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Wounded Congresswoman Gets Standing Ovation at Obama Speech

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a shooting incident in her home state of Arizona last year, got a standing ovation when she entered the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday to attend President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The 41-year-old Democratic congresswoman is set to step down from […]

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Egyptians Mark First Anniversary of Uprising

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptians have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that pushed long-time president Hosni Mubarak from power. The square was a focal point for tens of thousands of protesters calling for political and economic reforms inspired by demonstrations in Tunisia. The daily protests began January 25 and continued for […]

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US, Danish Aid Workers Freed in Military Operation in Somalia

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
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A Danish humanitarian organization says a military operation has freed two of its aid workers – an American woman and a Danish man – who were kidnapped by gunmen three months ago in central Somalia. The Danish Refugee Council said early Wednesday that Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted were rescued early Wednesday “during an […]

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PNG Landslide Kills at Least 40

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
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A landslide has hit a rural area in central Papua New Guinea, killing at least 40 people. Local news reports early Wednesday said 40 bodies have been recovered but that at least another 20 people are still missing. The landslide struck early Tuesday in Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands, a remote area with several small […]

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Obama Unveils Economic “Blueprint” He Says Will Benefit All

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama used his third State of the Union address Tuesday to outline a new economic blueprint that he says will work for everyone, not just the wealthy. The president’s speech on the nation’s progress Tuesday came as he faces a contentious re-election bid this year. Mr. Obama told a joint session of […]

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Japan Records First Trade Deficit in More Than 30 Years

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
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Japan has posted its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, as the loss of nuclear power forced it to import more energy and the rising value of the yen slowed exports. Japan’s Finance Ministry said Wednesday the largely export-driven economy logged a $32 billion deficit for 2011. Total exports shrank 2.7 percent […]

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Obama Says Syria Will Find “Forces of Change” Irreversible

Posted January 25th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama says he has “no doubt” Syria’s government will soon find that the “forces of change can’t be reversed.” In his State of the Union speech Tuesday, Mr. Obama said that while it is up to the people of the Middle East to decide their own fate, the United States will oppose […]

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