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Obama Arrives in Lisbon for the NATO Summit

President Obama touched down in Lisbon Friday morning, barely rested from a scant week in Washington after ten days in Asia. But the short weekend in Portugal will be no holiday. On the docket are packed days revolving around the NATO summit and the U.S.-European Union meetings that will include a re-evaluation of...

NATO's Combat Role in Afghan War to End by 2014

LISBON, Portugal (Nov. 19) -- NATO will start drawing down its troops in Afghanistan next July and its combat role in the war-torn nation will end by 2014 or earlier so security can be turned over to the Afghans, a top alliance official said Friday. "We think that goal is realistic, and we have made plans to achieve it,...

Is Portugal's Liberal Drug Policy a Model for US?

LISBON, Portugal (Aug. 14) -- Ten years ago, Portugal had some 100,000 heroin addicts -- about 1 percent of its entire population. HIV infections from injecting drugs were among the highest in Europe. Now the addict count has been cut nearly in half. HIV infections from drug use have fallen more than 90 percent. And the...

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06/01/12 Lisbon High School announces awards, scholarships Source: Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Mount Vernon IA Members of the Lisbon High School Class of 2012 were presented with numerous awards and scholarships Wednesday night, May 16.
06/01/12 Lisbon Lions join measles initiative Source: Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Mount Vernon IA At their regular monthly meeting on May 21, the Lisbon Lincoln Highway Lions Club voted to join the Lions Club International Foundation's Measles Initiative.
06/01/12 Telefonica surrender Volvo lead after seven months Source: Daily Times - Pakistan Spanish challengers Telefonica surrendered their Volvo Ocean Race overall lead for the first time since November when they could only finish fourth in the transatlantic crossing of leg seven on Thursday.
06/01/12 Gorongosa Mission Exhibition on display in shopping... Source: Macauhub - Macau The "Gorongosa Mission" exhibition is due to be put on display in Lisbon in order to publicise the project to recover the national park located in the Mozambican province of Sofala, the park's director for communications told Macauhub in Maputo.
06/01/12 No quorum, but discussion continues at Lisbon council Source: Morning Journal - Lisbon OH A lack of quorum did not keep Village Council from discussing the agenda items they were unable to vote on at this week's meeting.