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What foreign media are saying about the U.S. election
World NowVoters in the United State handed President Obama a second term in office on Tuesday. As the rest of the world reacted and reflected on the campaign, here’s a sample of the reactions and analysis from newspapers and other media around the globe.... -
Obama still a winner in Europe, poll shows
World NowPresident Obama remains the preferred choice over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney by an overwhelming margin in Europe, according to a poll conducted in seven European nations. The survey finds that Romney would not earn more than 10% support... -
Holder pledges not to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Illinois prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder pledged under oath Tuesday that the Obama administration under no circumstances would seek to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the vacant Thomson prison in northwestern Illinois. Holder testified at a...Tags: Eric Holder, Justice System, Prisons, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk
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Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, broke color barrier at Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living.
He was 85.
"It's important for America to...Tags: Nuclear Power, NAACP, The Washington Post, Jackie Robinson, Graduation
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Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md., the Naval Academy's alumni association announced from Annapolis, Md. He was 85 and had cancer. A 1949 graduate, Brown was...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, World War II (1939-1945), United States Naval Academy, Science and Technology
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Report: Sesame Street Used to Torture Guantanamo Prisoners
KTLA NewsA new documentary from Al Jazeera says Sesame Street music was used to torture detainees at Guantanamo Bay. According to the documentary, called "Songs of War," prisoners at the U.S. Naval base were forced to wear headphones blasting music from the...Tags: Documentary (genre), Entertainment, Al Jazeera (tv network), Prisons, Music
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Three Sept. 11 defendants opt to skip court hearing at Guantanamo
FT. MEADE, Md. — Alleged terrorist mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other defendants chose to skip the proceedings Tuesday morning when pre-trial hearings for the accused conspirators in the Sept. 11 terror attacks resumed at the U.S....Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Prosecution, Trials
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Senator Levin Says Get A College Degree
Senator Carl Levin says it is important to get a college degree. Senator Levin spoke at Grand Rapids Community College Thursday afternoon and discussed many topics. "By 2018, 75% of job applicants will need at least an associate's degree," Senator Levin...
Tags: Carl Levin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Cuba
MANZANILLO, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sandy had emerged of...
Tags: Hurricanes, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Haiti
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5 things to watch in tonight's debate
CNNPresident Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney meet Monday night in the last of their three debates, this one focused on foreign policy. Unlike last week's contentious town hall-style debate in which the candidates ambled around the stage...Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libya, China, Israel
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George Michael: Promises, promises: President hasn't kept his
In February 2009, a month after he took office, President Obama told Matt Lauer on the “Today” show that if his stimulus plan failed, his presidency would be a “one-term proposition.” “I will be held accountable,” he...Tags: George W. Bush, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Matt Lauer
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Report: Mom stole $4k from soldier son serving in Afghanistan
FloriDUHPaula Barker, an Ormond Beach mom, pleaded no contest on charges of stealing $4,000 from her son while he was deployed in Afghanistan, reports WFTV ABC News-9 in Orlando. When her son had returned from Afghanistan in September 2011, he noticed the...Tags: Afghanistan, Ormond Beach, Theft
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