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Protester sign in Niles shows Obama with Hitler mustache
Protesters from a fringe political group spent Thursday afternoon outside the Niles Post Office with signs that read “Impeach Obama” and showed a depiction of President Obama as Adolf Hitler. The two protesters said they are with LaRouche...
Tags: Protest, Politics, Barack Obama, Lyndon LaRouche, Elections
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WRAPUP 3-Syria opposition unity take face spectre of collapse
Reuters* U.S., Russia to discuss peace talks on Monday * Russia says Syrian govt agrees in principle to talks * West will step up support to opposition if talks fail (Recasts with opposition talks facing collapse, adds quotes) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Revolutions, John Kerry
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WRAPUP 1-Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds
Reuters* Fractious opposition coalition seeks to forge united front * U.S., Russia to discuss peace talks on Monday * Russia says Syrian govt agrees in principle to talks * West will step up support to opposition if talks fail By Khaled Yacoub Oweis...Tags: Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Revolutions
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WRAPUP 2-Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds
Reuters* Fractious opposition coalition seeks to forge united front * U.S., Russia to discuss peace talks on Monday * Russia says Syrian govt agrees in principle to talks * West will step up support to opposition if talks fail (Adds coalition spokesman's...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Saudi Arabia
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest...Tags: Police Arrests, Politics, Najib Razak, Human Rights, Elections
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombs
ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Abdullah Gul, Bombings, Ankara (Turkey)
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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks on Wednesday, blaming the slow pace of talks and the raid last week on a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric's home. Little...Tags: National Government, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Human Rights, Islam
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Subsidy reform dispute imperils Morocco's ruling coalition
ReutersRABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's...Tags: National Government, Rabat (Morocco), North Africa, Politics, Morocco
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Revolutions, Easter, Egypt
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: European Union, Game Playing, Politics, Barack Obama, Burma
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Proliferating scandals expose truth about Obama
Dogged by scandal, and with his press secretary presumably now curled up in the fetal position and breathing into a brown paper bag, it's obvious President Barack Obama is in need. Our president must find his happy place again, away from irritating...
Tags: Grant Park, Taxation, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Barack Obama
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Computer Networking and Internet, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, Tehran (Iran)
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