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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, United Nations, Terrorism, Lobbying, Prisoners and Detainees
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UPDATE 3-Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to "standstill"
Reuters* Mineworkers union leader demands meeting with Zuma * ANC deputy president says hard to tell what is going on * Rand slides to four-year low against dollar By Xola Potelwa RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 17 (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's...Tags: Labor Disputes, Africa, Metal and Mineral, South Africa, Jacob Zuma
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Minority Groups, Politics, Taxation
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Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill'
ReutersRUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month...Tags: Labor Disputes, Africa, Shootings, Metal and Mineral, Anglo American Platinum Limited
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COLUMN: Washington-gate
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Unprecedented U.S. Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual...Tags: Terrorism, Sexual Assault, Elections, Periodicals, Politics
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Column: Washington-gate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American...Tags: Terrorism, Sexual Assault, Elections, Periodicals, Politics
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Jack Lew, Politics, Taxation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Barack Obama
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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: Wars and Interventions, U.S. House of Representatives, Rosen Plevneliev, European Union, Parliament
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INVESTMENT FOCUS-Top four central banks may change the tune
ReutersBy Mike Dolan LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The world's major central banks may be shifting their tone subtly from "whatever it takes" to "we can only do so much". Financial markets supercharged this year by the extraordinary monetary stimuli of the top...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, International Monetary Fund, Politics, International Organizations
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Top four central banks may change the tune
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The world's major central banks may be shifting their tone subtly from "whatever it takes" to "we can only do so much". Financial markets supercharged this year by the extraordinary monetary stimuli of the top four central banks are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, International Monetary Fund, Politics, International Organizations
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Jones Falls Expressway, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Section 8 (housing), Consumer Confidence
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Former ASU QB Walter running for Congress
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Former ASU QB Walter running for Congress Former Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter announced he's running for congress. "I've been to many different places over the years, but Arizona will always be my home," Walter said in a...Tags: Sports, Elections, NFL Draft, Football, Politics
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