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Syrian forces shell Homs, breaking truce: resident activist and rights group
Fri,13 Apr 2012 11:25 PM PDT
Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces shelled two central districts in the battered city of Homs throughout the night and into Saturday morning, a resident activist and a human rights group said, the first bombings since a ceasefire took hold on Thursday. "There was shelling last night in the old part of the city, in Jouret al-Shiyah and al-Qaradis. And I have heard eight shells fall in the past hour," Karm Abu Rabea, a resident activist who lives in an adjacent neighborhood, said on Saturday morning. ... Full Story
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Afghan woman MP sets sights on presidency
Fri,13 Apr 2012 10:33 PM PDT
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Fawzia Koofi speaks during an interview in KabulKABUL (Reuters) - Condemned to die shortly after birth for being a girl, outspoken Afghan member of parliament Fawzia Koofi lived to become a champion of women's rights and is now eyeing the presidency in 2014. The 36-year-old expects harsh opposition, threats of violence and pressure against her family as her campaign gets underway to replace Hamid Karzai, who must step down that year after serving the constitutional limit of two consecutive terms. "I am sure my campaign will be the noisiest. ...


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U.S. Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia, misconduct alleged
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:43 PM PDT
Reuters - CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service has recalled a number of agents from Colombia, where President Barack Obama is attending a summit with Latin American leaders, because of alleged misconduct, a spokesman said on Friday. "There have been allegations of misconduct made against Secret Service personnel in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to the president's trip," an agency spokesman, Edwin Donovan, said in a statement. "Because of this, those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and are being replaced by other Secret Service ... Full Story
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Democratic Super PACs off to modest 2012 start
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:22 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fundraising by Democratic "Super PACs" is off to a slow start for the 2012 campaign season, compared with aggressive efforts by Republican groups that plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in fights for congressional seats and the White House. Three major Democratic groups said on Friday they raised a total of about $5.7 million in the first three months of the year, buoyed largely by donations from labor unions and hedge fund managers but far behind rival Republican groups. Majority PAC, focused on preserving Democratic control of the U.S. Senate, received $1. ... Full Story
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Slight rise in military sex assault cases
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:11 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of sexual assaults reported to U.S. military authorities edged up last year, with most involving one member of the armed forces attacking another, the Pentagon said in an annual report released on Friday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the crime "an affront to the basic American values we defend" and said he would announce measures next week during consultations with Congress to try to curb sexual assaults. ... Full Story
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U.S. politics clash with reality over China currency
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:09 PM PDT
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Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in ShanghaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. politicians readily muscle up to talk tough against China on the campaign trail, charging its policies undermine American manufacturing, but two key planks of the argument for criticizing Beijing are crumbling. The Chinese currency has risen 31 percent against the dollar over the past seven years, eroding a chunk of the price advantage Chinese exports once enjoyed on world markets. At the same time, China's huge trade surplus with the world has shriveled. ...


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At gun convention, many see rush to judgment in Trayvon Martin case
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:06 PM PDT
Reuters - ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun-rights activists at a National Rifle Association convention said on Friday that protesters who demanded the arrest of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin were ignoring the U.S. legal principle of innocent until proven guilty. They said the protesters and the media had rushed to judge Zimmerman, a white and Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, as guilty in the death of 17-year-old Martin, who was black, without having been convicted. ... Full Story
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At gun convention, many see rush to judgment in Trayvon Martin case
Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:01 PM PDT
Reuters - ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun-rights activists at a National Rifle Association convention said on Friday that protesters who demanded the arrest of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin were ignoring the U.S. legal principle of innocent until proven guilty. They said the protesters and the media had rushed to judge Zimmerman, a white and Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, as guilty in the death of 17-year-old Martin, who was black, without having been convicted. ... Full Story
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Cuban agent returns to U.S. after seeing brother
Fri,13 Apr 2012 07:22 PM PDT
Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban agent on parole who a U.S. judge allowed to return home for two weeks to see his gravely ill brother has gone back to the United States as required, the Cuban government said on Friday. It said Rene Gonzalez, 55, had spent time with his family, and particularly brother Roberto, who has lung cancer. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard granted Gonzalez his request for the visit with the conditions that he had to obtain permission from the U.S. government and return within 15 days. ... Full Story
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Chavez vows to knock out rivals at Venezuela poll
Fri,13 Apr 2012 07:05 PM PDT
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stands at the People's balcony at Miraflores Palace in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Feisty Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged on Friday that radiation treatment for cancer was wearing him down, but he vowed to squash his opponents in October's presidential election. Ramping up the political rhetoric at a huge rally to mark the 10th anniversary of his return to power after a brief coup, Chavez said three sessions of radiation therapy in Cuba had taken their toll. ...


