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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Why The Petty Embargo On Cuba Must End

Comments (9) | Augusto Pinochet, authoritarian, Barack Obama, Canada, castro, Chad, China, cold war, Columnists, cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, Deby, dictator, economics, embargo, Equatorial Guinea, Europe, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Castro, Forbes, global turning points, Hitler, Japan, Karimov, King Abdullah, manuel noriega, Mbasogo, Mobutu Sese Seko, morocco, multinational companies, nationalization, Oppression, President Obama, raul castro, russia, Saudi Arabia, Shah of Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, uae, United Nations, United States, us news and world report, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Steve Helmeci
Columnist

The economic reasons for the embargo are negligible, the international backing nonexistent and the moral justification a farce.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Death of Argentinian Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla

Comments (37) | Argentina, coup, dictator, Dirty War, Nation and World

Screenshot from YouTube

Helene Imperiale
Executive Producer

Jorge Rafael Videla, the Argentinian Dirty War military leader, died at age 87.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Former Guatemalan Dictator Guilty Of Genocide

Comments (0) | CNN, dictator, dictatorship, efrain rios montt, Genocide, Guatemala, guatemala genocide, ixil mayans, mass violence, mayans, Nation and World, rios montt genocide, war crimes

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Efrain Rios Montt is the first head of state to be tried for genocide within his own judicial system.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

White House Considers Stronger Force Against Assad

Comments (0) | cia, Congress, dictator, libya, missles, National, officials, oppostion, Patriot, President Barack Obama, President Bashar al-Assad, regime, security, Syria, US

Jeorme Campbell
Executive Producer

The Patriot missle system could be the next secuirty measure taken against the Syrian President.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Fidel Castro Makes First Public Appearance In Months

Comments (0) | cuba, death rumors, dictator, elias jaua, Fidel Castro, fidel castro dead, havana, Hugo Chavez, International, opinion, public apperance, Venezuela

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

The appearance was Castro's first in months.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Egyptian President Raises Concerns on Middle East Conflicts

Comments (0) | assad, dictator, egypt, International, Israel, Middle East, Nation and World, Palestine, President Mohamed Morsi, President Obama, regime, Syria, un, United Nations

Jerome Campbell
Executive Producer

Egyptian President Morsi raises concerns to the UN.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Egypt Bombs Suspected Terrorists In Sinai Peninsula

Comments (0) | airstrike, al-qaida, dictator, egypt, International, Israel, mubarak, Sinai, terrorists

Francesca Martens
Executive Producer

The use of air power marked a sharp escalation in Egypt's fight against the militants.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Egypt Anticipates Mubarak Verdict

Comments (0) | Arab spring, dictator, egypt, Hosni Mubarak, International, Oppression, trial, verdict

Dawn Megli
Executive Producer

Mubarak is charged with ordering the shootings of protestors who were calling for an end to the dictator's regime.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Libyan Schools Back In Session, Out From Under Gadhafi's Thumb

Comments (0) | dictator, Education, International, libya, Moammar Gadhafi, schools, Tripoli

Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. (Creative Commons)

Catherine Green
Executive Producer

Old curriculum called West "devilish."

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Libya Moves Forward Politically After Death of Gaddafi

Comments (0) | democracy, dictator, election, Gaddafi, International, libya, Middle East, National Transitional Council, news, United Nations

Mike Vulpo
Executive Producer

Rebel victory paves the way for elections.

 

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