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  • Palestinians wave green Hamas and yellow Fatah flags as they wait for the released prisoners at a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Hanoun between north of Gaza Strip and Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013.
  • Israel has begun releasing 26 Palestinian prisoners, most held for deadly attacks, ahead of renewed Mideast negotiations.
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israel, palestine, war, inmates, national/world
  • A developer's taken legal action against the historic-landmark designation for a former WWII-era internment camp in SoCal.
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southern california, war, real estate, california news
  • Veterans salute at event in San Francisco to commemorate Korean War armistice signing
  • On the anniversary of armistice signing, veterans gathered at the site of a new Korean War memorial in San Francisco's Presidio.
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war, presidio, veterans, news
  • Barack Obama
  • A White House official says President Barack Obama will meet Tuesday morning with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators.
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israel, palestine, war, john kerry, national/world
  • GILE - In this Sunday, May 26, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right
  • Israel's chief negotiator Tzipi Livni says negotiations with the Palestinians in Washington could start right away.
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israel, palestine, war, john kerry, national/world
  • This May 23, 1943 file photo shows an American soldier guarding a Japanese internment camp at Tule Lake, Calif. (AP Photo, File)
  • Groups are questioning plans to build a fence around an Ore. airport that would cut through the site of a WWII era internment camp.
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war, protest, national/world
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, chairs a session of the Palestinian cabinet in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 28, 2013.
  • The State Department says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume long-stalled direct peace talks on Monday.
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israel, palestine, war, john kerry, national/world
  • Veterans salute at event in San Francisco to commemorate Korean War armistice signing
  • On the anniversary of armistice signing, veterans gathered at the site of a new Korean War memorial in San Francisco's Presidio.
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war, presidio, veterans, san francisco news
  • President Barack Obama speaks on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, during remarks at a commemorative ceremony near the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama has marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and said Korean veterans "deserve better."
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barack obama, war, national/world
  • A horse who served in the Korean War and earned two Purple Hearts for saving soldiers has been honored with a monument.
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war, veterans, animal, animals in peril, national/world
  • Dignitaries pose for a group photo in front of St. Mark church in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, June 30, 2013, ahead of celebrations of Croatias EU accession. Croatia is to join the European Union on July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
  • Croatia has become the 28th member of the EU, a major milestone after the small country won independence in a bloody civil war.
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european union, war, national/world
  • Flags at Memorial Day event in San Bruno
  • Thousands of Boy and Girl Scouts took part in a Memorial Day event that's been a Bay Area tradition for over 50 years.
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san bruno, memorial day, veterans, children, military, army, navy, war, news
  • Flags at Memorial Day event in San Bruno
  • Thousands of Boy and Girl Scouts took part in a Memorial Day event that's been a Bay Area tradition for over 50 years.
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san bruno, memorial day, veterans, children, military, army, navy, war, peninsula news
  • VA opens service dog training area in Menlo Park
  • War veterans across the Bay Area now have a new "Welcome Center" in Menlo Park that includes a service dog training area.
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menlo park, animal, war, veterans, health care, peninsula news, lyanne melendez
  • VA opens service dog training area in Menlo Park
  • War veterans across the Bay Area now have a new "Welcome Center" in Menlo Park that includes a service dog training area.
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menlo park, animal, war, veterans, health care, news
  • U.S. Secretary of Sate John Kerry, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida
  • U.S. and Japan are committed to new talks with North Korea if it begins abiding by previous agreements on its nuclear program.
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john kerry, north korea, south korea, military, white house, barack obama, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, news
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi
  • The United States and China are committing to a process aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
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john kerry, north korea, south korea, military, white house, barack obama, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, news
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shake hands during a joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 12, 2013.
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile.
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john kerry, north korea, south korea, military, white house, barack obama, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, news
  • Army chaplain gets posthumous Medal of Honor
  • President Obama is bestowing the Medal of Honor on an Army chaplain he says dodged bullets to provide care to wounded soldiers.
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barack obama, war, army, news
  • Laotian youth discuss unexploded bombs at Stanford
  • Two young people from Laos are in the Bay Area to talk about the impact of unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam War.
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war, charities, stanford university, bombing, peninsula news, cheryl jennings
  • Laotian youth discuss unexploded bombs at Stanford
  • Two young people from Laos are in the Bay Area to talk about the impact of unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam War.
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war, charities, stanford university, bombing, news
  • South Korean army soldiers on a military truck move during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, April 8, 2013. North Korea said Monday it will recall 51,000 North Korean workers and suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as tensions escalate.(AP Photo/Ahn Yong-joon)
  • North Korea says it will recall 51,000 workers at a factory that is the last major symbol of cooperation with its southern rival.
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  • A former South Korean diplomat says the best way to deal with North Korea is through diplomacy.
  • A former South Korean diplomat says the best way to deal with North Korea is through diplomacy.
