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U.S.
By Mar 19
Families Sue Over Guantanamo Deaths - The families of two prisoners who died at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are asking a federal court to reconsider its ruling dismissing their lawsuit, which seeks to hold federal officials and the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture, arbitrary detention, and ultimate deaths.
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NIGERIA
By Mar 19
Acting President Consolidates Power Amid Unrest - This week, acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet, further securing his tenuous hold on the country's top post amidst rising unrest in the Niger Delta and flaring religious tensions in the central region of the country.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
By Mar 19
A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate - This time last year, United States federal legislation on climate change was starting to take shape, seemingly more pressing matters were taking up the bulk of U.S. policymakers' time, and a major climate conference was looming at the end of the year.
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IRAN
By Mar 19
New Budget May Add to Uncertainties, Political Strains - Iran's 347-billion-dollar budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, finally approved by the Guardian Council in Tehran Tuesday - just days before its scheduled implementation on the Iranian New Year Mar. 21 - appears likely to add to the tensions and uncertainty that have bedeviled the country since the disputed June 2009 elections.
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IRAQ
By Mar 19
Seculars Gain as Religious Parties Lose Ground - Iraq's largest secular bloc appears to be the biggest surprise of the parliamentary elections at a time when some of the most well-known religious groups and figures have sustained great losses, preliminary election results so far indicate.
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HEALTH-US
By Mar 18
Maternal Deaths on the Rise - Despite the fact that the United States spends more on maternal health than any other country in the world, deaths in childbirth among U.S. women are on the rise and already surpass the morbidity rates in most developed countries.
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MIGRATION-US
By Mar 18
Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice - Norma Tolsa-Garcia is a U.S. citizen but she fears new proposed laws in Arizona might force her and her family to move away from the state she grew up in because her husband is an undocumented immigrant.
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POLITICS
By Mar 18
The Pentagon's Propaganda Networks – Part 2 - Propaganda networks that conduct "psychological warfare" for the Pentagon have been in vogue for a long time. Mike Furlong, a senior Pentagon official who is now being investigated for running a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, had a long history of working in this field.
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US-CHINA
By Mar 17
Trade War Heats Up - Relations between Beijing and Washington have been far from smooth since the beginning of the year.
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HAITI
By Mar 17
Recovery Bill Estimated at 11.5 Billion Dollars - Two weeks before a major donors conference, the Haitian government has estimated that the country will need some 11.5 billion dollars over the next three years to recover from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
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POLITICS
By Mar 16
Sahel Leaders Meet on al Qaeda Threat - Representatives from seven North African and Sahelian states convened in Algiers on Tuesday to discuss the growing threat of al Qaeda's North African affiliate in the region.
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MIDEAST
By Mar 16
Israel-U.S. Tensions Continue to Percolate - Despite assurances by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday that the United States and Israel share a "close, unshakeable bond", the week-old crisis between the two allies continued to percolate here Tuesday.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
By Mar 16
In Canada, No News is Bad News - Canada's climate researchers are being muzzled, their funding slashed, research stations closed, findings ignored and advice on the critical issue of the century unsought by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, according to a 40-page report by a coalition of 60 non-governmental organisations.
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