Word: beacons
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...forces in his revolution. Top aides fled into exile or were executed, and thousands of other Iranians were imprisoned or killed. Iran became a deeply divided country and remains so today. Despite this, to Khomeini's neighbors in the Arab world the Ayatullah's revolution serves as a historical beacon...
Heading up Beacon Hill, the protestors stop in front of the statehouse and shake their signs at its dome before moving on toward Government Center...
...corner of Beacon and Bowdoin St. the Suffolk County Serrif stands with a paddy wagon ready. Half a block away, white-haired Southport resident Ralph White stands on the corner and makes broad thumbs-down motions at the passing protestors...
Both generations of Claflins belong to a "virtual" community called Beacon Hill Village, which has arranged for residents 50 and over in the Beacon Hill, Back Bay and West End sections of Boston to pay a yearly fee to obtain discounts of 10% to 50% on a wide range of care and services. Members also attend regular lunches, classes, concerts and other events. The year-old nonprofit organization, run by a social worker who directs a staff and a network of volunteers, has 150 members. The annual fees are $500 for individuals and $600 for households (but $100 for households...
...speech Wednesday the President reiterated an optimistic view in which a post-Saddam Iraq serves as a beacon of secular liberalism for its authoritarian neighbors, even facilitating peace between Israel and the Palestinians by removing a source of encouragement to suicide bombers. But the Arab and European allies that have opposed this war have heard this argument before, and it hasn't convinced them. Nor is it likely to break the deadlock at the UN Security Council, where the U.S., Britain and Spain are pushing a resolution that would give, if not explicit authorization, at least...