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BEIJING (AP) — Widening income gaps, corrupt local administrations and policies that seem to favor the well-connected few over the disadvantaged many are fueling spasms of violence that spring up in cities across China. In the most recent case, …
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By MICHAEL SLACKMAN BEIRUT, Lebanon - There were many domestic reasons voters handed an American-backed coalition a victory in Lebanese parliamentary elections on Sunday - but political analysts also attribute it in part to President Obama's campaign …
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WASHINGTON (AP) - If Leon Panetta was hired to lead the CIA because of his deft touch with Congress, he's been earning his paycheck.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is struggling to confront a central reality of the Afghanistan war it inherited - that more troops, more aid and a retooled strategy alone are not enough.
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Artist rendition of a rumored Mac tablet. Such portable gizmos should benefit tremendously when Apple's in-house team engineers custom silicon that will enable unique hardware features in future gadgets. Source: MacFormat Apple's aggressive hunt for …
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The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three months into the new Congress, Republicans are struggling to reinvent themselves on the fly as they adjust to life without a president of their own party or a majority in the House and Senate.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential emissary Richard Holbrooke soaked up a lot of advice during three days of private meetings in Afghanistan and Pakistan this week.
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Ha’aretz
By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent Dialogue between Jerusalem and Washington over the past week has been done via speech-making. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman swept aside the Annapolis process, and US President Barack Obama swept it right back.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - nato's reluctance to match the US troop buildup in Afghanistan may not undercut President Barack Obama's new war strategy so long as the allies carry through on pledges to contribute more nonmilitary assistance.
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The Olympian
By JOHN MILLER | AP Writer • Published March 19, 2009 BOISE, Idaho - A year ago, Gov. CL "Butch" Otter spurned an offer from Idaho House leaders for $68.5 million in roads funding.
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