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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Finance
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U.S. effort for Mideast talks elicits praise, reservations
JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But although the top American...Tags: Politics, Benjamin Netanyahu, National Government, UNESCO, John Kerry
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Lawsuits seek more than U.S. acknowledgement of drone killings
ReutersBy David Ingram WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing demands in court to reveal more about the U.S. drone program, despite his speech addressing it on Thursday and his government's acknowledgement a day earlier that four...Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Pakistan, Civil Rights, The New York Times
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FACTBOX-Obama outlines steps toward closing Guantanamo prison
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama outlined steps on Thursday aimed at the eventual closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Following are some facts about the detention operation at the U.S. Naval base in eastern Cuba: * The United...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, Prisons
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Policía británica arresta a otras dos personas por ataque Londres
ReutersPor Guy Faulconbridge y Michael Holden LONDRES (Reuters) - La policía británica arrestó el jueves a dos personas más, en su búsqueda de cómplices de los dos británicos de origen nigeriano acusados de degollar a un soldado en una calle de Londres...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Boris Johnson, Twitter, Inc.
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We asked you: Are school zero-tolerance policies too strict?
Where's common sense? Kiera Wilmot's arrest and punishment seemed a bit harsh for the alleged crime of mixing toilet-bowl cleaner and aluminum foil in a water bottle for a possible science experiment. Kiera doesn't appear to be the type of girl who...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Punishment
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IRS official at center of scandal put on leave
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the scandal over the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, was put on administrative leave on Thursday after she refused to resign, a senator said....Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Darrell E Issa
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Guantanamo prisoners tune in for Obama's speech on their fate
ReutersBy Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - Among those tuning in to President Barack Obama's national security speech on Thursday were some prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, who rely on television broadcasts and newspapers for hints about...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Strikes, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Career and Workplace, U.S. Marine Corps
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IRS replaces head of division that targeted conservatives
WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer...Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, FBI, Darrell E Issa, Carl Levin
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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp. Of the 86 detainees...Tags: Politics, National Government, Labor Disputes, Judges, Prisons
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Robert Redford's plea: Save Bristol Bay
Coursing through vast reaches of Alaskan tundra, glacial lakes and emerald forests, six major river systems converge along the rim of the Bering Sea to form the crystalline waters of Bristol Bay, the richest wild salmon grounds in the world. Yet if...
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