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Obama urges Massachusetts, Florida voters to back Democrats
ReutersMIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to protect his party's margin of control in the U.S. Senate and hoping for gains in the House of Representatives, urged Massachusetts voters and well-heeled Floridians to back Democrats....Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, Republican Party
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Special Report: Iran, the United States and 'the cup of poison'
ReutersNEW YORK/ANKARA (Reuters) - Five months ago Iran's foreign minister sent an unusual letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It was time, Ali Akbar Salehi wrote according to two sources who read the letter, to reach out to Tehran'...Tags: Elections, Hillary Clinton, Defense Equipment, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Government
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U.S. eases trade restrictions to Syria rebel-held areas
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday eased restrictions on exports to opposition-held areas in Syria to help rebuild shattered infrastructure in a move U.S. officials said will help facilitate oil sales from rebel-controlled...Tags: United Kingdom, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, G8, Wars and Interventions
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WRAPUP 1-West to discuss aid with Syria rebel leader; insurgents kill Shi'ites
Reuters* Meeting planned in Turkey for Saturday * Activists say Sunni insurgents kill 60 Shi'ites * West fears sectarian bloodbath * Hezbollah aid for Assad tipping balance By Erika Solomon and John Irish BEIRUT/PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Western...Tags: United Kingdom, Human Rights, Turkey, Rebellions, France
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Government considers options to help Syrian opposition, Kerry says
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is debating what more it might do to help the Syrian opposition in its civil war against the government, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday without giving any details. "We are determined to do...Tags: United Kingdom, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics
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Obama urges Massachusetts voters to back Markey's Senate bid
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to protect his party's margin of control in the U.S. Senate, urged Massachusetts voters on Wednesday to back fellow Democrat Edward Markey in a June 25 special election that could gauge Americans'...Tags: Democratic Party, Political Fundraising, Elections, Parties and Movements, Joe Biden
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Obama makes Massachusetts swing to boost Markey's Senate bid
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels to Massachusetts on Wednesday to offer a boost to U.S. Senate candidate Edward Markey in a special election this month that could be a gauge of public reaction to...Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Parties and Movements, Scott P. Brown, Internal Revenue Service
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Israel advancing large settlement construction plan
JERUSALEM -- As U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry is poised to return to the region, Israel is advancing a plan for a large-scale expansion of a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli media reports. Plans for more than 600 housing units in the...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian National Authority, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Ehud Barak
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Assad advance on rebel bastion of Aleppo threatens peace talks-France
ReutersPARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition will likely boycott proposed peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government unless its forces halt their advance towards the rebel stronghold of Aleppo, France said on Wednesday. Forces loyal to...Tags: Paris (France), Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Government
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US State Department probes report of sex misconduct by staff abroad
Reuters* Brussels ambassador said he did nothing wrong * Allegations of sexual assault, drug use, prostitutes WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The State Department said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by overseas staff including...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Hillary Clinton, Assault, White House, Brussels (Belgium)
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US-China climate deal called "breakthrough" but no long-term cuts yet
ReutersBy Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - China and the United States took a major step in the fight against climate change over the weekend, but what was termed a "breakthrough" might not do much in the longer term to lock in legally...Tags: Treaties, China, Ecosystems, Xi Jinping, Environmental Issues
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Take a message from the ruins of Qusair
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Qusair fell to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Qusair is a strategic town that connects Damascus with Assad's Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean, with its ports and Russian naval base. It's a major strategic shift....
Tags: Lebanon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, NATO, Armed Forces, Bashar Assad
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