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Breaking News: UK Supreme Court rules families of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue government
Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-19 11:18:23 -0700 | political-news

News reports Wednesday that the families of British military personnel murdered whilst on active service in Iraq can pursue claims for damages under the Human Rights Act looks set to open a real can of worms. The UK Supreme Court...
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Breaking News: Biden says fight for gun ban is far from over
Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 11:34:53 -0700 | political-news

Pouncing once again on the gun violence debate, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to beat gun lobbyists with a string of much stronger laws across the country. Speaking on the issue after quite a while, Biden says that some lawmakers...
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Breaking News: News from G-8:  Obama to open direct peace talks with the Taliban
Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Enniskerry :: Ireland | updated 2013-06-19 11:16:32 -0700 | political-news

On Tuesday, President Obama announced from the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland that his administration will help facilitate direct peace talks with Taliban leaders in Qatar in the coming days. “This is an important first step toward reconciliation, although it...
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Breaking News: Police Brutality on the Rise or Technology Bringing it to Light?
Posted by: April_Johnson

Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 11:08:33 -0700 | political-news

Police Brutality has been a problem for many years in the United States. The police have taken their brutality a step further and have begun killing innocent people. In 2007 USA Today featured a story about the rise of police...
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Breaking News: First Take: Afghanistan's Karzai, unreliable as ever
Source: USA Today

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-19 11:37:42 -0700 | political-news

EDT June 19, 2013 In rejecting peace talks with Taliban, Afghanistan president yet again undermines the United States. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has established a consistent record in one way: He never seems to miss an opportunity to miss an...
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Breaking News: FBI director defends pace of IRS investigation
Source: USA Today

Birmingham :: AL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 10:16:39 -0700 | political-news

FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday that more than a dozen agents have been dispatched to the criminal investigation into allegations that the IRS targeted conservative groups for closer scrutiny. Responding to criticism about the pace of the inquiry, Mueller...
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Breaking News: John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood
Source: Fox News

Vatican City :: Vatican City | updated 2013-06-19 11:03:20 -0700 | political-news

A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization is possible in autumn to...
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Breaking News: China eager for Iranian nuclear talks
Source: United Press International

Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-06-19 11:00:29 -0700 | political-news

The Chinese government expects peaceful nuclear negotiations will continue through multilateral dialogue with Iran, a government spokeswoman said. Iranian delegates joined officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany in a second round of nuclear...
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Source: The Washington Times

Baghdad :: Iraq | updated 2013-06-19 08:03:50 -0700 | political-news

The whistleblower who came forth with claims that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing her. Aurelia Fedenisn , a former investigator...
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Source: Fox News

Birmingham :: AL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 10:38:29 -0700 | political-news

While supporters of the Senate immigration bill tout a new analysis that shows the legislation would boost the economy and trim the deficit, critics are seizing on another, less rosy stat -- the average American wage would drop, and not...
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Breaking News: China, Vietnam agree to set up hotline
Source: Fox News

Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | updated 2013-06-19 09:37:44 -0700 | political-news

China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological allies. The two countries' agriculture ministers signed...
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Source: Fox News

Maplewood :: MN :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 10:31:24 -0700 | political-news

Minn.   A helicopter contracted for mosquito control spraying crashed in a suburban neighborhood just east of St...Police say the small helicopter crashed in the backyard of a home in Maplewood, igniting the chopper and a detached garage...Kerry Crotty says...
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Source: Fox News

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 10:22:47 -0700 | political-news

An unemployed teacher  who thought a bag on a road carried a dirty diaper found about $20,000 and returned the cash to a bank. The Eagle newspaper reported Wednesday that Chase bank officials in return gave Candace Scott a $500...
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Source: Reuters

Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-06-19 11:39:32 -0700 | political-news

President Barack Obama waves after giving a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 19, 2013...President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without...
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Breaking News: Poverty hits native Canada children
Source: BBC

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-06-19 11:38:45 -0700 | political-news

Groups registered with the government and living on reserve land suffer even higher child poverty, the study found . The report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Save the Children Canada used 2006 census data. It linked the...
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