Track and Field: 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics

2009-08-21T16:50:55Z

Aug 21, 2009; Berlin, GERMANY; Chris Hill (USA) throws 253-1 (77.14m) in the javelin throw qualifying in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Fayetteville, AR; Chris Hill of Georgia won the javeliin at 268-4 (81.80m) in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at John McDonnell Field. Photo via Newscom...

US Senator: Send Hill to Baghdad now

2010-03-03T22:35:38Z

<div><p>A top US Senator warned his colleagues Wednesday against delaying a vote to confirm North Korea nuclear diplomacy point person Chris Hill as the new US ambassador to Baghdad.</p><p>"This is not a time for delay," Democratic

Clinton defends pick for Iraq ambassador

2010-03-03T15:05:57Z

<div><p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday defended the choice of Christopher Hill as the next ambassador to Iraq, saying Republican criticism of him was "unfounded."</p><p>Republican Senators John McCain and

White House defends pick for Iraq ambassador

2010-03-03T16:21:18Z

<div id="subtitle">White House defends nominee for Iraq ambassador as four Republican senators voice opposition</div><div><p>President Barack Obama dug in his heels Friday in support of Christopher Hill to become the natio...

Obama nominee to meet with lawmakers

2010-03-03T16:24:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama pick for top diplomat in Iraq asks to meet with lawmakers as opposition grows</div><div><p>Christopher Hill, President Barack Obama's pick to become the top diplomat in Iraq, will meet privately next week with

Former NKorea envoy Hill likely next Iraq ambassador

2010-03-02T13:15:40Z

<div><p>Christopher Hill, a career diplomat who was Washington's top nuclear negotiator with North Korea, is a "leading candidate" to be the next US ambassador to Iraq, a US official said Tuesday.</p><p>"Christopher Hill, a career diplomat who was Washington's top nuclear negotiator with North Korea, is a "leading candidate" to be the next US ambassador to Iraq, a US official said Tuesday.</p><p>"Christopher Hill, a career diplomat who was Washington's top nuclear negotiator with North Korea, is a "leading candidate" to be the next US ambassador to Iraq, a US official said Tuesday.</p><p>"Marine Staff Sgt. Chris Hill put a harness on Verde before training to pull a wheelchair

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2009-04-22T07:56:51Z

Rick Yount of the Assitance Dog Institute in Santa Rosa, teaches Marine Staff Sgt. Chris Hill how to train dogs for other veterans with disabilities at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Menlo Park facility for serv...

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2009-04-22T07:56:49Z

Retired Marine Sgt. Chris Hill focuses Verde's attention on the light switch and rewards her with treats when she touches it

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2009-04-22T07:56:48Z

11/9/2008: B1: HITTING THE LIGHTS: Dogs in the program receive training to perform various tasks, such as turning lights on and off. Hill, who is training Verde to serve a disabled veteran, said, â€œI can't grab a rifle and serve on the front lines, but I can still do my part.â€.PC: Marine Staff Sgt. Chris Hill trains Verde to turn on lights

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2009-04-22T07:56:40Z

11/9/2008: B1: OPENING DOORS: Marine Staff Sgt. Chris topher Hill, who walks with a cane after suffering nerve damage from a rocket blast in Iraq that threw him in the air and killed another Marine, gets some help from service dog Verde. Hill and Verde were paired up by a new program, Paws for Purple Hearts, which helps veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder...PC: Then Chris Hill give the comma...

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2009-04-22T07:47:19Z

Marine Staff Sgt. Chris Hill gives Verde the command to pull and Rick Yount waits with a treat after the successful completion of the mission

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Believe it or not, it is about the money

2010-03-01T14:32:44Z

<div id="subtitle">In the twisted world of college football’s BCS, it actually behooves BYU to lose a game to its chief rival</div><div><p> If the BYU football team knows what’s good for it — or at least the eight dwarfs who play sports in its vacuum under the Christopher Hill has accepted an invitation to visit Pyongyang this week to discuss ways to salvage North Korea's nuclear disarmament process, the State Department said Monday.</p><...

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