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- Poll: 1-in-4 uncommitted now in White House race
- Court keeps upcoming health care decision secret
- Utah Sen. Hatch seems to have weathered GOP storm
- Egypt's Morsy says to be president for all
- One killed in blast in Kenyan port of Mombasa
- Factbox: India's stalled economic reforms
- Paraguay's ousted Lugo calls for return to democracy
- Sudan's Bashir defiant after Khartoum protests
- Iraq orders closure of 44 media outlets
- Egypt runner-up Shafik congratulates Morsy
- Egypt president-elect says will uphold treaties
- Bolivia leader rules out troops as police rebel
- Islamists hail Morsy's Egypt victory, West cautious
- Egypt president must unite, speak for all: army source
- Iraq's Sadr demands reforms for support of PM
- After Mubarak, Egypt's Tahrir cheers new president
- NATO to discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria
- Islamist joy as Morsy elected Egypt president
- Hamas hopes Morsy's Egypt will focus on Palestine
- U.S. congratulates Egypt's Morsi on "milestone" vote
- Turkey blames Syria for jet attack, consults NATO
- Iran hails Islamist Morsy's Egypt vote victory
- Syria downing of Turkish plane "brazen and unacceptable": U.S.
- Morsi's Win: Progress or Paralysis?
- Schaeuble says "no" to throwing money at euro crisis
- Venezuela withdraws Paraguay envoy, halts oil sales
- Jet incident shows Syria's defenses capable, jumpy
- German upper house agrees on deal to back ESM
- Darrell Issa: Tougher Gun Laws May Have Been Aim of 'Fast and Furious'
- Issa: No evidence so far of White House cover-up
- Pawlenty says to look elsewhere for potential VP
- Paraguay's ousted leader says won't help new government
- Preparing for the Supreme Court's Big Health Care Decision
| Poll: 1-in-4 uncommitted now in White House race Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT
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| Court keeps upcoming health care decision secret Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT
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| Utah Sen. Hatch seems to have weathered GOP storm Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:18 AM PDT
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| Egypt's Morsy says to be president for all Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamist president-elect Mohamed Morsy pledged on Sunday to be a president for all Egyptians and to unite the nation, speaking in a televised address hours after he was declared the winner of last weekend's presidential election. With the country anxious after a history of confrontation between Morsy's Muslim Brotherhood and the military, which has ruled for six decades, Morsy praised the army for its role in governing since last year's overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. ... |
| One killed in blast in Kenyan port of Mombasa Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:23 PM PDT MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - An explosion hit a night club in Kenya's port of Mombasa on Sunday, killing one person, police said, a day after the U.S. embassy warned of an imminent attack on the city. Mombasa, a popular holiday destination for Kenyans and foreigners, has been struck by a series of blasts since Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October to crush Islamist militants. "I am seeing one body. ... |
| Factbox: India's stalled economic reforms Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT (Reuters) - Fears of a rating downgrade and the possible fallout from a euro zone meltdown have forced a sense of urgency on India's beleaguered government, re-igniting hopes for stalled economic reforms. Both Fitch and Standard & Poor's (S&P) have cut their credit outlook for India to negative from stable, citing its slowing economy, policy inaction and worsening fiscal situation. S&P has also warned of a sovereign credit rating downgrade if the situation remained unchanged. ... |
| Paraguay's ousted Lugo calls for return to democracy Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT
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| Sudan's Bashir defiant after Khartoum protests Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:10 PM PDT
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| Iraq orders closure of 44 media outlets Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi regulatory body has ordered the closure of 44 media outlets in the country including the BBC and Voice of America in a dispute over broadcast licenses, sources with knowledge of the order said on Sunday, but no action has yet been taken. Other organizations targeted for shutdown include privately-owned local TV channels Sharqiya and Baghdadia as well as U.S.-financed Radio Sawa. ... |
| Egypt runner-up Shafik congratulates Morsy Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:39 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Ahmed Shafik, the former general who lost Egypt's presidential run-off election, sent congratulations on Sunday to his victorious rival, Islamist Mohamed Morsy, an official on Shafik's campaign team said. "Ahmed Shafik has sent a message of congratulations," the official told Reuters. (Reporting by Marwa Awad; Editing by Alastair Macdonald) |
| Egypt president-elect says will uphold treaties Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:12 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamist president-elect Mohamed Morsy said on Sunday that Egypt would uphold international treaties, in a clear gesture to Israel which has been concerned about the fate of its 33-year-old peace deal with Cairo. "We will uphold international treaties and agreements between Egypt and the world," Morsy said in his first televised address to the nation, adding that Egypt wanted peace with the world but had the capability to defend itself from any attack. (Writing by Edmund Blair) |
| Bolivia leader rules out troops as police rebel Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT
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| Islamists hail Morsy's Egypt victory, West cautious Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Islamists around the world hailed Mohamed Morsy's election as Egypt's first freely chosen president as a victory for their cause on Sunday while the West, Gulf states and Israel reacted with caution, wary of his political agenda. Closely watched from Gaza to the Gulf, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate's win over former army general Ahmed Shafik was widely seen as an historic event with far-reaching consequences beyond Egypt's borders. ... |
| Egypt president must unite, speak for all: army source Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior Egyptian army official said on Sunday that the Islamist president-elect must unite the country and should not only serve the interests of a single group in the biggest Arab nation. The official, close to the ruling military council, was speaking to Reuters after the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy was declared victor over ex-military man Ahmed Shafik in the presidential vote held a week ago. "The military council has done its duty in keeping the election process free and fair, a true example of democracy, to the world," said the official, who asked not to be ... |
