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Egypt's Historic Presidential Vote Underway
KTLA NewsCairo -- About half all Egypt's registered voters had cast ballots through the second and final day of the country's historic presidential election, a top elections official said Thursday. Voting continued into the night Thursday. Farouk Sultan, head...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Egypt, Politics, CNN (tv network), Abusive Behavior
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U.N. report: Syrian government, rebels continue killings, abuses
World NowThe Syrian regime has continued to slay protesters and ordinary people, committing “gross violations” as the bloodied country grows increasingly militarized, pitting regime forces against armed rebels, according to a new report from a United... -
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Federal government wants to give states more power to combat food stamp fraud WASHINGTON (AP)— Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even...
Tags: Science and Technology, Paul Ryan, Politics, Bobby Jindal, Craigslist, Inc.
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Headlines for Thursday, May 24, 2012
AEROSMITH: Here It Is
Aerosmith is back with their first new song in six years, "Legendary Child." They unveiled it last night during a live spot on the season finale of American Idol, which also included the...Tags: Aerosmith (music group), Music Theater, Super Bowl, Tony Bennett, Emeril Lagasse
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Killing Al Qaeda's leaders: It works
In the year since President Obama approved a successful raid against Osama bin Laden, public opinion has been shifting. While many Westerners still celebrate the targeted killing — along with the killing several months later of Anwar Awlaki —...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Explosions, Science and Technology, Politics, Religious Conflicts
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Obama touts American exceptionalism in speech
The Washington PostCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- President Barack Obama sent 1,000 Air Force Academy cadets into active duty Wednesday by laying out his vision for a postwar America in which the United States leads beyond the battlefield and defiantly challenging his critics'...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican Party, NATO Summit, Iraq
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Board urging officials to ban cigarettes on beach
Every time Pompano Beach resident Rafael Katz takes his children to the beach, he knows he's going to see plenty of sand. And plenty of cigarette butts in the sand. Tired of seeing his children dig up cigarette litter, Katz, who serves on Pompano Beach'...Tags: American Lung Association, Pompano Beach, Politics, Lighthouse Point
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State anti-discrimination agency can't get a break and can't get computer glitch solved
Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities seems to be snake-bit. As soon as the state tries to fix one problem (like a massive backlog in discrimination complaint investigations), something else gets screwed up. Right now, there&...
Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Government, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Discrimination
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Md. voters will decide whether to allow same-sex marriage
I suggest that The Sun and the Maryland Court of Appeals of Maryland are in too much haste to agree with a too-loud, aggressive minority ("Another boost for same-sex marriage," May 21). The grant of a divorce for a same-sex couple who had married out-of-...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Politics, Gays and Lesbians
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Inside Egyptian elections' polling stations
World NowAs Egyptians started voting for their first elected president since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak last year, millions of citizens are happily lining outside polling stations in the steaming heat in order to fulfill a lifelong dream.... -
Syrian opposition condemns kidnapping of Lebanese pilgrims
World NowThe Syrian opposition condemned the kidnapping of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and called for their prompt release.... -
Anti-abortion group backs Adams — and Mica too
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams told supporters in a mass e-mail today that she recently received an endorsement from the National Right to Life, an anti-abortion group whose support can help in a Republican primary — such as the one that...
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