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Russia's Putin calls Boston attack 'disgusting'
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday began a U.S.-Russian youth hockey game opening the world championship competition by declaring a minute of silence for the casualties of the Boston bombings and the West, Texas, explosion. “In...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Russia, Pakistan, Moscow (Russia)
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Cardin to meet with family of Russian lawyer
Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to meet Thursday with the family of a Russian lawyer whose death sparked an international outcry over human rights in that country, renewing focus on a controversy that has complicated U.S.-Russian relations at a sensitive...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Lawyers, White House
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Iran, Russia and others condemn Boston bombings
Both allies and opponents of the United States expressed horror at the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, as sympathetic statements emerged from Canada to China on Tuesday. Iran denounced the attacks as part of a scourge that should be prevented “...
Tags: News Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Bombings, Sports
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Cyprus lawmakers delay emergency vote on bank-deposit tax
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ATHENS -- Lawmakers in Cyprus are scheduled to hold an emergency vote Monday on whether savers on the Mediterranean island will pay a levy of up to nearly 10% on bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout plan that has enraged...Tags: European Debt Crisis, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance, Cyprus, Elections
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Cyprus shuts banks through Thursday amid fears of widening crisis
ATHENS — Amid renewed fears of a widening economic crisis in Europe, Cyprus on Monday ordered its banks shut through Thursday, postponing for a second time in two days a crucial parliamentary debate on whether bank depositors on the Mediterranean...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, Parliament, Elections, Finance
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Sequester reveals military excess
If there is anything positive to come out of sequestration, maybe it will motivate us to take a good long look at what we spend on our military. Sixty percent of the 2013 discretionary budget proposed by President Barack Obama goes to the military...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Weaponry, U.S. Navy, Barack Obama
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A Russian 'frenemy'
The White House is trying to revive the "reset" with Vladimir Putin's Russia. It is likely to be a wasted effort. The reset is dead not because of someone's ill will or mistakes. It is because Washington and Moscow have reached the limit of...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hillary Clinton, White House, Elections
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Russia charges that U.S. aid helps Syrian 'extremists'
MOSCOW -- Russia charged Friday that the latest U.S. push to aid the Syrian opposition promotes "extremists" who have no interest in peace talks and are determined to seize power through force. The comments come a day after U.S. Secretary State John F....
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Turkey, National Government, Political Dissent, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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We need the Republicans
Steve Chapman makes an excellent point as to, “How the Republicans have lost their mojo,” (opinion, Feb. 28). Not mentioned is the underlying basis validating the point is that the American voting public is basically stupid, not just ignorant....Tags: Steve Chapman, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wrestling goes for an Olympic reversal
I watched a video of the movie "Argo" as I flew into Tehran recently. I couldn't help but wonder why I was willingly accompanying a group of Americans into a city that not so long ago was the scene of one of the greatest exfiltrations ever. I wondered...
Tags: Olympic Games, Ben Affleck, Wrestling, Stanley Cup Playoffs, International Olympic Committee
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'Massive' wave of Russian state inspections of NGOs continues
Russian officials pressed ahead Wednesday with a sweeping wave of inspections on nonprofit foundations, human rights groups and other NGOs that has troubled activists in Russia and abroad. In the latest round, state inspectors showed up at the offices...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Justice and Rights, David Kramer, Amnesty International, Russia
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How Republicans lost their mojo
If you're a football fan, you've seen it happen. A coach bursts into prominence by using offensive or defensive innovations to produce victory after victory, championship after championship. For a long time, he's regarded as one of the best. And then,...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Social Issues, Richard Nixon, Elections, Russia
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