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Political consultant Carville pushes Hillary Clinton for president
WASHINGTON – Democratic strategist James Carville has thrown his weight behind a new "super PAC" that is promoting a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential run in 2016. The Ready for Hillary PAC has no formal connection to the former first lady...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, James Carville, Lincoln Center, Hillary Clinton
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Bradley Manning says U.S. 'obsessed with killing' opponents
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.FT. MEADE, Md. – Army Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges that he illegally acquired and transferred highly classified U.S. materials later published by WikiLeaks, saying he was motivated by a U.S foreign policy that “...Tags: WikiLeaks, Afghanistan, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Military, Bradley Manning
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Judge refuses to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case
FT. MEADE, Md. -- A military judge refused Tuesday to dismiss the charges against the Army private accused of treason for providing reams of government secrets to WikiLeaks, saying numerous pretrial delays were necessary because of the “voluminous...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Bradley Manning, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Bradley Manning pleads guilty to leaking secret government documents
FT. MEADE, Md. – Army Pfc. Bradley Edward Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges that he illegally acquired and transferred U.S. government secrets, agreeing to serve 20 years in prison for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks that...
Tags: WikiLeaks, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Bradley Manning, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Saudi Arabia's punishment by paralysis condemned as 'grotesque'
Alarmed by reports that Saudi Arabia will paralyze a man as punishment for allegedly stabbing a friend who ended up paralyzed, Britain urged the kingdom Thursday to abandon the “grotesque punishment.” The Saudi Gazette reported last week...Tags: International Law, Politics, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia
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Kerry confronts clashing interests in Syria, Iran and Russia
This time will be different. That is the word from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Syrian rebels who have become so frustrated by empty promises of help to overthrow President Bashar Assad that they had threatened to boycott a Thursday meeting in...
Tags: Islam, Rome (Italy), Iran, Afghanistan, John Kerry
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McManus: Gridlock, Tehran-style
With the United States locked in confrontation with Iran, was it good or bad for diplomacy that "Argo," a movie about U.S. spies getting the best of the Iranians, won this year's Academy Award for best picture? Depends on whom you ask. To Iran's...
Tags: United Nations, Entertainment, Barack Obama, Movies, Iran
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Mexico: If Cancun's on the map for spring break, here's the 411
Is Mexico safe? That's the question that gets a lot of media attention. When six tourists from Spain were raped earlier this month in Acapulco, speculation began anew. But the tourism board in Cancun, 1,200 miles away and in a state for which the U.S....
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Caribbean Sea, International Travel, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Keystone XL: The pipeline to disaster
In March, the State Department gave the president cover to open a big spigot that will hitch our country to one of the dirtiest fuels on Earth for 40 years or more. The draft environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline acknowledges tar sands are...
Tags: Barack Obama, Conservation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, TransCanada Corporation, Ecosystems
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Iran agrees to further nuclear talks after 6 nations ease demands
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON — Six world powers won Iran’s promise for further negotiations over its disputed nuclear program after easing their demands for curbs on an effort they fear is aimed at giving Tehran the ability to make a bomb. After the final...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Barack Obama, Iran, Tehran (Iran)
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Dennis Rodman tests out 'basketball diplomacy' in North Korea
It’s a story so strange it could have been cobbled together through Mad Libs: Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman and some of the showy Harlem Globetrotters arrived Tuesday in the isolated country of North Korea, in a filmed trip billed as...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Same-Sex Marriage, Chicago Bulls, Tourism and Leisure, Human Rights
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Politics of two kinds in 'Argo's' Oscar win over 'Lincoln'
The Oscar for best picture was won by "Argo," the true tale of a secret rescue mission in Iran during the Carter administration. It beat out "Lincoln," the story of how black Americans were rescued from slavery. Does this mean that Jimmy Carter's stock is...
Tags: Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Iran, Argo (movie), Ben Affleck
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