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Mexican drug cartel leader sent to prison in Colorado
Fri,13 Apr 2012 06:48 PM PDT
Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - The leader of a Mexican drug cartel was sentenced on Friday to more than 22 years in prison by a federal judge in Colorado, who said the kingpin's criminal enterprise sold $1 billion worth of cocaine in eight U.S. states. Oscar Arriola, 43, was "a clear and present danger to this country and its citizens," U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn said. The cartel distributed cocaine in 2002 and 2003 in New York, Illinois, Georgia and five other states from a storage center at a Colorado ranch, before an anonymous tip led to an investigation, the U.S. ... Full Story
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Memorial crosses at California Marine Corps base ignite debate
Fri,13 Apr 2012 05:49 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Two crosses on a mountaintop in a California military base have touched off a fight between U.S. troops and veterans opposed to religious symbols on public lands and the families of slain Marines who set up the display. The two 13-foot (4-meter) crosses stand 3,000 feet above sea level on the dry and scrub-covered Mount San Onofre at Camp Pendleton, in the far northwest part of the Marine Corps base near San Diego. ... Full Story
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U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
Fri,13 Apr 2012 05:23 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a long-range rocket and President Barack Obama said on Friday Pyongyang faced further isolation if it continued to defy the international community. The White House suspended a deal to provide significant food aid to North Korea following the rocket launch, which it had warned Pyongyang against. U.S. officials also consulted other powers, including North Korean ally China, on how to respond. ... Full Story
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Judge wants more graft proof to seize assets of African leader's son
Fri,13 Apr 2012 05:05 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said prosecutors must provide more evidence to support allegations that the son of Equatorial Guinea's president illegally took millions of dollars to live a lavish lifestyle including buying a jet, luxury vehicles and pop singer Michael Jackson memorabilia. District Judge George Wu on Thursday said he would dismiss prosecutors' attempt to seize property owned by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of longtime Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mbasogo. ... Full Story
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Romney estimates taxes at $3.2 million for 2011
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:55 PM PDT
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Romney greets audience members during a campaign stop in WarwickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who on Friday requested an extension to file his 2011 tax forms, estimated his tax liability at $3.2 million for last year, according to the forms. In filing for the extension, the likely Republican presidential nominee said he had made total tax payments of $3,434,441 for 2011 but estimated his tax liability for the year at $3,226,623. The forms gave no information about his total income for 2011, but estimates he released in January indicated he expected his family's income for last year to be about $20.9 million. ...


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Obama: Romney claim about women job loss is "bogus"
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:41 PM PDT
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the Port of Tampa in FloridaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday his likely Republican opponent Mitt Romney's argument that women had been disproportionately affected by job losses under Obama's administration was "bogus." Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and probable Republican presidential nominee, has cited statistics showing that 92 percent of the people who lost their jobs under Obama's watch were women. In an interview with Telemundo television, the president, a Democrat, said that was not true. ...


