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Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, May 17
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - At least 32 people were killed in two explosions outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said. - - - -...Tags: Moscow (Russia), NATO, South Africa, Rosen Plevneliev, Nigeria
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Outgoing IRS chief admits scandal-exposing question was planted
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged on Friday that the tax agency planned its initial disclosure about having targeted conservative groups through a planted question at a lawyers' conference....Tags: Politics, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern
ALAN FRAM,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House Republican said...Tags: Dave Camp, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Sandy Levin, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: NATO, U.S. House of Representatives, Prosecution, U.S. Military, Martin Dempsey
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Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG
Wendy Greuel's resume is dotted with the political accomplishments of a politician on the rise. But there was an unconventional detour: her stint as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, working alongside Hollywood titans Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Warner Theatre, Steven Spielberg
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Best ways to spend your Powerball millions in Orlando
Don't bother buying a Powerball ticket for Saturday night's drawing where the estimated jackpot is $550 million. I already bought the winning ticket, and I know exactly how I'm going to spend the jackpot. (Hint: It involves buying something that's...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Lotteries
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IMF says Cyprus economic outlook uncertain, faces risk of even deeper recession
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Friday that substantial risks still loom for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar international bailout aimed at averting a debt default. A new IMF report predicted a deep...Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, International Monetary Fund, Cyprus
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Obama shifts focus to jobs, eases building permit process
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda to the economic issues by announcing he will make it easier to get federal building...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Elections, News Media, Benghazi, Politics
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Sister of detained American in Iran meets with Swiss ambassador about his case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The sister of an ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years has met with a Swiss ambassador about her brother's case as part of an effort to seek his freedom. MLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/11JvzT9 ) Sarah Hekmati,...Tags: Iran, Amir Hekmati Death Sentence (2012)
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: U.S. Army, Arts and Culture, Sociology, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Racism, Newspaper and Magazine, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Social Issues
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