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north korea, south korea, military, white house, barack obama, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, politics video
  • A former South Korean diplomat says the best way to deal with North Korea is through diplomacy.
  • A former South Korean diplomat says the best way to deal with North Korea is through diplomacy.
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north korea, south korea, military, white house, barack obama, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, politics
  • United States fighter jets.
  • The White House says that despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea, it has not seen changes in the regime's military posture.
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  • U.S. stealth fighter jets
  • North Korea has escalated more military and verbal tension by declaring a state of war with South Korea.
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  • North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities
  • North Korea has vowed to restart facilities at its main nuclear complex which were closed in 2007 in a nuclear disarmament deal.
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  • Kim Jong Un
  • Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says decisions from North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un have been erratic.
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north korea, military, leon panetta, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, politics video
  • Kim Jong Un
  • Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says decisions from North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un have been erratic.
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north korea, military, leon panetta, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, politics, mark matthews
  • Doctor checking womans blood pressure
  • New studies show that disasters and prolonged stress affect blood pressure and other things that make heart trouble more likely.
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heart disease, veterans, war, unemployment, women's health, study, medical research, health
  • Former Pres. Carter critical of Obama during SF speech
  • During a speech in San Francisco Sunday, former President Jimmy Carter did not hold back his criticism of President Obama.
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jimmy carter, barack obama, north korea, iran, palestine, canada, war, news
  • Former Pres. Carter critical of Obama during SF speech
  • During a speech in San Francisco Sunday, former President Jimmy Carter did not hold back his criticism of President Obama.
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jimmy carter, barack obama, north korea, iran, palestine, canada, war, san francisco news
  • John Brennan will face tough questions regarding the United States' drone policy on Capitol Hill.
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congress, CIA, terrorism, war, politics
  • Roots of Peace negotiates landmine removal deal
  • A San Rafael mother just returned from the Middle East with what some may call a holiday miracle.
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san rafael, charities, roots of peace, war, north bay news, cheryl jennings
  • USS Hoga tugboat
  • During the attack on Pearl Harbor the USS Hoga tugboat helped move debris and kept the port open.
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war, news
  • Kayvan Sabeghi beating caught on tape
  • An Iraq war veteran, who was seriously hurt last year during Occupy Oakland's massive one-day strike, is now suing.
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oakland, occupy wall street, protest, veterans, war, iraq war, east bay news
  • World War II veteran Harold Van Heuvelen
  • For the first time this week, a 93-year-old veteran heard a symphony he composed more than 60 years ago about World War II.
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veterans day, veterans, soldiers, war, music, news
  • SF Afghanistan War anniversary
  • Hundreds of protestors marched in downtown San Francisco to mark the anniversary of the longest armed conflict in U.S. history.
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afghanistan, war, protest, san francisco news
  • A new form of therapy is helping American soldiers soothe serious mental and physical wounds.
  • A new form of therapy is helping American soldiers soothe serious mental and physical wounds.
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war, veterans, soldiers, iraq, afghanistan, news
  • Someone knocked over as many as 20 crosses at a controversial memorial in Lafayette that honors fallen soldiers.
  • Police are trying to find out who vandalized several crosses in Lafayette.
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lafayette, war, east bay news
  • A bomb squad was called to a South San Francisco home on Friday after a live World War II-era hand grenade was discovered in a garage.
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san mateo county, war, peninsula news
  • GI killed in Cambodia awarded Medal of Honor
  • President Obama has awarded an Army soldier the Medal of Honor 42 years after he was killed during a clash in Cambodia.
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barack obama, war, army, national/world
  • USS Hornet sign
  • On Saturday, ceremonies on the USS Hornet will honor a group of men who struck back at Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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navy, war, alameda, veterans, news
  • USS Hornet sign
  • On Saturday, ceremonies on the USS Hornet will honor a group of men who struck back at Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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navy, war, alameda, veterans, east bay news, eric thomas
  • Koreans still dream of re-unifying North, South
  • Many Koreans still dream of a reconciliation between North and South Korea after 60 years of tension.
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north korea, south korea, war, news
  • Koreans still dream of re-unifying North, South
  • Many Koreans still dream of a reconciliation between North and South Korea after 60 years of tension.
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north korea, south korea, war, assignment 7, cheryl jennings
  • One of the original Tuskegee airmen came to visit a school in East Oakland Friday.
  • One of the original Tuskegee airmen came to visit a school in East Oakland Friday.
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oakland, war, news
  • One of the original Tuskegee airmen came to visit a school in East Oakland Friday.
  • One of the original Tuskegee airmen came to visit a school in East Oakland Friday.
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oakland, war, east bay news, jonathan bloom
  • A Bay Area mother and son have achieved a remarkable consensus in the Middle East on the subject of landmines.
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charities, war, north bay news
  • Services were held for Richard Caesar, one of the Tuskegee Airmen that flew combat missions during World War II.
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war, air force, peninsula news, david louie