Lebanon Buries a Dream
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As Pierre Gemayel is laid to rest and pro- and anti-Syrian factions square off for a confrontation, the modern Lebanese state appears to be on life-support
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A stunned nation was in mourning Tuesday, with stores closed and troops at intersections to prevent violence, following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, whose death raised fears that Lebanon might revert to the political violence of its 1975-90 civil war.
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Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.
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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed by a car bomb, is buried amid chaotic scenes.
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Thousands of mourners gather in the Lebanese capital for the funeral of ex-PM Rafik Hariri, killed in a car bombing.
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Lebanese troops were on alert across the  country on Tuesday as the assassination of former Prime  Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a car bomb blast raised fears of a  political crisis and rekindled raw memories of civil war.
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Thousands of Lebanese marched through the streets of the capital as they buried former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in a raucous display of the depth of their anger and unity against those they blame for his assassination, the governments of Lebanon and Syria.
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BINT JBEIL, Lebanon  - Most of the old town of Bint Jbeil still lies in dusty ruins a year after war erupted in Lebanon between Israel and Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Lebanon begins three days of mourning for the assassinated Maronitwe Christian leader Pierre Gemayel.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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The narrow road that leads to this southern Lebanese town is littered with the hulks of rocketed cars, white flags hanging limply from the windows. An Israeli drone whines overhead.
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BEIRUT -- A racket filled the air outside Mohammed Jassar's shop in a swath of Beirut devastated in this summer's war with Israel. Hammers delivered a cadence to the clamor of bulldozers, saws and drills trying to rebuild. The noise was almost as loud as the invective these days in Lebanese...
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Thousands of Lebanese gathered Wednesday at the grave of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to mark the second anniversary of his assassination as the government deployed hundreds of troops a day after bus bombings killed three people.
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The breeze blew fine dust across graves where 29 people killed in an Israeli airstrike &#151; half of them children &#151; were buried, as the ground was opened for funerals in south Lebanon on Friday, the Muslim holy day.
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Barbed wire, an earthen barrier and a minefield separate Lebanon from the last piece of its territory yet to be returned by Israel.
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AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon  - He passed all his school exams, helped out in his father's sandwich bar, ran a bicycle shop and still found time to train with local Hezbollah guerrillas in this village on Lebanon's border with Israel.
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Israel's decision to end its air and   naval blockade did little to lift the gloom from Beirut's   streets on Thursday, with many Lebanese saying uncertainty over   the future overshadowed their relief that the embargo is over.