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Recipe: Fresh, lively, light: jalapeno turkey-black bean chili

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:24:18 MDT

Recipe: Fresh, lively, light: jalapeno turkey-black bean chili

By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick Special to The Washington Post

Updated May 13, 2013 10:24AM MDT

I’ve updated the basic potpie before, using cabbage and white beans and giving it a sweet-potato-topped, curry-flavored twist. This version goes much further, to a deconstructed state: The filling is a chili-pepper-spiked turkey and black bean mix. It’s fresh, lively and light. Slices of roasted potatoes, similar to thick chips, provide the potato element and take the place of the usual crust. The slices can be shingled over the chili, forming a top, but I like to place them around the edges, wi...

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Turkey says it won’t be drawn into Syrian civil war

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:56 MDT

Turkey says it won’t be drawn into Syrian civil war

By SUZAN FRASER The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Ankara, Turkey • Turkey’s prime minister vowed Sunday his country won’t be drawn into Syria’s civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria. The bombings left 46 people dead and marked the biggest incident of violence across the border since the start of Syria’s bloody civil war, raising fears of Turkey being pulled deeper into a conflict that threatens to destabilize the region. Syria has reje...

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43 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:00:44 MDT

43 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria

By SUZAN FRASER The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 02:00PM MDT

Ankara, Turkey • In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and one called the neighboring country’s intelligence service and military “the usual suspects.” The blasts, which were 15 minutes apart and hit the town of Reyhanli’s busiest street, raised fears that Turkey could increasingly be drawn into Syria’s brutal civi...