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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Board of Directors, Christianity, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups
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U.S. urges action from Europe to avert prolonged stagnation
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called on Europe to act decisively to boost its economy and counter the risk of a protracted stagnation that would undermine economic growth in America. "Decisive action is needed now to restart demand...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC
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GOP may waste its opportunity
Regarding the recent Obama administration scandals, The Sun editorial makes a correct analysis that Republican "overreaching," "hyperbolic comparison to Watergate," "calls for a special prosecutor," and "talk about impeachment" of President Barack Obama...Tags: Politics, Havre de Grace, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Protestant Convention, Minority Groups, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Federal audit finds city schools misspent stimulus, Title I funds
The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds, using...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, E.J. Pipkin, Accounting and Auditing, Ceremonies, Economy, Business and Finance
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RPT-U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Eric Holder, Government, National Government, U.S. Department of Defense
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St. Louis TV anchorman Larry Conners fired over Facebook post
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama. KMOV-TV announced the firing of Larry Conners on its website...Tags: Politics, Social Media, Media Industry, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Russia's top military officer skeptical about further nuclear arms cuts
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. The statement by chief of Russia's military General Staff,...Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Moscow (Russia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia
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Ex-Notre Dame leader Hesburgh honored in DC trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired University of Notre Dame President Theodore Hesburgh received a new set of honors during a trip to Washington for his work promoting education and civil rights. Notre Dame says Hesburgh had a 20-minute White House visit...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, White House, Justice and Rights, Washington, DC
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Abogados del Ejército de EEUU piden a Hagel que mejore condiciones en Guantánamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Abogados civiles y militares de los reos en la base naval de BahÃa de Guantánamo instaron al secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Chuck Hagel, a que mejore las condiciones de los detenidos, poniendo más presión sobre el...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Jay Carney
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Obama hablará de drones y Guantánamo, intentando olvidar los escándalos
ReutersPor Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, tratará de desviar la atención de una serie de escándalos domésticos con un discurso el jueves en el que defenderá el uso de drones en el extranjero y...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Jay Carney, Washington, DC, Anwar al-Awlaki
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: George W. Bush, Prisons, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Defense, Yemen
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