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Obama likely paid higher tax rate than Romney in 2011
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:38 PM PDT
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the Port of Tampa in FloridaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama released tax forms on Friday that reveal he will probably pay a higher tax rate on much lower income than likely Republican opponent Mitt Romney in 2011, adding fuel to a Democratic election-year effort to raise taxes on the rich. Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid an effective tax rate of 20.5 percent on income of $789,674 last year, the White House said. Romney has estimated he will pay a 15.4 percent tax rate on income of $20.9 million. ...


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Slight rise in U.S. military sex assault cases
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:33 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of sexual assault cases reported to U.S. military authorities edged up last year, with most involving a member of the armed forces attacking another, the Pentagon said in an annual report released on Friday. The 3,192 cases in 2011 amounted to a 1 percent increase over the 3,158 reported in 2010. Some 56 percent of the cases involved one service member attacking another, 26 percent a member of the military attacking a civilian, 6 percent a civilian attacking a service member and 12 percent an unidentified person attacking a service member, the report said. ... Full Story
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Nebraska governor rejects prenatal care funding for illegal immigrants
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:25 PM PDT
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Obama listens to remarks by Heineman to speak before a National Governors Association dinner at the White House in Washington(Reuters) - Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman vetoed a proposal to restore Medicaid-funded prenatal care for illegal immigrants on Friday, but the initiative could still survive if the state legislature rejects his move next week. Nebraska state senators voted 31-15 on Wednesday to restore the program, which was eliminated two years ago after providing prenatal care for decades. The number of votes in favor was one more than would be needed to override the veto and the Nebraska legislature has one day left in its current session -- next Wednesday -- in which to do so. ...


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West pushes U.N. Syria vote despite Russian criticism
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:22 PM PDT
Reuters - Western powers brushed aside Russian criticism of a U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution authorizing an advance team of U.N. observers to monitor Syria's fragile ceasefire and said on Friday they hoped to put it to a vote this weekend. The U.N. missions of Britain, France and Germany said the U.S.-drafted resolution was co-sponsored by Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Morocco, the sole Arab nation on the council. The draft, obtained by Reuters, calls for the initial deployment of up to 30 unarmed U.N. observers to Syria in line with a request by U.N. ... Full Story
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Trayvon Martin killing puts spotlight on "Gunshine" state
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:18 PM PDT
Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Shortly after police arrived at the scene of Trayvon Martin's death at a gated community in the central Florida town of Sanford, officers seized the alleged murder weapon, a 9mm handgun. For the next 45 days until the arrest this week of George Zimmerman on a charge of second-degree murder, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the unarmed 17-year-old teenager continued to hold a concealed weapons permit as allowed under Florida law. ... Full Story
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FBI seeks clues to slayings at Alaska Coast Guard base
Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:07 PM PDT
Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Investigators hunted for clues on Friday to determine who shot two U.S. Coast Guard employees to death at a communications station on Alaska's Kodiak Island, federal officials said. Agents are treating Thursday's killings, the first fatal shootings at a Coast Guard facility in Alaska in over a decade, as a double homicide, said Eric Gonzalez, an Anchorage-based special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigations. "No arrests have been made in connection with the shootings," Gonzalez said. ... Full Story
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U.S. House to try again to advance Keystone pipeline
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:59 PM PDT
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Handout photograph shows the Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North DakotaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner will make a new attempt to force approval of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline as part of legislation for another 90-day extension of federal road, bridge and transit construction funding, Republican aides said on Friday. By seeking a second short-term funding extension, the plan aims to put the Canada-to-Texas pipeline and expanded drilling rights back at the top of the House agenda without the struggles that the House has endured in trying to pass a longer-term, more expensive transport bill. ...


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Julian Assange show starts Tuesday, guest kept secret
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:58 PM PDT
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a news conference in London(Reuters) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will launch his new TV talk show on Russia Today on April 17, but is keeping the guest list secret, the Kremlin-funded English language station said on Friday. Assange, who is under house arrest in England fighting extradition to Sweden for questioning on an alleged sexual assault, filmed "The World Tomorrow" show from Britain. Russia Today (RT) said in a news release that it would not release the guest list in advance, but said the first interview would prove controversial. ...


