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British lawyers demand access to detainees in Afghanistan
LONDON -- British lawyers representing eight Afghan prisoners at Camp Bastion, Britain’s largest military base in Afghanistan, told the British Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday that their clients had been held without trial and denied access to a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Government, Defense, Human Rights
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Switzerland proposes deal for banks to resolve U.S. tax dispute
Switzerland has proposed a bill that it says paves the way for the country's banks, including Credit Suisse Group and Julius Baer Group, to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S. The bill authorizes Swiss banks to cooperate with U.S. authorities and...Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Politics, Prosecution, HSBC Holdings plc, Bern (Swiss Confederation)
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Cheyenne Saumier says farewell to dairy princess title
Farm, Field & Garden CorrespondentCheyenne Saumier, 17, of Greenville Township in the Meyersdale area, has had the time of her life this past year promoting the dairy industry. She handed her dairy princess crown to Alyssa Weigle of Stonycreek Township in a special coronation ceremony...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Politics, Beverage Industry
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In Pakistan, clamor for change propels 2 parties
CHINIOT, Pakistan — Even from his hospital bed, with a gash in his head and three broken vertebrae from a 15-foot fall, Imran Khan stumped for votes. "I have done whatever I could do," Khan told the nation as a Pakistani television crew...
Tags: Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pervez Musharraf, Television Industry, Polls, Government
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Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead
BAGHDAD — Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago. The attacks, which occurred along busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Religion and Belief, United Nations
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), China, Same-Sex Marriage, Salads, George W. Bush
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French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Francois Hollande, Christianity, Gays and Lesbians, France
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Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....
Tags: Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Times Square, Government
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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Allergies, Washington, DC, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Rob Portman
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Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...
Tags: Pervez Musharraf, National Government, Government, Business, Pakistan
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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...Tags: Yousuf Raza Gilani, Military Equipment, National Government, Rebellions, Government
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Pakistan's Sharif: Seasoned leader is seen as soft on extremists
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is...
Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Government, Business, Pakistan, Elections
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