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The cover-up unravels
Paul GreenbergNow we know. Or at least we know more than we did about what happened at Benghazi, and, even more telling, what happened afterward. And there's doubtless more to come. With each congressional hearing, with each appearance by another whistleblower, the...Tags: Terrorism, Politics, Libya, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Boston
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INSIGHT-Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback
Reuters* Boko Haram controls territory around Lake Chad * Attacks getting more sophisticated and deadly * Fighters regroup after military crackdown By Tim Cocks BAGA, Nigeria, May 13 (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities,...Tags: Executive Branch, Niger, Politics, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Islam
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Insight: Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback
ReutersBAGA, Nigeria (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the...Tags: Executive Branch, Niger, Politics, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Islam
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Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday. Mohamed Ibrahim said the men, who he accused...Tags: Algeria, Egypt, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hosni Mubarak
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WRAPUP 1-Mexico industrial output plummets, cenbank worried on growth
Reuters* Industrial output plummets 4.9 percent compared to last year * Fall is largest annual decline since October 2009 * Central bank sees downside growth risks By Alexandra Alper and Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) - Mexican industrial...Tags: Mexico, Inflation and Deflation, Central Bank, Productivity, Global Expansion
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US weighs Syrian intervention, despite the consequences
William PfaffPARIS -- The present debate in the United States over making policy for a Middle East that has been profoundly changed by the events of the past three years unhappily echoes past policies that failed. They were intended to promote democracy and usually...Tags: NATO, Islam, Jerusalem (Israel), UNESCO, Palestine
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ACTUALIZA 2-Inflación de México se acelera más en abril, efecto es transitorio
Reuters* Alza de transporte público, compensada parcialmente por electricidad * Banxico prevé que indicador modere tasa a partir del 3er trimestre (Agrega detalles, comentario de analistas) Por Luis Rojas MEXICO DF, 9 mayo (Reuters) - La inflación... -
Couple's 70 years of bliss interrupted only by World War II
The Free Press, Kinston, N.C.James Bryant knows what love at first sight is. At the tender age of 16, he saw a young girl modeling the dress she made in home economics class. "You know what I'm going to do?" he asked a friend as they watched the modeling show at school. "I'm...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Brazil, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, banking briefs
AME InfoHSBC NEARLY DOUBLES Q1 PROFIT : HSBC announced its first-quarter earnings have nearly doubled due to the bank's three-year efficiency drive and a halving in bad debts charges, Reuters has reported. Europe's biggest bank posted a pre-tax profit of $8.4bn,...Tags: Travel, Politics, Central Bank, Tourism and Leisure, Finance
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Slow western growth, geopolitical risks haunt emerging Europe
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Stuck between sluggish economies in the west and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East, emerging European countries are struggling to attract investment and boost growth. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will...Tags: Hungary, Egypt
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Jews revive annual pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue
ReutersBy Tarek Amara DJERBA, Tunisia, April 27 (Reuters) - Africa's oldest synagogue is playing host to that rarity in the Arab world - a religious gathering of hundreds of Jews drawn from Europe and Israel. Guarded by armed Tunisian police, Jewish...Tags: Africa, Judaism, Islam, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Tunisia
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Global Warming, Pakistan, Guiberson Fire (2009), Droughts, Science and Technology
May 13, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
May 12, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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