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Texas executes Mexican after court stay rejected
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican national was executed Thursday for the rape-slaying of a San Antonio teenager after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a White House-supported appeal to spare him in a death penalty case where Texas justice...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Murder, U.S. Supreme Court, Vermont
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Border Patrol seizes 2 valuable Amazon parrots
LA ROSITA, Texas (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents have made an unusual bust while patrolling the U.S. shore along the lower Rio Grande near Rio Grande City. A Border Patrol statement issued Monday says the agents were working near the river Sunday...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas
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Obama to sign nuclear treaty documents Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing a key foreign policy goal, a nuclear arms treaty with Russia, closer to completion. He was signing documents Wednesday for the New START treaty, a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to "reset" ties with...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Dmitry Medvedev, Elections, Russia
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
ReutersBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to...Tags: Telecommunication Equipment, Religious Conflicts, United Kingdom, Deportation, National Government
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Art Callaham: Calculated complexity
Lots of folks love to quote the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The document outlines the structure of our central government and frames the principle of federalism. Federalism is simply a political system that binds a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, Civil Rights, Politics
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Tribal members walk out of Keystone XL Pipeline meeting
RAPID CITY, S.D. - In a historic move, representatives from several Native American tribes united and walked out on a meeting with U.S. State Department officials Thursday, in regards to talks over the Keystone XL Pipeline. Supporters of the project say...
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Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference
Reuters* Disarmament conference deadlocked for over a decade * U.S. urges barring sanctioned states from U.N. posts * Iran says will prioritize nuclear disarmament as chair By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended...Tags: Civil Rights, Iran, Human Rights, Politics, Nuclear Weapons
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ECB's Asmussen wants single bank supervision, resolution next year
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen threw his weight behind demands by France and the European Commission for the swift establishment of a single supervisory authority and resolution regime for euro zone banks next year....Tags: International Organizations, Germany, Politics, European Central Bank, European Union
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Spain, Portugal push for full banking union as Germany finds hurdles
ReutersBRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Portugal called on Monday for the euro zone to complete a banking union as Germany underscored legal hurdles before a central element of the plan to deal with failing banks can be introduced. "It is indispensable...Tags: Angela Merkel, Finance, Politics, Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho, Government
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European banking union? Don't hold your breath
Reuters* German finance minister sends mixed message on banking union * Berlin's objections could derail scheme to tackle weak banks * EU leaders made a commitment to banking union last June * EU officials say a single agency is needed to close banks By John...Tags: France, Angela Merkel, European Parliament, Finance, Lobbying
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German finance minister softens stance on EU bank union
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble signaled a softer stance on European banking union on Tuesday, saying that rather than waiting for a treaty change, governments should coordinate policies on closing banks. A banking union...Tags: France, Christine Lagarde, Angela Merkel, Finance, Politics
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Schaeuble says Europe to get banking union underway quickly
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday Europe would get its banking union on its way quickly on the basis of current European Union treaties instead of waiting for treaty changes. "It is a priority project,"...Tags: Politics, Berlin (Germany), European Union
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