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</ul></div></div><!-- /Header-Menu-Bottom --><div id="Header-Bottom"></div><!-- /Header-Bottom --></div><!-- /Header --><div class="clear"></div><div id="contentBody"><div id="content"><div class="body_box"><div id="entryMeta"><span class="labelBC"><a href="http://asbarez.com" title="Grassroots Media Bringing News &amp; Views From Armenia, the Diaspora and Around the World">Home</a></a> &raquo; May 30th, 2008</span><span class="locationBC">Entries posted on <strong>&#8220;May, 2008&#8221;</strong></span></div><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57402/reflections-on-the-90th-anniversary-of-the-first-republic/" rel="bookmark">Reflections on the 90th Anniversary of the First Republic</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57402/reflections-on-the-90th-anniversary-of-the-first-republic/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Reflections on the 90th Anniversary of the First Republic" title="Reflections on the 90th Anniversary of the First Republic" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>The 90th anniversary of the independence of the First Republic brings to mind events that were the most unlikely precursors to its creation. During the period from April 24, 1915 through 1923, the Armenian nation not only experienced the excruciating agony of the genocide, but the independent Armenia created by the Treaty of Sevres fell [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/international/" title="View all posts in International" rel="category tag">International</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57402/reflections-on-the-90th-anniversary-of-the-first-republic/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57401/red-dog-howls-captivates-audiences-with-searing-story-of-genocide/" rel="bookmark">&quot;Red Dog Howls&quot; Captivates Audiences with Searing Story of Genocide</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57401/red-dog-howls-captivates-audiences-with-searing-story-of-genocide/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="&quot;Red Dog Howls&quot; Captivates Audiences with Searing Story of Genocide" title="&quot;Red Dog Howls&quot; Captivates Audiences with Searing Story of Genocide" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>Kathleen Chalfant, one of the theater&#8217;s most celebrated actors, stars in the World Premiere of Alexander Dinelaris&#8217; searing new play, &ldquo;Red Dog Howls,&rdquo; which premiered on May 14 at the El Portal Theatre for a strictly limited five week engagement. The play ends its run on June 13. &ldquo;Red Dog Howls&rdquo; also stars Matthew Rauch [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/arts-culture/" title="View all posts in Arts &amp; Culture" rel="category tag">Arts &amp; Culture</a>,  <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57401/red-dog-howls-captivates-audiences-with-searing-story-of-genocide/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57400/osce-issues-mixed-verdict-on-armenian-vote/" rel="bookmark">OSCE Issues Mixed Verdict On Armenian Vote</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57400/osce-issues-mixed-verdict-on-armenian-vote/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="OSCE Issues Mixed Verdict On Armenian Vote" title="OSCE Issues Mixed Verdict On Armenian Vote" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>YEREVAN (RFE/RL)&#8211;The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe toned down its initial, largely positive, assessment of Armenia&#8217;s recent presidential election on Friday, citing serious irregularities that were witnessed by its observers after the closure of the polls.  In its final election report, the OSCE observer mission in Armenia&#8217;said the freedom and fairness of [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57400/osce-issues-mixed-verdict-on-armenian-vote/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57399/armenian-independence-a-debate-of-two-dates/" rel="bookmark">Armenian Independence: A Debate of Two Dates</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57399/armenian-independence-a-debate-of-two-dates/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Armenian Independence: A Debate of Two Dates" title="Armenian Independence: A Debate of Two Dates" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>As a conscientious Armenian and active AYFer of the 1960s, the meaning of May 28th, 1918 remained constant in my normal realm. We were taught to fight for independence, keep the vigil constant. It was automatic and if history serves us best, it took a long time to achieve&#8211;nearly 550 years if you go back [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57399/armenian-independence-a-debate-of-two-dates/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57398/azerbaijan-newfound-wealth-hardens-bakus-bargaining-position-on-karabakh/" rel="bookmark">Azerbaijan: Newfound Wealth Hardens Baku&#8217;s Bargaining Position On Karabakh</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57398/azerbaijan-newfound-wealth-hardens-bakus-bargaining-position-on-karabakh/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Azerbaijan: