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Karzai Says US in Peace Talks With Taliban
Kabul, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan launched a broadside against his coalition allies on Saturday, saying their motives were suspect, and repeated his assertion that the United …
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Administration Ends Health Care Waiver Program
Washington - The Obama administration is ending a controversial program that allowed employers to avoid a key requirement of the new federal health care law. Beginning in …
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“No One Can Do This Alone”: How an Immigrant Family Beat Deportation
Jeysson Minota, a permanent legal resident, faced deportation over a vandalism charge due to graffiti. After four years in and out of detention, he was able to beat the …
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Are Saudi Women Next?
A woman holds up a defaced portrait of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on February 25, 2011. (Photo: Lynsey Addario / …
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Two Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
President Barack Obama walking through the Cross Hall of the White House. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy / Flickr) Washington - President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers …
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Germany Says Creditors Can Be Shielded in Greek Bailout
Germany backed away Friday from a confrontation with the European Central Bank over a new bailout package for Greece, agreeing under pressure from France not to force private investors …
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Discriminatory Indefinite Detention Increases in Kashmir
(Photo: Jelle Vancoppenolle / Flickr) April 5, 2011, was the happiest day in 14-year-old Faizaan Rafiq's life. On that day, Rafiq was released from prison after two …
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For Intrepid Journalists, the Most Dangerous Stories Hit Close to Home
Jyotirmoy Kumar Dey and Chauncey Bailey probably did not know each other. One covered the underworld of gangs in Mumbai. The other covered the black community in Oakland, California …
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Zawahiri’s Rise Puts Pakistan in al-Qaeda Crosshairs
Ayman al Zawahiri's succession to the leadership of al Qaida, announced over the Internet Thursday, carries particular dangers for Pakistan, a nuclear-armed country reeling from an Islamic insurgency, a …
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Senate Votes to Eliminate Ethanol Tax Credit
Reporting from Washington - The Senate voted Thursday to do away with the ethanol tax credit, an indication of waning support for the nearly $6 billion annual subsidy amid …