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Arab Spring, American summer: Foreign students visit Michiana, tell their stories
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Menna, 20, paid no attention to politics until the Egyptian revolution started on Jan. 25, 2011. "We never imagined the president would be overthrown," said the young medical student, who lives in Sohag, a city about 240 miles from Cairo,...Tags: Burma, Political Systems, Human Rights, Natural Resources, Wars and Interventions
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President Obama strongly defends U.S. military action in Libya
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a...Tags: George W. Bush, National Security, White House, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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L.A.'s biggest nightclub owner bets big on Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS — He's the biggest nightclub owner in Los Angeles, the man whose Hyde Lounge and Shelter became prime hunting grounds for the paparazzi. He's been photographed cozying up with Paris Hilton, Kristin Cavallari and Sofia Vergara. When HBO's...
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Saudi king cuts short holiday in Morocco
ReutersRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived in Jeddah from Casablanca on Friday, having cut short a private holiday in Morocco, the state news agency said. The elderly king returned early because of "repercussions of the events that the...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Morocco, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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INTERVIEW-Help us follow the dirty money, Guinea asks G8
ReutersBy Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Guinea, one of Africa's poorest nations despite abundant natural resources, has urged the G8 to back its battle with corruption by helping trace shell companies used to hide crooked deals and track...Tags: Police Investigations, George Soros, France, Natural Resource Industry, Tony Blair
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Help us follow the dirty money, Guinea asks G8
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Guinea, one of Africa's poorest nations despite abundant natural resources, has urged the G8 to back its battle with corruption by helping trace shell companies used to hide crooked deals and track dirty money flows. The resulting...Tags: Police Investigations, George Soros, France, Natural Resource Industry, Tony Blair
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Saudi king ends holiday in Morocco
ReutersRABAT, June 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah flew out of Morocco on Friday at the end a holiday in the north African country, Morocco's state news agency MAP reported. Moroccan newspapers had earlier said the king was staying until...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Rick Atkinson closes his war trilogy with 'The Guns at Last Light'
After calling it a masterpiece of deep reporting and powerful storytelling, what more needs to be said of Rick Atkinson's trilogy about World War II? The first volume, "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943" received the Pulitzer Prize for...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Armed Conflicts, George Marshall, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Occidental Petroleum stock lifted by CEO's break-up talk
ReutersJune 3 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp. is discussing how a potential break-up of the oil company might look, according to analysts, as it puts flesh on an idea floated by the chief executive in April that has helped boost the stock by 13 percent....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Credit Ratings, Edward Jones, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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INTERVIEW-Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery -IMF
Reuters* IMF official says rising social tensions hurts prospects of early recovery * Reducing hefty subsidies key to containing mounting fiscal pressures -IMF By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, May 25 (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Petroleum Industry, International Monetary Fund, Tunisia, Unemployment
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INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Fernley says costs threaten some F1 teams
ReutersBy Alan Baldwin MONACO, May 25 (Reuters) - Some Formula One teams face a fight for survival next season when engine costs more than double, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Saturday. "You shouldn't underestimate the resolve of Formula...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Robin Williams, Monaco, Auto Racing
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Fernley says costs threaten some F1 teams
ReutersMONACO (Reuters) - Some Formula One teams face a fight for survival next season when engine costs more than double, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Saturday. "You shouldn't underestimate the resolve of Formula One teams, they are...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Robin Williams, Monaco, Auto Racing
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