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Graying America gets wired to cut healthcare costs
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:45 PM PDT
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File photo of a therapeutic seal robots being charged at a retirement home near IwakiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of medical care in graying America. Some of the ideas might sound like "Robo-Granny". An astronautical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has made a skin-tight undersuit equipped with sensors that can constantly monitor the vital signs of its elderly wearer and feed the data into a computer that fires off health alerts. It was first designed for a landing on Mars. ...


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U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:34 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was keeping a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a long-range rocket, and President Barack Obama said on Friday that Pyongyang faced further isolation if it kept defying the international community. The White House suspended a deal to provide significant food aid to North Korea following the rocket launch, which it had warned Pyongyang against. U.S. officials also consulted with other major powers, including North Korean ally China, on a possible response. ... Full Story
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Republican committee raised $13.7 million in March
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:28 PM PDT
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Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks at the Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum during the National Rifle Association's (NRA) 141st Annual Meetings & Exhibits in St. LouisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee said on Friday it raised $13.7 million in March, its biggest haul so far this campaign season. The committee, an engine of Republican Party fundraising for races for the U.S. Congress, has been digging itself out of a multimillion-dollar debt and on Friday said it owed $9.9 million at the end of March -- $1 million less than a month earlier. The committee started fundraising jointly this month with Mitt Romney, the party's likely presidential nominee. It had $32.7 million in cash on hand at the end of March. ...


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Republican committee raised $13.7 million in March
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT
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President Barack Obama smiles as he walks on the South Lawn of the White HouseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee said on Friday it raised $13.7 million in March, its biggest haul so far this campaign season. The committee, an engine of Republican Party fundraising for races for the U.S. Congress, has been digging itself out of a multimillion-dollar debt and on Friday said it owed $9.9 million at the end of March -- $1 million less than a month earlier. The committee started fundraising jointly this month with Mitt Romney, the party's likely presidential nominee. It had $32.7 million in cash on hand at the end of March. ...


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U.S. politics clash with reality over China currency
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:04 PM PDT
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Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in ShanghaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. politicians readily muscle up to talk tough against China on the campaign trail, charging its policies undermine American manufacturing, but two key planks of the argument for criticizing Beijing are crumbling. The Chinese currency has risen 31 percent against the dollar over the past seven years, eroding a chunk of the price advantage Chinese exports once enjoyed on world markets. At the same time, China's huge trade surplus with the world has shriveled. ...


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Apple rejects e-book pricing collusion charge
Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:02 PM PDT
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A man looks at his Apple iPad in front an Apple logo outside an Apple store in downtown Shanghai(Reuters) - Apple Inc has rejected the U.S. Justice Department's allegations that it colluded with publishers over electronic book pricing, calling the charges "simply not true." The U.S. government had sued Apple and five publishers, saying they conspired to fix the prices of electronic books. It has reached a settlement with three of the publishers that could lead to cheaper e-books for consumers. In an email to Reuters, Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr confirmed the company's position, which earlier appeared in a Wall Street Journal article. ...


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Colombia's Ocampo withdraws from World Bank challenge
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:48 PM PDT
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The World Bank presidential nominee Jose Antonio Ocampo of Colombia is seen during a meeting with Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega at the Ministry of Finance in BrasiliaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo said Friday he was withdrawing his candidacy for World Bank president to allow developing nations to rally behind a single nominee to challenge the United States for the job. Ocampo said Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would be "an excellent candidate for the position." "As we move into the final phase, it is clear that the process is shifting from a strict merit-based competition, in which my candidacy stood on strong grounds, into a more political-orientated exercise," Ocampo said in a statement. ...


