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| "Executed" corpses dumped in restive Syrian city
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Reuters - The bodies of 17 men previously held by Syrian security forces have been found in the city of Hama, activists said on Saturday, victims of a deadly struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and those determined to topple him. |
| Police search News International offices in London, arrest four
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Reuters - Police said on Saturday they were searching the London offices of Rupert Murdoch's News International and had arrested four people, including a policeman, in an investigation into suspected payments to police officers for information. |
| Sudan says to release ships seized from South Sudan
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Reuters - Sudan will free ships carrying cargos of crude it seized from South Sudan to ease tensions between the former civil war foes and help the two states agree on a deal over oil revenue, Sayed El-Khatib, deputy head of negotiating team said on Saturday. |
| Salvage crews suspend work on capsized ship
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| Senegal opposition urges more "resistance" after riots
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Reuters - Senegal's opposition called on Saturday for more "resistance" against President Abdoulaye Wade, after a night of riots over his plans to run for a third term in elections next month. |
| The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention
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Time.com - Despite the embargo and their cold war, the two countries appear to be in some synch over fear of potential drilling catastrophes |
| Topless protesters detained at Davos forum
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| Report: Saudi women to be allowed in sport stadium
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AP - A government-run Saudi Arabian newspaper reports that for the first time in the conservative Muslim country, women will be allowed to attend soccer matches in one of the country's stadiums. |
| Security chief during Mexico's 'dirty war' dies
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| Congo opposition leader calls for strike over poll
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AP - Congo's top opposition leader is calling for a strike over last year's much-criticized election. |
| Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet
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AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause. |
| Saputo warns of cleaning solution in milk
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Reuters - Canadian dairy products producer Saputo Inc is warning customers not to consume one of its milk products because it could be tainted with a cleaning solution. |
| Information from Australian PM's aide led to clash
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AP - A clash between protesters and Australian police that forced bodyguards to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event appears to have been set off by information released by one of Gillard's own aides. |
| Syria's opposition concerned about independent armed rebel groups
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The Christian Science Monitor - A leading Syrian opposition figure says that as rebels become increasingly militarized, it is critical that disparate armed groups be integrated with the political opposition so that they are working in concert. |
| U.S.-Backed Yemen Transition Plan Draws Fire From Democracy Activists
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Time.com - The overriding concern with maintaining a regime dedicated to the U.S. campaign against al-Qaeda has seen Washington work to keep much of the old order intact |
| Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia
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The Christian Science Monitor - Heonseok Lee has a simple way of describing how public sentiment toward nuclear power has changed in South Korea since the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March 11. |
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| Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability
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| GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size
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| Romney and Gingrich stay focused on Florida
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| Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title
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| Obama urges Congress to act in election year
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| Romney's forceful body language scores in debate
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| Obama seeks government reforms in Congress
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| Gingrich ad labels Romney 'dishonest man'
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AP - TITLE: "What Kind of Man?" |
| Kevin White, ex-Boston mayor, dies
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Politico - White, who led the city for 16 years, is credited with putting it on a path to prosperity. |
| Tiff on the tarmac: Obama fights back
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Politico - The enduring image of the president’s tour of five key states will be his confrontation with Brewer. |
| NC gov's exit shakes up vote on gay marriage ban
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AP - Something unexpected happened on the way to North Carolina's vote on a gay marriage ban this May: Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue decided not to run for re-election, meaning more voters who oppose the ban could turn out at the polls. |
| Nevada GOP to release results via Twitter, Google
