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Bush seeks ways to punish Mugabe
The Swampby Katie Fretland President Bush today called Zimbabwe's violence-plagued election a "sham" and promised that the United States was working to punish the country's leader, Robert Mugabe, for his regime's "blatant disregard" for human rights. Mugabe is...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Politics, Brighton Park, Human Rights, Economic Sanctions
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Report: Mugabe spread intimidation to UK
The Swampby Aamer Madhani As the Bush administration weighs whether to introduce a United Nations resolution calling for sanctions against Zimbabwe following yesterday's controversial election, a newly published report charges that agents of Robert Mugabe...Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Economic Sanctions, Political Candidates, Elections
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Bush: U.S. will lift North Korea sanctions
The SwampBy Mark Silva President Bush today hailed North Korea's disclosure of its nuclear program and promise to destroy part of its weapons-building reactor in a dramatic televised event as important first steps toward the goal of a nuclear weapon-free Korean......Tags: International Relations, White House, Nuclear Policy, Kidnapping, Civil Rights
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Jesse Helms, 1921-2008
The SwampSen. Jesse Helms high-fives Johnathan Prevette, 6, of Lexington, N.C., during pre-race activities at Charlotte Motor Speedway near Concord, N.C., October 1996. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, file) by Frank James Jesse Helms, a conservative stalwart who for...Tags: Madeleine Albright, Parliament, Bill Clinton, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture
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Obama: Iraq War a distraction
The Swampby Mike Dorning On the eve of a trip to foreign capitals in the Middle East and Europe, Barack Obama delivered a lengthy foreign policy address today that sharpens distinctions with John McCain over Iraq. He left no doubt that,......Tags: Diplomacy, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, National Security, National Government
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An Obama and Powell ticket? Unlikely
The Swamp(AP Photo/Steven Senne) by Frank James Zogby International had a poll late last week that suggested that a ticket of Sen. Barack Obama and Colin Powell could give Obama a huge boost with many voters. Among likely voters, 42......Tags: Bill Richardson, Iraq War (2003-2011), John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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Senators support limited Iran diplomacy
The Swampby Katie Fretland Seven senators, including Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to President Bush today endorsing a limited diplomatic presence in Iran. Durbin joins Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Russ Feingold...Tags: Carl Levin, Patty Murray, Patrick Leahy, Nuclear Weapons, Defense
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Texas murderer asks Court for stay
The Swampby James Oliphant Lawyers for convicted Texas murderer Jose Medellin filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court Friday in an attempt to stave off his execution, scheduled for Aug. 5. The application was made to Justice Antonin Scalia, who......Tags: International Relations, International Court or Tribunal, International Law, Texas, Constitutional Issues
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Mexican murderer set to die in hours
The Swampby James Oliphant Lawyers for convicted murderer Jose Ernesto Medellin are awaiting word from the Supreme Court whether his execution in Texas by lethal injection, set for this evening at 7 pm CST, will be stayed. Last night, they filed......Tags: International Relations, International Law, International Court or Tribunal, Constitutional Issues, Texas
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Adlai Stevenson Center's inauguration
The Swampby Mark Silva They turned out today, some who have trod the presidential nominating path and some who haven't, at the historic homestead of Adlai Stevenson II, to take stock of what has happened to the presidential nominating process and......Tags: Forestry and Timber, Richard Lugar, Elections, Government, Illinois
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War and peace: Washington P.R.-style
The Swampby Mark Silva In Tbilisi, celebrating the "Rose Revolution'' of a former Soviet satellite, President Bush addressed thousands filling "Freedom Square" on May 10, 2005, with this promise: "The path of freedom you have chosen is not easy, but you......Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, Wars and Interventions, National Government, George W. Bush
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Russia, U.S launch a war of words
The Swampby Bay Fang Just when many believed the crisis in the Caucasus had been averted, tensions between Moscow and Washington are cranking up again. As Moscow formally recognized the independence of the breakaway territories at the center of its war......Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Mahmoud Abbas, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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