Court tosses Calif. law on payments to Armenians

A federal appeals court invalidated a California law Thursday that allowed heirs of Armenians killed in the Turkish Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago to seek payment on the life insurance policies of dead relatives.

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House Delays Vote on Armenian Genocide

House sponsors of a resolution that would label as genocide the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks have asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a vote on the measure because they feared it would fail.

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By Natalia Antelava BBC News, Beirut A new joke has been making the rounds in political circles of Beirut: "The birth of Lebanon's new government was so long and painful that in the end, a Caesarean had to be performed."

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After months of negotiations, Lebanon has a new unity government comprising several factions but, as Natalia Antelava reports, many people there now view any government as largely irrelevant.

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Relations are tightly woven around the genocide carried out by the Turks in the beginning of the 20th century.

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From the BBC website Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will sign a deal to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia on 10 October.

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The fact that Wikipedia lets anybody edit just isn't enough for some people. Some demand their own Wiki, damn it!

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The Turkish Coalition of America and the University of Utah have announced a class soon to be taught on "ethnic cleansing" using a text book entitled, "The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey - a Disputed Genocide".

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Turkey's state broadcaster plans to launch an Armenian-language radio station, Anatolian state news agency said on Friday, amid tentative moves by Turkey and its neighbour Armenia towards restoring diplomatic ties.

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Turkish academics and writers risk backlash and courageously issue an Open Letter making an Apology for the Turkey-inflicted WW1 Armenian Genocide that killed as many as 1.5 million Armenians.

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Israeli police have had to restore order at one of Christianity's holiest sites after a mass brawl broke out between monks in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Israeli police burst into one of Christianity's holiest churches yesterday and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus's tomb.

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A 25 year-old woman discovered €50,000 in cash while using a changing room in a Mönchengladbach clothing store on Friday. According to police, the money belonged to an Armenian retiree who planned to buy a car in the city.

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Eurovision 2008 - Armenia

Sirusho from Armenia rocked the stage, made the world spin and took everyone captive with her charm, beauty and performance.

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When a US Congressional committee approved a resolution recognizing the World War I-era massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide, Turkey's reaction was swift and harsh: Blame the Jews.

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This is a good history of the Turkey situation and explanation about why Pelosi is about to do America in for good. How did she get to be Speaker?...oh yeah, America was asleep at the voting booth. Please let's not let this happen to the Presidency in 2008.

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The US has criticised Turkish threats to stage cross-borders raids on Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq. Ties have also been strained by a US congressional vote branding the killing of Armenians in 1915-17 as genocide.

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BAGHDAD -- Still mourning the death of her husband, Marani Oranis navigated the treacherous streets in her makeshift taxicab, chauffeuring students and workers past bombed-out buildings and armed checkpoints in her 1990 Oldsmobile to earn enough to support her daughters.

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Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman, said President Bush "reiterated his opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution, the passage of which would be harmful to U.S.

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Resident Kevin & Bean KROQ morning show roid pumping producer, sound guy, gay-moaner, comedian, song writing extraordinaire, Psycho Mike has put together this amazing tribute to Armenians. These guys rock!

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The opening of the historic Armenian Holy Cross Church on the island of Akdamar, near Van in southeast Turkey, is intended as an exercise in good will, an effort to show Turkey bears no ill will toward Armenians despite many political problems, says Culture and Tourism Minister A …

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The Los Angeles Times published a bogus editorial regarding the repercussions of Hrant Dink's death in Turkey. Primarily we were concerned with the fact that it puts forth the traditional denial of the Turkish government.

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Journalist and activist Hrant Dink, a Turkish citizen of Armenian descent who was cast into the international spotlight by a 2006 trial for "insulting Turkishness," was killed by a gunman in front of Agos, the newspaper he had edited for a decade.

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Killing of Armenian journalist sends Turkey into despair

The killing yesterday of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrank Dink has caused widespread anger and despair in a broad spectrum of the Turkish media.

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Turks, Armenians and What's All This Noise?

Turkey is like the stand-up senior kid for the family of Western nations. It is taken for granted that he will never do something stupid. Then again, incidents happen that make one wonder.

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The French parliament has adopted a bill making it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered "genocide" at the hands of the Turks, infuriating Turkey. The bill, proposed by the Socialists and opposed by the government, needs approval from the Senate and president.

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The Accidental Russophile exams an old Soviet police memo drawing of ethnic stereotypes of the old Soviet Union. People illustrated include a typical Russia, Ukrainian, Tatar, Jew, Gypsy, Latvian, etc.

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