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A closer look at Russian arms sales to Syria

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused Russia of sending attack helicopters to Syria. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejects the claim, saying that Russia is only shipping air defense systems under previously signed contracts....

WTC workers gear up for Obama visit

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
It has risen -- floor by floor, gleaming steel beam by steel beam -- from the scene of what was incomprehensible destruction more than a decade ago.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Egypt's court says parliament is dissolved

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's highest court on Thursday ordered the country's Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved, saying its election about six months ago was unconstitutional....

Stars attacked on the red carpet

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Tom Cruise, Will Smith are among the stars being attacked in this latest red carpet trend. Showbiz Tonight investigates.
Categories: CNN, News

'Teacher of the Year' gets laid off

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
A California school district's "Teacher of the Year" was handed her pink slip due to budget cuts. KXTV reports.
Categories: CNN, News

Fluke: Why this election is so personal

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Sandra Fluke says attacks she suffered after testifying before Congress made it clear why it's so important for vote for President Obama.
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Anyone care about middle class?

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
James Carville says that if America's upper class lost 40% of its wealth, there would be panic. So where's the outrage about the middle class?
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Porn stars who go mainstream

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
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Rand Paul: Don't let drones invade our privacy

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Sen. Rand Paul says it would violate the constitution to use drones for routine surveillance of Americans
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Merkel firmly behind euro, but will she act?

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted repeatedly that "if the euro fails, Europe fails."...

Merkel firmly behind euro, but will she act?

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted repeatedly that "if the euro fails, Europe fails."...

Some GOP VP hopefuls face common personal issues

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney picks his running mate, odds are he'll select someone with far less wealth than his own. Unless he chooses Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, one of the richest women in America....

Libya revokes Gaddafi praise law

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Libya's supreme court overturns a law that criminalised the glorification of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, ruling it unconstitutional.
Categories: BBC, News

Sculptor unveils golden frieze

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Sculptor Rachel Whiteread unveils her first permanent public commission in the UK - a frieze of golden leaves high above a street in east London.
Categories: BBC, News

Italian borrowing rates jump as debt fears spread

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
MILAN (AP) -- Italy's borrowing costs jumped on Thursday, a symptom of market fears the country may follow Spain in needing foreign financial aid, as Premier Mario Monti prepared to meet France's new president, Francois Hollande, to discuss how to save the 17-nation eurozone....

Assange extradition plea spurned

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
The Supreme Court dismisses a bid by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
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Church schism over gay clergy row

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
A Glasgow kirk becomes the first to split from the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy.
Categories: BBC, News

450 Unilever jobs under threat

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
Consumer goods giant Unilever is planning to shut its sites in Flintshire, Swansea and Bridgend with the loss of 450 jobs.
Categories: BBC, News

Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in Ohio

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 11:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dueling from down the road, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday will offer deeply contrasting visions for how to fix the sluggish economy, framing in their most direct terms the fierce, fundamental choice that will decide the November election....
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