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The complicated story behind the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’

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While the song has a universal message, its origins are much more complex.

A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, on October 11th. A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital during rush hour-traffic, flipping an armored vehicle on its side. No fatalities were

What veterans think about President Obama extending the US military mission in Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad Al Thani, while hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David on May 14, 2015.

A royal Saudi ‘snub’ isn’t stopping the flow of American weapons to the Gulf

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Comedian Marc Maron performs on stage at The New Yorker Comedy Playlist, 2014.

From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out

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