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Greeks strike over state TV closure, PM offers talks
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved to defuse a political crisis over the government's abrupt closure of state broadcaster ERT that prompted a nationwide strike on Thursday and brought thousands into the streets in protest....Tags: Bonds, National Government, Strikes, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Out-of-state spending likely swayed some state judge elections
The Center for Public IntegrityWASHINGTON Nonprofits and other interest groups spent more than $11.7 million in 10 high-profile state Supreme Court elections in 2012 and 2013, with more than a third of the money coming from outside state lines. Out-of-state influence likely helped...Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trials, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Parties and Movements, Mary McCormack
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EU condemns jailing of topless feminists in Tunisia
ReutersBRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday jail sentences handed down to three European feminist activists who staged a topless protest in Tunisia were too severe and urged the Islamist-led government to reform its laws on freedom...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Germany, European Union, Russia
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Racial profiling provision of immigration bill scrutinized
A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant-rights advocates led by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland wants to strengthen a provision in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from racial profiling. The 867-page,...
Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Rights groups criticise Iran for pre-election harassment
ReutersDUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Human rights groups have criticised Iran for curbing dissidents and journalists before Friday's presidential poll, the first since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election ignited popular fury in 2009. From the...Tags: Human Rights, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Amnesty International
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Rights groups criticize Iran for pre-election harassment
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Human rights groups have criticized Iran for curbing dissidents and journalists before Friday's presidential poll, the first since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election ignited popular fury in 2009. From the disqualification of...Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Crime, Law and Justice, Amnesty International, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections
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LETTER: The Price Of Living In Texas
Dan Haar's column on Texas Gov. Rick Perry's imminent trip to Connecticut to plunder our businesses [June 11, Page 1, "Perry's Texas Raiders"] reveals the facts behind the invitation to a seemingly robust state that punishes those who live on the...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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WRAPUP 1-NSA director says surveillance helped stop 'dozens' of attacks
Reuters* NSA chief: "Great harm" already done by disclosures * Snowden vows to stay in Hong Kong and fight extradition * Poll: More Americans see Snowden as patriot than traitor By John Whitesides and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The head...Tags: National Government, Google Inc., U.S. Congress, Hong Kong, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
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Italian local politician branded a racist after rape comment
Reuters* Insult to black minister posted on Facebook * Party says councillor will be expelled * First black minister target of many racist comments By Steve Scherer ROME, June 13 (Reuters) - A local party official for Italy's Northern League caused a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Congo, Social Media, Labor Legislation
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Baltimore Pride 2013 to feature mass wedding
In a year when Maryland's same-sex couples can, for the first time, legally marry, the organizers of Baltimore Pride 2013 decided some special celebrating was required. A landmark occasion, they reasoned, called for a landmark commemoration. So they...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Festive Events, Human Interest, Gays and Lesbians, Weddings
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RPT-Cuban-American Democrat is Rubio counterweight on immigration
Reuters(Repeats, without changes, to widen distribution) * Menendez low-profile, crucial to Latino, Democrat support * Gang of Eight veteran backs bill but vigilant about changes * Senate amendments illustrate delicate political balance By Caren Bohan...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, John Cornyn
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RPT-ANALYSIS-U.S. top court's gay marriage ruling won't be last word
Reuters(Repeats for wider distribution, with no changes to headline or text) By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides this month, gay marriage appears destined to face several more years of legal debate and at...Tags: National Government, U.S. Congress, Trials, Career and Workplace, Gays and Lesbians
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