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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters* Iran's acclaimed Farhadi seen as top prize front-runner * Like "A Separation", "The Past" looks at family, divorce * Only Chinese entry is thinly veiled political critique By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian...Tags: A Separation (movie), China, Entertainment, Movies, Iran
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Somali prime minister to face confidence vote in parliament
ReutersMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid...Tags: Parliament, Justice System, Mogadishu (Somalia), Elections, Somalia
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Farming: 'I know it when I see it'
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard that protected every American’s right to free speech yet guarded “community standards”...Tags: Economic Indicator, Government Debt, Science and Technology, Humana Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court
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Senior China planner investigated in new corruption crackdown-state media
ReutersBEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A deputy chairman of China's top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations", state media said on Sunday, as China's new leaders...Tags: China, Bo Xilai
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NEWSMAKER-Sharif poised to lead Pakistan again after long wait
ReutersBy Michael Georgy and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, May 12 (Reuters) - After 14 years out of power, Nawaz Sharif is poised to become prime minister again, and he is a man in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistan's mess. Sharif said on Saturday his...Tags: Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf
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WRAPUP 1-Obama vows to fix IRS as Tea Party rallies on Capitol Hill
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would install new leadership at the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, John Boehner, Tea Party Movement, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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WRAPUP 2-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party rallies on scandal
Reuters(Updates with Obama naming new temporary IRS chief) By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, John Boehner, Budgets and Budgeting, Tea Party Movement, White House
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FACTBOX-U.S. IRS's rich history of scandals, political abuse
ReutersBy Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - A crisis engulfing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over its scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status adds to a long history of scandal and abuse - both real and alleged - at the tax agency....Tags: Political Dissent, Internal Revenue Service, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Politics, Taxation
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INSIGHT-Mid-sized Italian banks face big bang for want of bucks
Reuters* ECB stress tests expected to reveal capital hole * Analysts estimate 40-60 billion gross capital shortfall * Mid-sized banks most exposed to new capital gaps * Cash calls may further weaken influence of banking foundations * Italian state may end up...Tags: European Central Bank, Italy, Central Bank
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Bulgaria's leading party demands vote rerun after 'violation'
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's GERB party is demanding a rerun of Sunday's election, blaming illegal campaigning for its failure to win more support and prolonging a political vacuum that would further undermine the European Union's poorest economy....Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Judges, Bulgaria
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Editorial: Pakistan's fragile democracy shows new strength
There is good news from Pakistan. No, really. The country often referred to as "the most dangerous place on earth" is a caldron of violence, religious extremism and nuclear danger. But on Saturday, Pakistan passed a major democratic milestone. Its...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Manmohan Singh, Taliban, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf
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Kosovo privatisation boss quits over transparency concerns
Reuters* Concern over transparency of state sell-offs * Resignation follows Western criticism * Corruption stifling Kosovo development By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, May 16 (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatisation agency resigned on Thursday amid...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Company Privatization, Politics, United Nations, Privatization
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