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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Burma, Human Rights Watch, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, Aung San Suu Kyi
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Burma, Thein Sein, Freedom of the Press, White House, Government
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations -sources
Reuters* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military
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WRAPUP 4-Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Barack Obama
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'
ReutersAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. About 30...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Barack Obama
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Report: 87 shipwrecks, most from WWII, could leak oil near US, but no 'ticking time bombs'
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German...Tags: Oil Spills, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Washington, DC, Jupiter
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Subsidy reform dispute imperils Morocco's ruling coalition
ReutersRABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Rabat (Morocco), Political Dissent, Government, Politics
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South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
Reuters* South Sudan army says has recaptured town, rebels deny * Embassies say aid groups in east have been looted By Hereward Holland JUBA, May 20 (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military...Tags: Political Corruption, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, United Nations, Sudan
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal...
Tags: The Associated Press, NBC (tv network), Corporate Officers, Washington, DC, Journalism
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott should be fired up to sign this reasonable gun bill
It's not often a Florida governor gets caught in the crossfire between gun enthusiasts and the National Rifle Association. Unfortunately, that's where Gov. Rick Scott finds himself, thanks to a reasonable gun-control bill awaiting his signature. HB 1355...
Tags: Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Rick Scott, Mental Illness
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Free Syrian Army, Rebellions
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INTERVIEW-Pinewood CEO pushes ahead with bid for UK expansion
ReutersBy Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 20 (Reuters) - British film production company Pinewood Shepperton is to go to the national government with its bid to double the size of its main studio, the home of James Bond, after local authorities rejected its...Tags: Malaysia, Entertainment, Conservation, Les Miserables (movie), Government
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