| Iraq's Sadr demands reforms for support of PM Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:41 PM PDT
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| After Mubarak, Egypt's Tahrir cheers new president Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Some prayed for victory, others held their breath while waiting on Sunday in Cairo's Tahrir Square to hear who would be their next president - an Islamist who was jailed by Hosni Mubarak or a military man who had served the fallen autocrat. Then news unimaginable a year a half ago reached the tens of thousands of people in the place where Egypt's revolt began. The election committee had declared the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy victor. "God is greatest!" they shouted. ... |
| NATO to discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT
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| Islamist joy as Morsy elected Egypt president Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:54 AM PDT
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| Hamas hopes Morsy's Egypt will focus on Palestine Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:47 AM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip's governing Hamas on Sunday welcomed the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's presidential vote, saying its ideological ally's success would help the Palestinian cause. The impoverished enclave burst into celebration upon hearing that the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy had won elections held after former president Hosni Mubarak fell to a people's revolt last year. Locked in a long power-struggle with its secular Palestinian rivals, Hamas had a mixed relationship with the previous, U.S. ... |
| U.S. congratulates Egypt's Morsi on "milestone" vote Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States congratulated Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Morsi on Sunday for his "milestone" victory and urged the Muslim Brotherhood leader to form his government carefully and respect the right of all Egyptians as he takes power. "We congratulate the Egyptian people for this milestone in their transition to democracy," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement, calling on the new leader to ensure Egypt remains "a pillar of regional peace, security and stability. ... |
| Turkey blames Syria for jet attack, consults NATO Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:42 AM PDT
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| Iran hails Islamist Morsy's Egypt vote victory Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry congratulated Egyptians on Sunday over the victory of Islamist Mohamed Morsy in the country's first free presidential election and said the country was in the final stages of an "Islamic Awakening". Muslim Brotherhood candidate Morsy defeated former general Ahmed Shafik to succeed President Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown last year after a popular revolt against his rule. ... |
| Syria downing of Turkish plane "brazen and unacceptable": U.S. Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Syria's downing of a Turkish fighter yet as "brazen and unacceptable" on Sunday and vowed close U.S. cooperation with Turkey to promote a political transition in Syria. "The United States condemns this brazen and unacceptable act in the strongest possible terms," Clinton said in a statement following a conversation on Saturday with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. ... |
| Morsi's Win: Progress or Paralysis? Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:03 AM PDT And so it begins: an unprecedented test on the world stage of whether Islamist politics can, at long last, join modernity. Can an Islamist head of state renounce jihadist violence in practice (as al-Qaida or its many offshoots, and Hamas and Hezbollah, have been unable to do)? Can he can work with the international community rather than consistently defy it (like the Iranian regime)? |
| Schaeuble says "no" to throwing money at euro crisis Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:52 AM PDT
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| Venezuela withdraws Paraguay envoy, halts oil sales Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:49 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he has ordered the withdrawal of the country's ambassador to Paraguay and a halt to oil shipments in protest of former President Fernando Lugo's ouster after a lightning-quick trial. (Reporting by Brian Ellsworth and Juan Jose Lagorio) |
| Jet incident shows Syria's defenses capable, jumpy Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - While the exact circumstances remain far from clear, the shooting down of a Turkish warplane shows Syria's military to be capable, extremely jumpy and increasingly drawn into confrontation with its most powerful neighbor. That could prove a major deterrent for Western powers in particular, who want President Bashar al-Assad gone but are unwilling to risk troops or aircraft in a military intervention. Equally, they are wary of triggering a wider regional war. ... |
| German upper house agrees on deal to back ESM Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's upper house of parliament won multi-billion euro financial concessions from Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Sunday, clearing the way for parliamentary approval of the permanent bailout scheme for the euro zone and the fiscal pact. Bavaria state premier Horst Seehofer and other state leaders told reporters on Sunday outside the chancellery they had reached a deal. Earlier, Seehofer threatened that the upper house would block the measures unless the federal government agreed to concessions worth billions of euros. ... |
| Darrell Issa: Tougher Gun Laws May Have Been Aim of 'Fast and Furious' Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:39 AM PDT
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| Issa: No evidence so far of White House cover-up Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT
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| Pawlenty says to look elsewhere for potential VP Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:25 AM PDT Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (puh-LEN'-tee) says he's told Mitt Romney's presidential campaign to look elsewhere for a running mate. |
| Paraguay's ousted leader says won't help new government Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:15 AM PDT
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| Preparing for the Supreme Court's Big Health Care Decision Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT Everyone's waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act that's expected to come as early as tomorrow, so here's our guide to how you should be preparing of the Court's decision. Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, which is expected before the Court's term ends this week, the Affordable Care Act could live, die, or limp into existence in a modified form. Obviously, the part of the bill causing the most discussion is the individual mandate and whether or not it will survive. This is how most people are looking at tomorrow's ruling. ... |
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