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Obama: will isolate North Korea further after failed launch
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:46 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States would work with the international community to further isolate North Korea after the country's unsuccessful launch of a long-range missile drew worldwide condemnation. "It's important to know that they've been trying to launch missiles like this for over a decade now and they don't seem to be real good at it. But obviously this is an area of deep concern," Obama said in an interview with Telemundo, according to a transcript. ... Full Story
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Senators defend CFTC in court over position limits
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:30 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Carl Levin and 18 other senators have filed a friend-of-the-court brief to help the U.S. commodities regulator defend its rules on position limits in oil markets aimed at preventing excessive speculation. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission passed the rules in October, but industry groups have sued to stop the rules from taking effect, saying they would irreparably harm the marketplace. Levin, a Michigan Democrat, and the other senators argued in their amicus brief that seven years of congressional studies back up the need for position limits. ... Full Story
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Scaled-back Pakistan drone strikes reflect success: U.S. official
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:28 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A reduction in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan in recent months reflects success in targeting senior al Qaeda operatives and forcing militants "underground," a U.S. official said on Friday. The United States suspended strikes by the unmanned aircraft in Pakistani borderlands for nearly two months late last year, partly to ease anger over a November 26 NATO air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and led Pakistan to close supply routes to U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan. ... Full Story
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Powers seek to ease nuclear deadlock with Iran
Fri,13 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran and world powers have a rare chance on Saturday to halt a downward diplomatic spiral over Tehran's nuclear program and ease fears of a new Middle East war when they resume stalled talks, but diplomats warn against expecting quick results. The negotiations in Istanbul, the first between Iran and the six powers in 15 months, are unlikely to yield any major breakthrough but Western diplomats hope at last to see readiness from Tehran to start discuss issues of substance. ... Full Story
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Tulsa shooting suspects charged with murder, hate crimes
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:42 PM PDT
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Alvin Lee Watts and Jacob Carl England are seen in a combination of undated pictures released to Reuters by Tulsa County Sheriff's OfficeOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Prosecutors brought murder and hate-crime charges on Friday against two white men arrested in the shootings of four black men and a black woman, three of them fatally, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a week ago. Black lawmakers in Oklahoma and civil rights leaders, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, have pressed authorities to bring the hate-crime charges against Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 33, to acknowledge their racial motive for gunning down unsuspecting victims before dawn on April 6. ...


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New U.S. sanctions may hinge on Iran talks: Congress aides
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:40 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of a new package of sanctions on Iran proposed by U.S. lawmakers may hinge on whether Iran and six major world powers can make any progress at high-level talks this weekend toward resolving a dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. There is broad support among Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to add more oil- and banking-related sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran to abandon its nuclear program. But the proposed package of sanctions stalled in the gridlocked U.S. Senate in late March, just before lawmakers left Washington for a two-week break. ... Full Story
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Wooing conservatives, Romney defends gun rights at NRA
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Romney holds campaign brochure during campaign stop at Alpha Graphics in HartfordST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vowed to gun owners on Friday he would reverse what he called the restrictive gun policies of President Barack Obama, in an appeal to conservatives as he heads toward sealing the Republican nomination. Romney, who has fumbled when talking about his experience with guns, took up the cause of sportsmen and other gun owners in an address before the annual convention of the National Rifle Association in St. Louis. ...


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In "dream city" for Syria refugees, hope of return dims
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT
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A Syrian refugee fries falafels to sell at a refugee camp named KILIS, Turkey (Reuters) - Life is starting to look more permanent for the Syrian refugees in Kilis. There are no tents in the Turkish camp. Instead, thousands of white cubicles sit in endless rows. With every grey brick laid along the paths that criss-cross the sea of container houses, Terkia Zarzoureh feels she is further from returning to her home across the border. ...


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U.S. sees long-term profit on financial rescue
Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:18 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that the many programs that it, the Federal Reserve and banking authorities implemented during the darkest hours of the 2007-2009 financial crisis likely will end up making a profit for taxpayers. At a background presentation for reporters, a senior Treasury official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the department wanted to get word out about the success of the financial bailout before myths developed about it. ... Full Story
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