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GOP overplays its hand
WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Parties and Movements, Mike Lee, Internal Revenue Service
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Laws, Criminal Laws, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Islam, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Afghanistan, Judges
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Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law
ReutersCAIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition bloc said on Saturday that a Muslim Brotherhood-backed bill to regulate human rights groups and other private organisations was an attempt to stifle their work. The National Salvation Front (NSF), an...Tags: Laws, Politics, Parties and Movements, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisoners and Detainees, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Goodluck Jonathan, Crime, Law and Justice, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters* Arrested leader Oueremi backed Ouattara in 2011 fighting * Rights groups blame his militia for mass executions * Army officer says Oueremi "will answer for his acts" By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday...Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Police Arrests, Côte d'Ivoire
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FACTBOX-The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon...Tags: Sweden, Politics, Music, Entertainment, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program)
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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Henry Kissinger, South America, Activism, Kidnapping
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Walmart, Politics, Consumers, Tommy Hilfiger
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Islam, Butterfly Ballots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chad
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NPR, CBS Corp., Twitter, Inc.
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