He also served in Iraq after the Gulf War, directing relief efforts for Kurds in the northeastern mountainous area of the country.

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Traficant represents an area in northeastern Ohio that includes Youngstown, an area that long has been the focus of federal investigations into organized crime.

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Von Kleist was born July 10, 1922, on his family estate Schmenzin in Pommerania in an area of northeastern Germany that is today Poland.

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Sookaina Boudraa had been waiting for three hours at the Alwaha health clinic in Sidi Moumen, an area in northeastern Casablanca known for its slums.

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When U.N. forces took over the Tuzla air base in 1994, it was to be a gateway for a stream of humanitarian aid to the area in northeastern Bosnia.

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Roadways around the area were crumbling because of water, especially near an intersection in northeastern Oklahoma City and in Canadian County south of I-40, between Mustang and Yukon.

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