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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb if it decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. Iran has...Tags: Iraq, International Organizations, Israel, Tehran (Iran), Explosions
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Chief judge of DC federal court apologizes for delay in unsealing documents in leak case
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is apologizing for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter. The documents include two warrants for the email accounts of Stephen Kim, a...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, News Media, Washington, DC
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Maine pipeline eyes plan to ship Canada oil sands crude
Reuters* Maine pipeline plan hinges on flows to Montreal * Recent spills inflame Canadian oil debate * Towns oppose oil sands, line passes through tourist zone By Dave Sherwood SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 22 (Reuters) - The little-known operator of a pipeline...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, TransCanada Corporation, International Travel, Enbridge Incorporated, Canada
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CORRECTED-White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone
Reuters(Corrects to 67 from 60 the votes needed in Senate to overcome presidential veto) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President...Tags: Global Warming, Environmental Issues, TransCanada Corporation, Washington, DC, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi...Tags: European Union, Tehran (Iran), Religion and Belief, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics
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Kerry hails tentative Raytheon arms sale to Oman
ReutersMUSCAT, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what U.S. officials said was an estimated $2.1 billion deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defence system from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co. . "I wanted to...Tags: Raytheon Company, Oman, U.S. Congress
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CORRECTED-EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
Reuters(Corrects number of Malian troops to be trained from 2,100 to 2,800, paragraph 11) * EU mission piecing army back together, one battalion at a time * Army imploded last year despite years of U.S. training * EU focus on building units and restoring...Tags: U.S. Military, Civil Rights, Al-Qaeda, International Organizations, European Union
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EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
ReutersKOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. "One out of 10 - not very good," Captain Ibrahim...Tags: U.S. Military, Illegal Immigrants, Civil Rights, Al-Qaeda, International Organizations
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Scott signs bill extending early voting
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that allows more early voting, in an attempt to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...Tags: Voting, Barack Obama, Government, Polls, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Is Obama Richard Nixon?
Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press...Tags: Justice System, Espionage Act of 1917, The Washington Post, Al-Qaeda, News Media
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Justice System, Jay Carney, Tea Party Movement, Monica Lewinsky, Benghazi
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White House says Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Jay Carney, Lawyers, News Media
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