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Kerry Calls for Elections in Egypt

Kerry Calls for Elections in Egypt Foreign Policy reports : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) both said independently today that the Egyptian government should cease the use of violence against protesters but …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

Gates: Military can Implement DADT Repeal

Gates: Military can Implement DADT Repeal The New York Times reports : OTTAWA — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the military could be ready this year to carry out the repeal of a ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces, and that he has …

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US Aid to Egypt to be Reviewed

US Aid to Egypt to be Reviewed The Washington Post reports : WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration appealed Friday for Egyptian authorities to halt their crackdown on swelling anti-government protests, and an administration official said U.S. aid to the country would be …

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Egypt Protests Send Oil Prices Rising

Egypt Protests Send Oil Prices Rising Bloomberg reports : Stocks worldwide plunged the most since November, crude oil jumped and the dollar gained against the euro after protests in Egypt intensified and President Hosni Mubarak imposed a nationwide curfew. Egypt ’s dollar …

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Palin Emails to be Released in May

Palin Emails to be Released in May Reuters reports : ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska officials must release by the end of May an estimated 26,500 pages of emails exchanged between former Governor Sarah Palin and her aides, the state's attorney general has determined. In a …

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Egypt Cuts Off Internet Access

Egypt Cuts off Internet Access The Telegraph reports : Organisations that track global internet access detected a collapse in traffic in to and out of Egypt at around 10.30GMT on Thursday night. The shut down involved the withdrawal of more than 3, 500 Border Gateway Protocol …

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Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in 4th Quarter

Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in Q4 The New York Times reports: With a little more money in their wallets and a little less fear in their hearts, American consumers helped pull the economy up by its bootstraps in the fourth quarter of last year. Gross domestic product, a broad …

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Police Battle Protesters in Egypt

Police in Egypt Battle Protesters The New York Times reports: As night fell and the government announced a curfew, protesters showed no signs of letting up in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as tens of thousands intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday January 28, 2011

US Official in Pakistan Charged with Murder

Pakistan Charges U.S. Official with Murder BBC reports: A US consular employee has appeared in court charged with the murder of two motorcyclists who were shot dead in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Raymond Davis told the court he had fired his gun in self-defence. Another …

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Biden: Wouldn't Call Mubarak a 'Dictator'

Biden: Wouldn't Call Mubarak a 'Dictator' ABC News reports: In an interview with the Newshour’s Jim Lehrer today, Vice President Biden said he would not refer to Egyptian President Mubarak as a dictator and instead called him an “ally” on a number of key foreign policy issues. …

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Mandela Out of Hospital

Mandela Out of Hospital The AP reports: Former South African President Nelson Mandela went home from the hospital Friday after suffering an acute respiratory infection. Officials said the 92-year-old was joking with his wife and nurses, and handling the difficulties of old age …

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FBI Hunts for Wiki-Hackers

FBI Hunts for Wiki-Hackers The New York Times reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it had executed more than 40 search warrants in the United States on Thursday as part of an investigation into an international group of computer hackers who attacked corporate Web …

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Water Cannons Used on ElBaradei

Water Cannons Used on ElBaradei NBC News reports: Tens of thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters clashed Friday with police in Cairo, who fired rubber bullets into the crowds and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse them. It was a major escalation in what was …

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Moody's: U.S. Credit Rating at Risk

Moody's: U.S. Credit Rating at Risk Reuters reports: Moody's Investors Service warned on Thursday that lack of U.S. government action on the budget deficit increases the likelihood of a negative outlook on the country's top AAA credit rating. The Moody's report, which came …

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GOP Rep: Bachmann "Out of Line"

GOP Rep: Bachmann "Out of Line" Politico reports : When Minnesota Rep. strong> Michele Bachmann Sarah Palin Jason Chaffetz State of the Union address Paul Ryan Tea Party Express Joe Walsh

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Gates Calls on Congress to Pass Budget

Gates Calls on Congress to Pass Budget The New York Times reports : OTTAWA — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates , escalating his budget battle with Congress, has issued an unusually passionate warning that the impasse over this year’s federal spending package threatens the …

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Hawaii Might Charge $100 for Obama's Birth Certificate

Hawaii Might Charge $100 for Birth Certificate The New York Times reports : The state would charge $100 for a copy of President Obama ’s birth records under a bill introduced in the Legislature by five Democrats. It would change a privacy law barring the release of birth records …

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Arizona Targets Birthright Citizenship

Arizona Targets Birthright Citizenship Reuters reports : (Reuters) - Arizona Republicans introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for children born in the state whose parents are illegal immigrants or other non-citizens. The move by …

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Huntsman Building Team of Staffers

Huntsman Building Team of Staffers The Washington Post reports : U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R) appears to be leaning toward a run for president in 2012 and a team of political operatives and fundraisers have begun informal talks and outreach to ensure he could …

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Senate to End Secret Holds, Keep Filibuster

Senate to End Secret Holds, Keep Filibuster msnbc.com reports : In an agreement reached between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the world's most deliberative body will not change its rules on the filibuster after all. A group of mostly …

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