Hearing highlights need for Foreign Service training, lack of congressional interest

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This maybe the last image I post from the Austin's Worldwide Photowalk by Scott Kelby, at least for now. The website indicated that there were 1,111 photowalks scheduled around the world for Saturday July 24th.

This was taken at 200 mm but really a 320mm equivalent on my 7D as I made my way south from the State Capitol building. I have an interesting comparison of the same vantage point at 70mm and at 200mm on my blog.

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Hearing highlights need for Foreign Service training, lack of congressional interest

At a time when some North African and Middle East states are in chaos and America is posting large numbers of civilians in war zones, the United States is sending Foreign Service officers abroad poorly equipped to deal with the critical situations they face.

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Group mulls support to young Fil-Ams with mental ailment

MANILA, Philippines - Young Filipino-Americans are among Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in the United States that a group said would be included in a 7-point program addressing mental health.

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Illinois abolishes death penalty over risk of errors

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. â€" After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same.

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