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Euro Crisis Pits Germany and US in Tactical Fight
Berlin - Even as European leaders put together their latest response to the euro crisis last week, a German-American clash over how best to manage a vast financial crisis …
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Rally Defying Putin’s Party Draws Tens of Thousands
Moscow - Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets in Moscow on Saturday shouting “Putin is a thief” and “Russia without Putin,” forcing the Kremlin to confront …
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Beyond Guantánamo, a Web of Prisons for Terrorism Inmates
Washington - It is the other Guantánamo, an archipelago of federal prisons that stretches across the country, hidden away on back roads. Today, it houses far more men convicted …
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Peru’s Top Indigenous Leader Says Industry, Traffickers Behind Shaman Slayings
Shaman Wilson showing plants used in preparing a ‘pusanga’ in Peru, September, 2009. (Photo: Howard G Charing) Iquitos, Peru - It's been more than one month since …
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Boston Police Pass on Evicting Occupy Protesters
Boston — Relieved protesters at Occupy Boston let out cheers and danced in the streets early Friday morning after learning that, despite an eviction notice, the police would not …
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Occupy Oakland Takes on Foreclosure Crisis
Oakland, Calif. - Last May, Oakland resident Margarita Ramirez lost her home to foreclosure. While the mother of two applied to Fannie Mae through Bank of America for loan …
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Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa“
Durban, South Africa - No one is happy late Friday at the very contentious U.N. climate talks that went into extra time on Saturday. As the lights flicker on …
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Tens of Thousands Gather in Russia to Protest Legislative Elections
Demonstrators gather to protest of the results of the recent parliamentary elections, in Moscow, December 10, 2011. An hour into the event, police estimated the crowd at 25,000, making …
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Newt Gingrich: Palestinians Are an “Invented” People
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is courting the Republican Jewish vote with a series of statements showing his unwavering support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and …
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Europe Takes a Big Step on Debt, EU Integration
Washington — European leaders closed a pivotal week Friday with an agreement in principle to join a new treaty that would force all but one European Union nation into …