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AP - Results of the Nevada Republican presidential caucus will be released through Twitter and Google, the first time the social network will play a central role in announcing the outcome of a political presidential contest. |
| Special operations expanding as wars recede
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| Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal
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Reuters - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default. |
| Sen. Sessions on Obama, Reid: ‘We have no leadership’
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Daily Caller - Top Democrats have abdicated their leadership role and are ignoring the nation’s budget problems because they’re focused on their 2012 election campaigns, Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions told The Daily Caller. |
| Analysis: Romney is fiery, focused in Fla. Debate
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| A father’s anguish: Military killed my son with prescription pad
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Daily Caller - A father who has lost two sons to war told The Daily Caller that the U.S. Central Command’s policy of allowing troops to deploy with a 180-day supply of the antipsychotic Seroquel has contributed to the deaths of troops and veterans. Seroquel, he said, has tragic side effects that military leaders have ignored in their quest to combat insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among fighting men and women. |
| 16 scientists declare: ‘no compelling scientific argument’ for ‘drastic actions on global warming’
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Daily Caller - Sixteen scientists took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal Friday to argue that there is “no compelling scientific argument” for “drastic actions on global warming.” |
| Cuban-American Vote May Decide Florida Primary
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ContributorNetwork - Reuters reports the most prominent Cuban-American in Florida politics has thus far refused to endorse any candidate for the GOP nomination. Sen. Marco Rubio is considered to be a possible vice presidential running mate. He is descended from Cuban immigrants and is a tea party favorite. He has former staffers in both the campaigns of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Both men have courted Rubio for his coveted endorsement. |
| Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick
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Reuters - He could be the Republican vice presidential candidate from central casting: telegenic, Hispanic and a fiscal conservative who has been embraced by the Tea Party. |
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| Tories offer votes on council tax Local authorities should hold referendums on "high" council tax rises, Conservative leader David Cameron will propose. |
| Paddick Lib Dem mayoral hopeful A former senior officer within the Metr Police is named the Liberal Democrat's London mayoral candidate. |
| US most important UK ally - PM Gordon Brown says Britain's "most important" alliance is with the US, in his major foreign policy speech. |
| Migrants error 'revealed in July' The Tories have accused the Home Secretary of covering up the fact illegal immigrants were cleared to work as security staff. |
| Alcohol tax rise urged Alcohol taxes should rise and TV ads for drink should be banned before 9pm, a new campaign group says. |
| Hague raises EU vote stakes William Hague appears to commit the Tories to an EU treaty referendum even if Parliament ratifies it. |
| Science budgets 'must be robust' Funding for big UK science projects must be dealt with in a more "robust" way to prevent over-spending, MPs say. |
| Cameron urges tougher rape laws David Cameron calls for the law to be tightened to ensure more men charged with rape are convicted. |
| UFF given the order to stand down The UDA orders the standing down of part of its organisation, the Ulster Freedom Fighters. |
| Tories targeting social breakdown Ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith outlines plans to tackle issues like asylum, family breakdown and crime. |
| Kelly inquest 'should be resumed' The inquest into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly should be reconvened, an investigating MP says. |
| E-petitions for MPs investigated MPs are to hold an inquiry into whether Parliament could use e-petitions to better connect with voters. |
| 5,000 illegal workers in security Thousands of illegal immigrants were cleared for jobs as security staff, says the Home Office. |
| Targets 'distort crime recording' Crime targets handicap serious investigations and distort crime recording, according to a Police Federation report. |
| Terror detention 'longest' in UK Britain detains terror suspects without charge for longer than many countries, human rights campaigners say. |
| UK 'landfill dustbin of Europe' The UK dumps more household waste into landfill than any other country in the EU, according to figures |
| MPs pick topics to quiz minister Schools Secretary Ed Balls sets a constitutional first by answering "topical" questions in his weekly Commons session. |
| Timetable: Leadership contest Here is the expected timetable for the contest to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell as Liberal Democrat leader. |
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| MPs begin election fiasco inquiry MPs are to begin an inquiry into the fiasco over spoilt ballot papers in May's Scottish elections. |
| Former SDLP assembly member dies Former SDLP assembly member John Fee has died, aged 43, as a result of a brain tumour. |
| Laundry rules for nurses possible Nurses could be given advice on how to wash their uniforms in a bid to cut hospital infections. |
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