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In Lebanon, Calls For More Protests As Police Push Back Demonstrators - NPR Sun, 30 Aug 2015 08:45:59 GMT

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In Lebanon, Calls For More Protests As Police Push Back Demonstrators
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Thousands took to the streets in Martyrs' Square in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday for the second week in a row to demand government accountability and solutions for a mounting garbage crisis. Also for the second week in a row, the diehard ...
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Lebanon's trash protesters turn up heat on governmentYahoo News
Lebanon rubbish crisis: Thousands attend anti-government rallyBBC News
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Lebanon: Time is running out - ICRC (press release) Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:17:23 GMT

Lebanon: Time is running out
ICRC (press release)
Beirut (ICRC) – Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held events across Lebanon to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. In Tripoli, Baalbek and Tyre, families of people who have gone missing gathered with national ...


Lebanon leaders weigh in on civil society 'revolution' - The Daily Star Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:52:08 GMT

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Lebanon leaders weigh in on civil society 'revolution'
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A protester holds up a poster portraying leaders of Lebanon's various political factions. (The Daily Star/Khalil Hasan). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. Lebanese political leaders, themselves being accused of corruption, rushed Sunday ...

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You Stink promises Lebanon government 'surprise' - The Daily Star Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:03:03 GMT

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You Stink promises Lebanon government 'surprise'
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Protesters shout slogans during a rally in Beirut, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. The civil society You Stink campaign Sunday promised Prime Minister Tammam Salam's ...

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Lebanon annexation a vexation for North Cornwall housing development - Lebanon Daily News Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:50:24 GMT

Lebanon annexation a vexation for North Cornwall housing development
Lebanon Daily News
Houses are under construction in Landmark Homes' Greystone Crossing development in the 1900 block of Oak St. Because of a boundary shift 65 years ago, 19 of the lots will pay taxes to the City of Lebanon and their neighbors will pay taxes to ...


King of Lebanon crossing guards begins 20th year - Lebanon Daily News Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:40:24 GMT

King of Lebanon crossing guards begins 20th year
Lebanon Daily News
Lebanon crossing guard Raymond Kohr escorts Jeanne Lentini and her 6-year-old son, Luciano, across Eighth Street at Chestnut Street in Lebanon on their way to Harding Elementary School on the first day of classes last Wednesday. Kohr, of Lebanon, has ...


Saying 'rubbish' in Lebanon to politics by faith - Yahoo News Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:57:40 GMT

Saying 'rubbish' in Lebanon to politics by faith
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A garbage-pickup crisis has sparked protests aimed at fixing a government stalemated for too long by the attempt to balance religious rivalry. Lebanon may set an example in the Mideast for government based on individual equality regardless of faith.

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Troutman, Johnson team to win Lebanon County Better Ball in seven-hole playoff - Lebanon Daily News Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:37:46 GMT

Troutman, Johnson team to win Lebanon County Better Ball in seven-hole playoff
Lebanon Daily News
Rick Troutman, left, and Don Johnson congratulate each other after they won the Lebanon County Better Ball title after a seven-hole playoff at Fairview Golf Course on Sunday. On hole No. 7, Troutman birdied the 510-yard, par 5 to beat Jim Gardner and ...

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Philadelphia Phillies make Lebanon teen's wish comes true - Allentown Morning Call Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:14:00 GMT

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Philadelphia Phillies make Lebanon teen's wish comes true
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Adam Sauerwein was recently granted his wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation at his home in Lebanon. He didn't ask for a vacation. He didn't ask for a trip to Disney, which makes up 85 percent of the Make-A-Wish requests. He simply wanted a day to ...
Boy's Phillies game wish comes trueLebanon Daily News

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As Trash Piles Up, So Does Contempt for Lebanon's Government - New York Times Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:00:03 GMT

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As Trash Piles Up, So Does Contempt for Lebanon's Government
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Mohammad Rizk sat glumly in his sandwich shop on Wednesday, waiting for customers. The scent of roasting chicken mingled with the fumes of a trash pile just outside. The garbage heap, which seemed to have taken on a life of its own, ...
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