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Al Qaeda group in Iraq unites with extremists in Syria
BEIRUT— An Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Iraq has united with one of Syria’s most-feared Islamic opposition groups in a vivid display of how the two-year Syrian civil war has emboldened extremists across the two countries’...
Tags: Iraq, Religious Conflicts, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Islam
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Politics, International Military Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Armed Conflicts
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Palestinians start work to form new government
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Two weeks after Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned, President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government is based in the West Bank, announced Saturday that he has started consultations over forming a new national unity...
Tags: Salam Fayyad, Hamas, Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank
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Right-wing religious nuts limit Republican Party's future
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, says his party needs to be retooled. Republicans, he says, need to reach out to minorities, show a willingness to work with those who do not agree with them 100% and find a way to convince...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Research, Parties and Movements, Radio
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China signals North Korea to stop throwing the 'world into chaos'
BEIJING -- In a sign of China’s exasperation with its rogue ally, North Korea, newly installed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday condemned nations that throw the “world into chaos.” Without mentioning North Korea by name, Xi...
Tags: Weaponry, Politics, Xi Jinping, U.S. Department of Defense, Government
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Lawmakers push bill to break up too-big-to-fail banks
WASHINGTON -- Two lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to break up banks that are deemed too big to fail, arguing taxpayers should not be faced again with bailing out firms that have become even larger since the financial crisis. "We have a...
Tags: Brad Sherman, Bernard Sanders, Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress
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Taliban says spring offensive begins now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Armed Conflicts, NATO
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Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” Nowhere has that admonishment by 18th century statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke been ignored with such disastrous consequences as in Afghanistan. The imperial British...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), George W. Bush, Taliban
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Kerry leaves Israel with hopes, but few results
JERUSALEM -- Wrapping up his first solo visit in a renewed Obama administration campaign to restart peace talks, Secretary of State John Kerry left Israel on Tuesday with few signs of progress and a vow to keep trying. After talks Monday and Tuesday...Tags: Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Travel, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Margaret Thatcher's death dominates British headlines
LONDON – An influential and divisive figure in life, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dominated the national headlines here after she died at the age of 87. British television and radio stations broke into their regularly...
Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Party (UK), BBC, Politics, Government
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U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Science, Conservation, U.S. Congress
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Agency takes a look at southeast cities' governance
Eight years ago, a Los Angeles County government oversight panel examined the string of small working-class cities along the 710 Freeway and gave them a relatively clean bill of health. Then a series of corruption scandals in southeast L.A. County...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Prosecution, Local Elections, Government
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