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Letters: The U.S. and Guatemala
Re "Ruling on Rios Montt raises questions," May 22 When, in 1954, the U.S. government overthrew popularly elected progressive President Jacobo Arbenz, it initiated a horrendous reign of terror that resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000...Tags: Guatemala, Genocide, Government, Elections, Massacres
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Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
Reuters* Legal difficulties cause tension for coalition * Final judgment possible within a year MILAN, May 23 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said...Tags: Television Networks, Italy, Judges, Government, Punishment
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Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit
Reuters* President's support key for government survival * PM seen enduring despite early election calls * Europe shows new forms of solidarity By Andrei Khalip LISBON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a...Tags: Political Fundraising, Government, European Central Bank, Germany, Elections
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China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
ReutersBEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were...Tags: Government, Bo Xilai, Political Corruption, Organized Crime, Xi Jinping
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Lawyers, Government, Trials, Politics, Mexico City
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...Tags: Lawyers, Government, Defendants, Trials, Politics
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Minority Groups, Government, African Union, Movies
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News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split
News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global head...Tags: Government, Rupert Murdoch, Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, Television
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2013 TV upfronts: Tony Goldwyn says 'Scandal' finale will be 'crazy'
NEW YORK -- Getting summoned into a room with President Fitzgerald Grant is an order the more than 8 million viewers of "Scandal" would kill for -- Huck-style, if needed. In this case, reality set in pretty quick. "Care for some almonds? Or maybe...Tags: Christina Aguilera, Government, SoHo, Apple iPhone, Entertainment
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Senators briefed on the latest from the International Space Station
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took a break from earthly political matters Tuesday to talk to NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, one of two Americans aboard the International Space Station. Marshburn, who has been at the...
Tags: Vaccines, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Government, Ted Cruz
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Queen Elizabeth II to skip first Commonwealth meeting in 4 decades
LONDON – Ending four decades of perfect attendance, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the biennial meeting of Commonwealth leaders later this year as part of a rethink by palace officials of long-distance travel and public events for the 87-year-old...
Tags: Elizabeth II, Government, Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Games, Australia
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Government, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations
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