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Ryan says Obama misleading on Libya questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Barack Obama on Friday for describing the deadly attack in Libya as "not optimal" and said the White House is misleading the country in the face of mounting questions...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Radio Industry, Comedy Central (tv network), Gary Johnson, Jeff Foxworthy
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First debate sets up moment of high-risk theater
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night for a nationally televised debate that will give millions of Americans a chance to size up two...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Charity, Interior Policy, Andrew Cuomo, PBS (tv network)
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IRS foul-up shows how bad laws breed good scandals
Much to my surprise, I find myself sympathizing with the Internal Revenue Service. Tenderness toward that agency isn't my default position. I'm a British expat living in the United States, with retirement savings locked up in Britain and other cross-...
Tags: Social Issues, Interior Policy, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Social Services
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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, Islam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Social Issues, Racism, Democratic Party, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the...Tags: Israel, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics, European Union
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Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Taliban, National Government, Times Square, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
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U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies on Wednesday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the U.S. financial system. The move against Al Hilal...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, U.S. Department of the Treasury, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Politics
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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Taliban, National Government, Politics, Karachi (Pakistan)
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GOP, Democrats continue to dispute regarding Benghazi deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Democratic Party, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Bill Clinton
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Tea Party Movement, Arts and Culture
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Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For the second day in a row, a bomb blast killed and maimed participants at a campaign rally being held by one of Pakistan's Islamist religious parties, indicating a broadening of targets in the violence that has primarily...
Tags: Taliban, Islam, Politics, Religious Conflicts, Parliament
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