and made him a
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Editor’s Note: Following is the text of FBI director James Comey’s remarks concerning Hillary Clinton’s private email server. By James B. Comey WASHINGTON, D.C. –Good morning. I’m here to give you an update on the FBI’s investigation of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail system during her time as Secretary of State. After a
By Hoa Quach Times of San Diego Saluting your significant other’s accomplishments is nothing new, but when Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez opted to give her boyfriend a Veteran of the Year Award it raised eyebrows. The annual honor, in which state Assembly members recognize veterans from their districts, was recently given to Nathan Fletcher, who has
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San Diego County, USAIsraeli-Arab mother of 5 gets 22 months in prison for trying to join Islamic State (JNS.org) Israeli-Arab mother of five Ayman Kanjou, 44, on Tuesday was sentenced to 22 months in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State terror group. Kanjou was charged with contacting a foreign agent and attempting to exit Israel
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – For my always-on-the-go grandson Sky, 9, there were plenty of activities to keep him un-bored in the hours leading up to the July 4 fireworks. Not only was there a jump house, but there also were games and competitions organized for his age group. By the time the
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Editor’s Note: Animal lover Mimi Pollack today begins a column on animals that initially will run twice a month. By Mimi Pollack TIJUANA, Mexico–Life for dogs in Mexico is not very good, except for the lucky ones who have responsible owners. There are so many street dogs roaming about! These street dogs have a very poor
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International, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We ShareCanada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephane Dion, condemned a July 3 terrorist attack in Baghdad in which at least 125 people were killed, but in his statement he also described Islam as a peaceful religion. “Canada strongly condemns the attacks that killed dozens of innocent Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad last night as they were
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Middle EastCairo (dpa) – A suicide attacker blew himself up near a mosque in the mainly Shiite city of Qatif, eastern Saudi Arabia, news site Sabq reported on Monday. Initial information indicated that the attack did not cause any injuries, the report said. In May 2015, 22 people were killed in a suicide attack on a
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Middle EastThe Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday. The missile was launched from Yemeni territory heading towards the city of Abha, the capital of southwestern Asir province, and was intercepted at 6:10 a.m., SPA reported. Houthis in Yemen have previously fired missiles towards
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Middle EastA suicide bomber has died in a blast opposite the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, state TV reports. Two security guards were said to be lightly injured after the man detonated a device in the Red Sea city in the early hours of American Independence Day (July 4). #BREAKING overnight: suicide bomber detonates himself
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Middle EastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Another Fringe Festival has come and gone, 11 days of ‘eyeball busting’ shows at fourteen venues around San Diego. If you’re not familiar, “fringe” refers to theater that’s a little too “out there” for a regular theater season. Many are small shows that travel light. Some are autobiographical.
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday lauded a “milestone” in Israeli-African relations, as he kicked off a summit with leaders from seven African nations in Uganda. “This meeting I think will be a milestone, the meeting of seven leaders from African countries with Israel. I think it underscores the fact that we are in
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International, Middle EastPresident Andrzej Duda on Monday pledged to fight racism and anti-Semitism 70 years after dozens of Polish Holocaust survivors were massacred in a brutal pogrom. “It’s the army and militia that opened fire first” on the Jewish inhabitants of the southern city of Kielce, Duda said during ceremonies marking the anniversary. He described the communist
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