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Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset
TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...
Tags: Science and Technology, Defense, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks
WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...
Tags: Rebellions, David Cameron, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, National Government
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Syria's Assad crossed 'red line.' What's Obama's next move?
Rarely has a military escalation been so exquisitely gradual. President Obama has been calling for Syria’s President Bashar Assad to surrender power for almost two years. Last year, he proclaimed a “red line,” a prohibition against...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, Vladimir Putin, John McCain
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Mitt Romney still at work on his next act
PARK CITY, Utah — Inside the ballroom of a posh resort in Deer Valley, the old Mitt Romney was back. Outlining the biggest challenges facing the country before an intimate gathering of 200 of his biggest donors, the man whose political career was...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Marco Rubio, Government, Rand Paul
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Israel advancing large settlement construction plan
JERUSALEM -- As U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry is poised to return to the region, Israel is advancing a plan for a large-scale expansion of a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli media reports. Plans for more than 600 housing units in the...
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Ehud Barak
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Democrats seek to avoid repeat of 2010 loss in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON — Desperate to avoid another Massachusetts special-election debacle, Democrats are pulling out all the stops for Rep. Edward J. Markey in the contest to keep the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in...
Tags: Political Candidates, Abortion, Edward J Markey, Polls, U.S. Congress
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Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat
WASHINGTON — With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...
Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Edward J Markey, Boston, Polls, U.S. Congress
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Producer packs talent into his 'backyard bowl' in Silver Lake
Roger Wolfson's backyard is not unlike the others that dot this rugged Silver Lake hillside — a narrow slip of grass, on a steep incline, with a distant view of the reservoir. But Wolfson's yard, unlike the others, also has a Roman-style...
Tags: Arianna Huffington, Entertainment, Dexter (tv program), William Shakespeare, Stephen Tobolowsky
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McManus: Obama's foreign policy reset
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security advisor sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three years...
Tags: Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Armed Conflicts
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At White House, liberal hawks ascend
With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed him from the...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, George H.W. Bush, Muammar Gaddafi
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Frank Lautenberg dies at 89; Democratic senator from New Jersey
WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, the last World War II veteran in the Senate and a stalwart Democrat who led congressional battles over three decades to toughen gun laws, ban smoking on planes and crack down on drunk driving,...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chemotherapy, Gina McCarthy, Patrick J. Toomey
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Kerry presses peace deal at American Jewish Committee meeting
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Monday said Israelis and Palestinians should support the two-state peace initiative he is championing to achieve their aspirations and security goals. Kerry, appearing before the American Jewish...
Tags: Judaism, Philosophy, China, Religion and Belief, Israel
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