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Assad influence in Lebanon declining as Syrian civil war shakes Beirut's ties ... - Washington Post Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:25:28 GMT

Sky News Australia

Assad influence in Lebanon declining as Syrian civil war shakes Beirut's ties ...
Washington Post
But it was the dramatic arrest earlier this month of a former Lebanese government minister and prominent supporter of Syria's embattled president that has suggested the conflict may be causing Lebanon to slip further away from Damascus' long domination.
Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capitalLos Angeles Times
Syrian civil war shakes Damascus-Beirut tiesHuffington Post
UN official urges efforts to safeguard peace in LebanonCNN

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Lebanon Shiite Clan Says It Abducted More Syrians - ABC News Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:42:12 GMT

ABC News

Lebanon Shiite Clan Says It Abducted More Syrians
ABC News
A powerful Shiite Muslim clan in Lebanon claimed Thursday to have captured more Syrian nationals in retaliation for the seizure of a family member by rebels in Syria this week. Later in the day, the clan said it was calling off "military operations ...
In Lebanon, Sunnis Threaten Shiites as Kidnappings of Syrians RiseNew York Times
Lebanon Kidnappings Cause Regional ScareVoice of America
Kidnappings, Riots Hit LebanonWall Street Journal

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Syrian Conflict Stokes Unease In Lebanon - NPR Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:06:54 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Syrian Conflict Stokes Unease In Lebanon
NPR
In Lebanon, a wave of kidnappings and an alleged plot to destabilize the country with bombings — both related to the uprising in Syria — are shaking Lebanon's precarious sectarian balance. That's been apparent on al-Mokdad Street in south Beirut ...
Syria Seen as Trying to Roil LebanonNew York Times
Lebanon sucked deeper into Syria morassCNN (blog)
Lebanon's growing Syria crisisForeign Policy (blog)
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Lebanon student selected for dinner at White House - KY3 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:41:07 GMT

Lebanon student selected for dinner at White House
KY3
Lebanon, Mo. -- State dinners at the White House are normally very formal events reserved for dignitaries, diplomats, and sometimes celebrities. But Monday a Lebanon 12-year-old dined in style with the first lady herself. "I was in awe that I got to go ...


Lebanon man accused of raping child - Lebanon Daily News Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:46:31 GMT

Lebanon man accused of raping child
Lebanon Daily News
A Lebanon man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl earlier this month was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Wednesday. David Lamont Garcia, 27, was hiding in the basement of a home in the 700 block of Lehman Street when he was taken into custody ...
US Marshals capture Lebanon man wanted for raping girlPennLive.com
US Marshals Capture Alleged Child Rapist in Lebanon CityFOX43.com
Accused child rapist arrested in Lebanonabc27

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Lebanon Senior Center provides variety of events - The Tennessean Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:23:07 GMT

Lebanon Senior Center provides variety of events
The Tennessean
Coles Ferry Elementary is across the street from Lebanon Senior Center. If you would be interested in sharing 30 minutes of your time each week listening to a child read and reading with them, call the office. It could mean so much to the success of a ...


Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels - Los Angeles Times Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:17:23 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels
Los Angeles Times
ZAHLE, Lebanon — For most of the refugees streaming across the border into Lebanon, Syrian President Bashar Assad is to blame for the violence back home and the rebel effort to oust him is laudable. For the traumatized Christians among them, it's ...

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Lebanon church moves across the street - WTNH Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:53:11 GMT

Lebanon church moves across the street
WTNH
LEBANON, Conn. (WTNH) -- It was more than the parishioners being moved at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran church in Lebanon. After utility lines were dropped, the church was rolled out of its old foundation and across the street. "Amazing that truck so ...
Lebanon Church Moved Across StreetNBC Connecticut

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Cross-continental trip brings cyclist to Lebanon County - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:01:12 GMT

Cross-continental trip brings cyclist to Lebanon County
Lebanon Daily News
Geert van Keulen visits with his longtime friend, Becky Gacono of Annville, Wednesday at the Downtown Lounge in Lebanon. The Netherlands native who now lives in Australia is riding his bicycle across the United States. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS ...


Syria Seen as Trying to Roil Lebanon - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:10:56 GMT

Syria Seen as Trying to Roil Lebanon
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
RAMA, Lebanon -- As Syria's civil war drags on, the recent arrest of a former Lebanese government minister allied with the Syrian leadership on charges that he planned a campaign of bombings and assassinations has led many in Lebanon to conclude that ...