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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Asia, Burma, Consumers, Prisoners and Detainees, Crime, Law and Justice
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Subsidy reform dispute imperils Morocco's ruling coalition
ReutersRABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's...Tags: Rabat (Morocco), National Government, Morocco, Politics, International Monetary Fund
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NC General Assembly police defend arrests of demonstrators
The News & ObserverRetired Methodist minister Vernon Tyson of Raleigh was among the 200 demonstrators at the Legislative Building last week for the weekly Moral Monday demonstration, protesting new initiatives from the GOP-led General Assembly. Many of the demonstrators...Tags: Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice, Raleigh, Executive Branch, Politics
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Assad, Hezbollah forces advance into Qusair
The Lebanon Daily StarSyrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border. At least 40 people were killed,...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Wars and Interventions, Politics, Rebellions, Massacres
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Computer Networking and Internet, Politics, BBC, Iran
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REFILE-Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence
Reuters(Refiles, changing that to who in first paragraph) CARACAS, May 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Human Rights, Prisons, Television Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Burma, Prisoners and Detainees, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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FACTBOX-U.S. IRS's rich history of scandals, political abuse
ReutersBy Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - A crisis engulfing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over its scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status adds to a long history of scandal and abuse - both real and alleged - at the tax agency....Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Book, William Randolph Hearst, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Morale hits a new low on Egypt stock market
CAIRO — His phone doesn't ring and his charts are gloomy. But every day Mostafa Ismail, a financial broker with a hangman's demeanor, steps into the Egyptian stock exchange hoping for positive blips. They are rare in a nation where revolution...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Hosni Mubarak, Orascom Group, Inc., Egypt, Cairo (Egypt)
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Proliferating scandals expose truth about Obama
Dogged by scandal, and with his press secretary presumably now curled up in the fetal position and breathing into a brown paper bag, it's obvious President Barack Obama is in need. Our president must find his happy place again, away from irritating...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, News Media, U.S. Congress, Benghazi
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) * Warring parties film themselves committing atrocities * Neither side condemns brutality in their own ranks * Balkans, Lebanon show savagery delays reconciliation By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), International Criminal Court, Crime, Law and Justice, International Court or Tribunal, Wars and Interventions
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Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Fishing, Politics, Civil Rights
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May 19, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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