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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
ReutersBy Steve Holland ATLANTA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Politics, Pakistan, U.S. Congress
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Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
Reuters* Nigeria in major offensive against Boko Haram Islamists * Doubts over possibility of political solution to conflict * Phones cut to prevent insurgents communicating By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on...Tags: Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Politics, Butterfly Ballots, Justice and Rights
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Laws, Government, Trials
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House fires draw repair offers, even before smoke clears
Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the...
Tags: Dania Beach, Oviedo, Politics, Insurance, Fires
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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Central African Republic, Africa
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Pope decries more concern over banks than people; leads Vatican rally, meets with Merkel
Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience,...Tags: Christianity, The Pope, Politics, Finance, Religion and Belief
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GOP overplays its hand
WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...Tags: Mike Lee, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Nigeria, Politics, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters* Arrested leader Oueremi backed Ouattara in 2011 fighting * Rights groups blame his militia for mass executions * Army officer says Oueremi "will answer for his acts" By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday...Tags: Police Arrests, Politics, Witnesses, International Criminal Court, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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FACTBOX-The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon...Tags: Politics, Music, Entertainment, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Sweden
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In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent
LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Maņana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border. But the story carried no byline, and...
Tags: Politics, Kidnapping, Freedom of the Press, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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