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FEATURE-In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
Reuters* Soccer becomes proxy battle of two political parties * Bakrie's side regains control after recent deal * Soccer market is the third biggest in world by attendance * 52 mln viewers watch each week, 12 mln attend games each year By Janeman Latul...Tags: Politics, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sports, Soccer, Media Industry
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LeBron James unanimous 1st-team All-NBA; Wade on 3rd team
Sun SentinelThis time it was unanimous for LeBron James. Unlike the media vote for 2013 Most Valuable Player, which left him one first-place vote shy of becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP, the Miami Heat forward was listed first-team on each of the 119...Tags: Stephen Curry, Alonzo Mourning, Los Angeles Clippers, Politics, Kevin Durant
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Drug czar highlights link between marijuana, crime
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of...Tags: Politics, Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug), Washington, DC, Primaries
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Embattled Tamarac commissioner files suit to stop recall
City Commissioner Patte Atkins-Grad struck back against her critics with a lawsuit intended to prevent a recall effort from moving forward. Her lawsuit — filed in Broward Circuit Court on Wednesday and served to the recall committee Thursday...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials
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Democrat Conti to run for Anne Arundel executive
Joanna Conti will make her bid to become the next county executive for Anne Arundel County official on June 13. Conti, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she'll kick off her campaign with a $25-per-person fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus in...
Tags: Politics, Laura Neuman, Glen Burnie
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In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!" More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national soccer team play. Another...Tags: Politics, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sports, Soccer, Media Industry
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Polish PM wants early party leadership election: media
ReutersWARSAW, May 23 (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to bring forward an election for the leadership for his party so he can face down rivals emboldened by the worsening state of the economy, local media said on Thursday. Tusk's Civic...Tags: Politics, Donald Tusk, Government
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Allentown's fiscal problems are bad, but Harrisburg's are even worse
Allentown has a $200 million red ink problem, which, it seems, is the fault of any city politician not currently in office, and a population of 118,000 as of the 2010 census. That $200 million, split 118,000 ways, comes to less than $1,700 per person....Tags: Politics, Roy Afflerbach, Bankruptcy, Ed Pawlowski, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Bringing shame on his profession [Editorial]
Regardless of how most of us feel about individual elected officials or their leanings on particular policies, it's a fair observation that a lot of people get involved with politics because they want to make a difference. Some lose their moral...Tags: Corporate Crime, Politics, Justice System, Public Officials, Dwayne Johnson
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Pittsburgh on the Hudson? Wrong city in NY City campaign logo
ReutersNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - For New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video...Tags: New York City, Politics, Anthony D. Weiner, Bronx (New York City), Brooklyn Bridge
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Time for Eric Holder to spend more time with his family
Bill PressOne of many good things you can say about President Obama is that he is loyal to his friends. But sometimes, he is loyal to a fault, as is the case with Attorney General Eric Holder. Presidential buddy or not, it's time for Holder to go. You expect a...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Current TV (tv network), U.S. Department of Justice
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Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
ReutersBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S....Tags: Mark Kirk, Politics, George Ryan, Dick Cheney, Laws
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