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Syrian Security Forces Fire on Mourners in Several Towns
(Photo: anjci / Flickr) Beirut, Lebanon - Syrian security forces fired their weapons into crowds of mourners in at least three towns on Saturday, as tens of …
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Pakistan-US Feud Boils Over CIA Drone Strikes
Washington - Even as it publicly demands an end to U.S. drone attacks on militants in its tribal area, Pakistan is allowing the CIA to launch the missile-firing robot …
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Obama’s Young Mother Abroad
Stanley Ann Dunham at Borobudur in Indonesia, in the early 1970s. (Photo: Friends and family of Stanley Ann Dunham)
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Obama Orders Probe Amid Hike in Gas Prices
Washington - President Barack Obama announced Thursday that his administration will investigate to see if fraud or manipulation in oil markets is behind the spike in gasoline prices. …
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The Law of Mother Earth: Behind Bolivia’s Historic Bill
(Photo: Robert Garcia / Flickr) Indigenous and campesino (small-scale farmer) movements in the Andean nation of Bolivia are on the verge of pushing through one of the …
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News in Brief: Bradley Manning’s Supporters Confront Obama, and More …
Bradley Manning's Supporters Confront Obama
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Senator Ensign to Resign Amid Inquiry
Washington - Senator John Ensign of Nevada, the subject of an ethics investigation related to his affair with the wife of a former top aide, announced Thursday evening that …
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Libyan Rebels Advance; US Will Deploy Drones
Cairo - The government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi suffered setbacks on multiple fronts on Thursday as rebels in the western mountains seized a Tunisian border crossing, fighters in the …
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As Regulators and Banks Review Foreclosures, We’ll Be Watching
The country's bank regulators are launching an unprecedented plan to undo some of the damage done by mortgage servicers, compensating victims of shoddy or illegal foreclosure practices. Part of …
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News in Brief: Japan Enforces Mandatory Evacuation Near Nuclear Plant, and More
Japan Enforces Mandatory Evacuation Near Nuclear Plant