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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country's two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts....Tags: National Government, United Kingdom, Same-Sex Marriage, Liberal Democrats (UK), Nick Clegg
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Afghanistan's Karzai gives India military equipment "wish list"
ReutersBy Ross Colvin NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during a visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Taliban, Military Equipment, Hamid Karzai, India
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Garcetti wins race for L.A. mayor; Greuel concedes
Wendy Greuel called Eric Garcetti early Wednesday morning to concede the mayoral election, a Greuel campaign source told the Times, ending a two-year campaign to determine Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's successor and the new political leader of Los Angeles....
Tags: Government Debt, Eric Garcetti, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Kevin James, Budgets and Budgeting
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EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy
Reuters* European leaders meet to discuss tax, energy policy * Tax avoidance schemes by major companies on agenda * EU losing 1 trillion euros a year to tax avoidance, evasion * OECD report urges EU to tackle aggressive tax planning By Luke Baker BRUSSELS,...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, France, United Kingdom, Starbucks Corp., G8
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Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional...Tags: Lawyers, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Taxation, Criminal Laws, Orrin Hatch
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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday
ReutersBy Michael Roddy BUDAPEST, May 22 (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner...Tags: Germany, Music Industry, New Year's Day, Budapest (Hungary), Lobbying
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With all precincts reporting, clear leaders emerge in city races
The Los Angeles City Clerk released final vote tallies for the citywide election early Wednesday morning, leaving only mail-in ballot results standing between candidates' victory and defeat. With 100% of precincts reporting just after 3 a.m., clear...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Ed Reyes, Voting, Gil Cedillo, Local Elections
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Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22 (Reuters) - A rtillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, March 23 Movement, Human Rights, Congo, Justice and Rights
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Los Angeles voters OK move to curtail medical marijuana outlets
ReutersBy Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Voters strongly supported a ballot measure to sharply curtail the number of medical marijuana dispensaries permitted to operate in Los Angeles while boosting taxes on the sale of pot for health reasons,...Tags: Health Treatments, Voting, Elections, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax row
ReutersDUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. A U.S. Senate...Tags: Corporate Officers, Teachers, Intel Corp., U.S. Senate, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Michael Bloomberg, Healthcare Policies, Huma Abedin, Local Elections
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Career and Workplace, Social Issues, Chuck Grassley, Family Planning
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