Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Apr 10, 2013

Finland apologizes for "incorrect" Putin blacklisting

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after its police accidentally put him on a blacklis...
Apr 5, 2013

U.S. senators back Tyson pardon bid for boxing champ Johnson

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(Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators welcomed a petition launched by former boxer Mike Tyson to have heavyweight champ Jack Johnson posthumo...
Mar 28, 2013

Actress Ashley Judd won't run for US Senate

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Actress Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she won't run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch Mc...
Feb 26, 2013

Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian state media has run altered images of first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look le...
Feb 25, 2013

Ex-Canada ambassador pleased Affleck thanks Canada

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TORONTO (AP) The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis sai...
Feb 23, 2013

Ex-Canada ambassador slighted by Affleck's "Argo"

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TORONTO (AP) The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis say...
Feb 18, 2013

Australian may have leaked Mossad secrets: report

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CANBERRA (Reuters) - A suspected Mossad agent who died in an Israeli jail in 2010 was arrested by his spymasters who believed he may have ...
Feb 15, 2013

Unyielding GOP politicians doing what voters ask

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HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flew home from Washington last week, leaving behind a capital baffled by Republicans like h...
Feb 10, 2013

Obama to lay out economic growth plan in State of Union speech

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe his plan for spurring the economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday...

How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term

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WASHINGTON (AP) This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing...
Feb 9, 2013

Obama salutes Panetta as he prepares to retire

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Calling it "the honor of my life," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday,...
Jan 20, 2013

Obama to be sworn in for 2nd term at White House

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WASHINGTON (AP) Formally embarking on his second term, President Barack Obama was set to take the oath of office Sunday surrounded by fami...
Jan 13, 2013

Netanyahu denies wasting money on Iran attack plans

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed allegations by predecessor Ehud Olmert that he wasted ...
Jan 8, 2013

Putin makes French film star Depardieu a Russian

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Gerard Depardieu, the French movie star whose decision to q...
Jan 2, 2013

Governor plans to sue NCAA over Penn St. sanctions

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Gov. Tom Corbett scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit against the NC...
Dec 25, 2012

Affleck Won't Be Running for Senate

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Those hoping the United States Senate may get a little less gray and a bit more celebrity-studded won't be getting their Christmas mir...
Dec 19, 2012

Republicans put squeeze on Obama in "fiscal cliff" talks

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated by their inability to wring more "fiscal cliff" concessions out of President Barack Obama , ...
Dec 7, 2012

SC Gov. Haley shuts door on Colbert for US Senate

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the U.S. Senate, al...
Dec 6, 2012

Obama takes "fiscal-cliff" campaign to "middle-class"

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes his "fiscal-cliff" campaign to the home of a family in Northern Virginia on ...

Netanyahu: Israel will keep settlement corridor

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BERLIN (AP) Israel's prime minister is brushing off international criticism over a planned new settlement project near Jerusalem, say...