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China artist Ai Weiwei stays quiet after freed on bail
Reuters – Wed Jun 22, 2:47 pm ETBEIJING (Reuters) – The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. Full Story »
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Bahrain opposition figures given life sentences
Reuters – Wed Jun 22, 6:41 pm ETMANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of plotting a coup during protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year. Full Story »
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Italy ceasefire call exposes NATO split on Libya
Reuters – Wed Jun 22, 7:28 pm ETMISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - A split has opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with France and Britain rejecting an Italian call for a halt to military action to allow aid access. Full Story »
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It Won the Confidence Vote, but Greece's Government Still Has Everything to Lose
Time.com – 21 mins agoHaving survived a vote of confidence, Greece's government can carry on with the Herculean task of trying to keep the nation's economy afloat Full Story »
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Sentencing set for September in Galliano racism trial
AFP – 4 mins agoPARIS (AFP) - Fashion designer John Galliano will learn in 11 weeks the outcome of his day-long trial on charges of hurling racist and anti-Semitic remarks at patrons in a hip Paris bar. Full Story »
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Youth from Egypt's Brotherhood form separate party
AP – Wed Jun 22, 5:44 pm ETCAIRO - Several young members from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have launched their own political party to rival their group's own_ a move that is exposing cracks in the influential Islamist organization. Full Story »
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Clinton asks Congress, whose side are you on?
AP – 15 mins agoMONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is questioning the priorities of lawmakers criticizing the U.S. intervention in Libya. Full Story »
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Boehner says Obama lacks House support for Libya
AP – 25 mins agoWASHINGTON - Setting up a showdown on Libya, House Republicans agreed on Wednesday to vote on dueling measures, one to give President Barack Obama limited authority to continue U.S. involvement in the NATO-led operation against Moammar Gadhafi and the other to cut off funds for military hostilities. Full Story »
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U.S. sees vast untapped trade potential with India
Reuters – 37 mins agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance officials from the United States and India will work to find ways to access the vast untapped trade potential between the two countries in economic talks next week, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday. Full Story »
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Canada says documents clear troops of wrongdoing
Reuters – Wed Jun 22, 6:13 pm ETOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada released thousands of pages of declassified documents on Wednesday, which it said supported its claims that its soldiers played no role in the mistreatment of prisoners in Afghanistan. Full Story »
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Makeover planned for NZ city devastated by quakes
AP – 44 mins agoWellington - New Zealand's second-largest city will get a makeover under a plan designed to move residents and raze homes in areas hardest hit by recent earthquakes. Full Story »
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Did a Jerusalem court really sentence a dog to death by stoning?
The Christian Science Monitor – Tue Jun 21, 6:25 pm ETHave you heard the one about the dog who walked into a rabbinical court? Full Story »
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Obama's Afghanistan Drawdown: Why Troop Levels Won't Affect the War's Outcome
Time.com – 21 mins agoThe number of U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan appears increasingly unlikely to decisively determine the outcome of the war Full Story »
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Northern Ireland violence raises questions about paramilitary group
The Christian Science Monitor – Tue Jun 21, 2:43 pm ETDublin, Ireland - Homes and a Roman Catholic church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, came under attack last night in the city's worst night of sustained violence in recent years. And as riots erupted in a divided Catholic and Protestant area, many are asking why the Ulster Volunteer Force (UFV), the pro-British paramilitary organization being held responsible for the violence, has refused to go away despite having supposedly destroyed its weapons. Full Story »
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Galliano trial underlines fashion sector pressures
AP – 2 hrs 27 mins agoPARIS - Though the flamboyant former Dior designer John Galliano was the one on the stand, it was the multi-billion-dollar luxury industry that seemed to be on trial Wednesday in Paris as the disgraced designer blamed the sector's skyrocketing pressures for his unraveling. Full Story »
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Artist Ai Weiwei released by China, says he's fine
AP – Wed Jun 22, 1:29 pm ETBEIJING - Renowned artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile target of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in detention. Looking tired and thinner, he said the conditions of his release meant he could not talk more. Full Story »
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Obama’s Afghanistan decision: A partial exit with 2012 in mind
Exclusive to Yahoo! News – 1 hr 22 mins agoBy Ron Fournier National Journal Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for re-election is not driven by the United States' "position of strength" in the war zone as much as it … Full Story »
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North Dakota city evacuates as record flood imminent
Reuters – 12 mins agoThe rapidly rising Souris River poured over flood defenses in Minot, North Dakota on Wednesday, overwhelming efforts to delay the deluge and forcing the immediate evacuation of thousands of homes. Full Story »
Opinion
Newt Gingrich's latest mutiny: The final blow?
The Week – Wed Jun 22, 5:40 am ETAfter most of Newt's top aides ditched him, his floundering campaign was on life support. Now, his campaign finance team has walked out the door, too Full Story »
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