Newfound Wealth Hardens Baku&#8217;s Bargaining Position On Karabakh" title="Azerbaijan: Newfound Wealth Hardens Baku&#8217;s Bargaining Position On Karabakh" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>BAKU (RFE/RL)&#8211;To hear Azerbaijan&#8217;s deputy foreign minister tell it, the longstanding conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is fairly &quot;easy&quot; to resolve &#8212; all Armenia has to do is accept that the region is Azerbaijani territory and all other negotiating chips will fall into place. Araz Azimov&#8217;s statemen&#8217;s, made during an exclusive interview with RFE/RL&#8217;s Azerbaijani Service this [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57398/azerbaijan-newfound-wealth-hardens-bakus-bargaining-position-on-karabakh/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57397/senator-scott-to-deliver-keynote-speech-at-ancg-banquet/" rel="bookmark">Senator Scott to Deliver Keynote Speech At ANCG Banquet</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57397/senator-scott-to-deliver-keynote-speech-at-ancg-banquet/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Senator Scott to Deliver Keynote Speech At ANCG Banquet" title="Senator Scott to Deliver Keynote Speech At ANCG Banquet" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>GLENDALE&#8211;The Armenian National Committee-Glendale Chapter announced recently that Senator Jack Scott will deliver the keynote speech at the ANC-Glendale Chapter Banquet, while GHS Student, Hanrietta Movsessian will receive the &quot;Youth Activist of the Year&quot; award. The event is set to take place on Thursday, June 5, 2008, 6:30pm at Brandview Collection in Glendale, CA.  [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57397/senator-scott-to-deliver-keynote-speech-at-ancg-banquet/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57396/arf-ministers-resign-after-being-elected-to-bureau/" rel="bookmark">ARF Ministers Resign After Being Elected to Bureau</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57396/arf-ministers-resign-after-being-elected-to-bureau/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="ARF Ministers Resign After Being Elected to Bureau" title="ARF Ministers Resign After Being Elected to Bureau" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>YEREVAN (Yerkir)&#8211;Armenia&#8217;s ministers of agriculture, labor and social security and education resigned Thursday after being elected to the Armenian Revolutionary Bureau Monday at the close of the party&#8217;s 30th World Congress. Davit Lokian, Aghvan Vartianian and Levon Mkrtchian, who were appointed to the new cabinet last month as part of the ARF&#8217;s ministerial portfolio, were [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57396/arf-ministers-resign-after-being-elected-to-bureau/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57395/senator-reid-lends-his-support-to-nevadas-armenian-american-community/" rel="bookmark">Senator Reid Lends his Support to Nevada&#8217;s Armenian American Community</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57395/senator-reid-lends-his-support-to-nevadas-armenian-american-community/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Senator Reid Lends his Support to Nevada&#8217;s Armenian American Community" title="Senator Reid Lends his Support to Nevada&#8217;s Armenian American Community" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>LAS VEGAS&#8211;The Armenian National Committee of Nevada recently participated in a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The Senator discussed issues of importance to the community with the ANC NV and shared his concerns regarding the upcoming confirmation hearings of Ambassadorial nominee to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch. &quot;From Las Vegas to Reno, the [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57395/senator-reid-lends-his-support-to-nevadas-armenian-american-community/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57394/outstanding-performance-by-elementary-students-at-ferrahian/" rel="bookmark">Outstanding Performance by Elementary Students at Ferrahian</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57394/outstanding-performance-by-elementary-students-at-ferrahian/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Outstanding Performance by Elementary Students at Ferrahian" title="Outstanding Performance by Elementary Students at Ferrahian" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>The 4th Annual Ferrahian Elementary Year-End Program was as colorful as ever. Our vibrant elementary students performed dances and sang in Armenian and English for their proud audience. Mrs. Adrinee Aroyan the Elementary School Director gracefully introduced the students and their performances throughout the evening. It was a phenomenal presentation on behalf of the elementary [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57394/outstanding-performance-by-elementary-students-at-ferrahian/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57393/mayor-villaraigosas-campaign-manager-engages-ayf-youth/" rel="bookmark">Mayor Villaraigosa&#8217;s Campaign Manager Engages AYF Youth</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57393/mayor-villaraigosas-campaign-manager-engages-ayf-youth/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Mayor Villaraigosa&#8217;s Campaign Manager Engages AYF Youth" title="Mayor Villaraigosa&#8217;s Campaign Manager Engages AYF Youth" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>GLENDALE&#8211;More than 30 members of the Armenian Youth Federation were present at the fourth public policy forum organized by the Armenian National Committee &#8211; Western Region (ANC-WR) on May 21, 2008. