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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Islam, U.S. Embassy
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Benghazi's smoking guns
President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things...Tags: Barack Obama, David Letterman, Central Intelligence Agency, The Washington Post, Jay Carney
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UK warns Sri Lanka on abuses before Commonwealth summit
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there would be "consequences" for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November. Deputy...Tags: Justice and Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Elizabeth II
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Reuters World News Highlights at 0650 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential...Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Burma, Central Intelligence Agency, Iraq, Chuck Hagel
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Amazon UK pays $3.7 million tax on $6.5 billion sales
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 billion (4 billion pounds), prompting criticism from lawmakers and competitors. Amazon.co.uk Ltd added in its...Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., Apple Inc., Consumer Goods Industries
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Britain's Cameron faces parliamentary revolt over Europe
Reuters* Cameron braced for more party dissent over EU * Up to 100 Conservatives to defy their leader in vote * Labour opposition: Cameron becoming a "laughing stock" * Cameron "extremely relaxed" over rebel vote By Peter Griffiths LONDON, May 15 (Reuters)...Tags: Justice System, Margaret Thatcher, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, United Kingdom
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'The Daily Show': Prince Harry Gave John McCain His First Erection Since 1983
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - President Barack Obama chose the wrong Brit to distract the press from the scandals currently enveloping his presidency, "The Daily Show"s' John Oliver joked on Tuesday night The embattled commander in chief was in the hot seat...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, The Daily Show (tv program), Tea Party Movement, Imperial and Royal Matters
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France secures support to limit scope of EU-U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS/PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France has secured backing from other EU member states for the exclusion of the movie and television industries from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States that it fears could threaten European...Tags: France, Google Inc., Culture, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Britain charges reporter on Murdoch's Sun in corruption probe
ReutersLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - British prosecutors have charged a reporter on Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper over alleged payments of more than 17,000 pounds ($26,000) to officials for details of confidential government spending plans. The charges are part...Tags: United Kingdom, Rupert Murdoch, Prosecution, Newspaper and Magazine, News Corp.
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John Lewis says UK consumers losing fear factor
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis , Britain's biggest department store group, said UK consumers were slowly becoming less fearful about their financial prospects, adding to optimism a spate of relatively upbeat economic news can be sustained. Recent...Tags: United Kingdom, Weather Reports, Productivity, Consumers, Weather
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IRS unites nation with shoddy treatment of tea party groups
Finally, a small cadre of busybody bureaucrats has discovered a way to bring this divided country together. Thank you, IRS, for pulling off what no politician has been able to do. Mortal political enemies on both sides of the aisle agree: The IRS...
Tags: Politics, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Britain's PM Cameron visits Boston bombing site, pays tribute
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the victims of the Boston marathon bombing on Tuesday in a visit to the site of the attack, saying Britain stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States against terrorism. On the...Tags: Barack Obama, G8, Terrorism, Running, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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