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa&#8217;s re-election campaign manager, Areen Ibran&#8217;ssian, was invited to speak to the attendees regarding his experiences within public service and [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/national/" title="View all posts in National" rel="category tag">National</a>,  <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57393/mayor-villaraigosas-campaign-manager-engages-ayf-youth/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57392/armenian-educational-foundation-supports-dm-casps/" rel="bookmark">Armenian Educational Foundation Supports D&amp;M &amp; CASPS</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57392/armenian-educational-foundation-supports-dm-casps/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Armenian Educational Foundation Supports D&amp;M &amp; CASPS" title="Armenian Educational Foundation Supports D&amp;M &amp; CASPS" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>The Armenian Educational Foundation is honored to announce its 2007 achievemen&#8217;s supporting Davidian &amp; Mariamian Educational Foundation and CASPS &#8211; The Committee for Armenian Students in Public Schools.<br />
Davidian &amp; Mariamian Educational FoundationThe AEF continues to be a proud supporter of this worthy organization who strives to provide after-school Armenian language, history and cultural education to [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57392/armenian-educational-foundation-supports-dm-casps/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57391/red-dog-howls/" rel="bookmark">Red Dog Howls</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57391/red-dog-howls/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Red Dog Howls" title="Red Dog Howls" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>I&#8217;ll fess up. I was almost in tears. At least half the audience was, and a good chunk of the rest was sniffling. That&#8217;s how moving Red Dog Howls is. It&#8217;s been two weeks since I saw the play, and I&#8217;m still unnerved.  The audience was a good mix of Armenian and odar. The [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57391/red-dog-howls/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57390/prelacy-churches-marks-90th-anniversary-of-independence/" rel="bookmark">Prelacy Churches Marks 90th Anniversary of Independence</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57390/prelacy-churches-marks-90th-anniversary-of-independence/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="Prelacy Churches Marks 90th Anniversary of Independence" title="Prelacy Churches Marks 90th Anniversary of Independence" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>LA CRESCANTA&#8211;On Sunday, May 25, the Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin as well as the 90th anniversary of the first Republic of Armenia was celebrated in all Prelacy churches with thanksgiving prayers for the Republic and the blessing of the Armenian flag. Western Prelate. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian presided over Divine Liturgy and thanksgiving prayers for the [...]</p>
<div class="clear"></div></div>May 30th, 2008<p class="metas"> | Posted in <a href="http://asbarez.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | <a href="http://asbarez.com/57390/prelacy-churches-marks-90th-anniversary-of-independence/" rel="bookmark">Read More &raquo;</a></p></div><!-- /post --><div class="cat_post"><h1 class="archiveTitle"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57389/president-introduces-new-police-chief/" rel="bookmark">President Introduces New Police Chief</a></h1><div class="entry"><a href="http://asbarez.com/57389/president-introduces-new-police-chief/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://asbarez.com/App/images/vImage_none.jpg" alt="President Introduces New Police Chief" title="President Introduces New Police Chief" class="alignleft"/></a> <p>YEREVAN (Armenpress)-Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian introduced new Armenian Police Chief Alik Sarkisian on Friday to the leadership of Armenia&#8217;s police agency. The Presidents Press Office told Armenpress that Sarkisian thanked the former Police Chief Hayk Harutyunian for his years of service. He headed the police agency for 9 years, first as interior minister and then [...]</p>
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