Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Voice of America: Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'
Oct 10th 2012, 17:14

Iran's supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the country's currency crisis. In a speech in the northeastern city of Bojnourd on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the European states "foolish." "They are sacrificing themselves for the sake of America, and it's foolish," he told a crowd during a speech broadcast on state television. "This [sanctions] is a ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses

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Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses
Oct 10th 2012, 17:46

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has blocked an attempt by lawmakers to grant themselves bonuses of $110,000 each. Kibaki said in a statement that he will not sign into law a bill that would have granted the added pay to all 222 members of parliament before they step down ahead of general elections in March. Parliament passed the bill quietly last week but news of the move sparked protests in Nairobi on Tuesday. President Kibaki said the extra pay for lawmakers is not only unconstitutional ...

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Voice of America: Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'
Oct 10th 2012, 17:14

Iran's supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the country's currency crisis. In a speech in the northeastern city of Bojnourd on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the European states "foolish." "They are sacrificing themselves for the sake of America, and it's foolish," he told a crowd during a speech broadcast on state television. "This [sanctions] is a ...

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Voice of America: 50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis

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50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct 10th 2012, 17:24

On October 14th, 1962, pictures taken by an American U-2 spy plane revealed the presence of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Graham Allison, an expert on the Cuban Missile Crisis, said there were two types of missiles.  "One were medium-range ballistic missiles, which could deliver a nuclear warhead at D.C. [District of Columbia]," he said.  "And there were intermediate-range nuclear missiles that could deliver warheads as far as Omaha, [Nebraska], where the Strategic Air Command ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack

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Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack
Oct 10th 2012, 17:24

The U.S. House of Representatives has started hearing testimony on the situation in Benghazi prior to the September 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The hearing Wednesday, which is being held by the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, includes testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, the former head of the U.S. military team in Libya, and Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy. ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses

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Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses
Oct 10th 2012, 17:46

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has blocked an attempt by lawmakers to grant themselves bonuses of $110,000 each. Kibaki said in a statement that he will not sign into law a bill that would have granted the added pay to all 222 members of parliament before they step down ahead of general elections in March. Parliament passed the bill quietly last week but news of the move sparked protests in Nairobi on Tuesday. President Kibaki said the extra pay for lawmakers is not only unconstitutional ...

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Voice of America: Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'
Oct 10th 2012, 17:14

Iran's supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the country's currency crisis. In a speech in the northeastern city of Bojnourd on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the European states "foolish." "They are sacrificing themselves for the sake of America, and it's foolish," he told a crowd during a speech broadcast on state television. "This [sanctions] is a ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses

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Kenyan President Rejects Lawmakers Bonuses
Oct 10th 2012, 17:46

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has blocked an attempt by lawmakers to grant themselves bonuses of $110,000 each. Kibaki said in a statement that he will not sign into law a bill that would have granted the added pay to all 222 members of parliament before they step down ahead of general elections in March. Parliament passed the bill quietly last week but news of the move sparked protests in Nairobi on Tuesday. President Kibaki said the extra pay for lawmakers is not only unconstitutional ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack

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Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack
Oct 10th 2012, 17:24

The U.S. House of Representatives has started hearing testimony on the situation in Benghazi prior to the September 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The hearing Wednesday, which is being held by the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, includes testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, the former head of the U.S. military team in Libya, and Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy. ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: 50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis

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50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct 10th 2012, 17:24

On October 14th, 1962, pictures taken by an American U-2 spy plane revealed the presence of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Graham Allison, an expert on the Cuban Missile Crisis, said there were two types of missiles.  "One were medium-range ballistic missiles, which could deliver a nuclear warhead at D.C. [District of Columbia]," he said.  "And there were intermediate-range nuclear missiles that could deliver warheads as far as Omaha, [Nebraska], where the Strategic Air Command ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls EU Support for Sanctions 'Foolish'
Oct 10th 2012, 17:14

Iran's supreme leader has lashed out at European nations for supporting economic sanctions against his country in the latest salvo by an Iranian political leader responding to the country's currency crisis. In a speech in the northeastern city of Bojnourd on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the European states "foolish." "They are sacrificing themselves for the sake of America, and it's foolish," he told a crowd during a speech broadcast on state television. "This [sanctions] is a ...

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Voice of America: Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack

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Congressional Panel Examines Benghazi Attack
Oct 10th 2012, 17:24

The U.S. House of Representatives has started hearing testimony on the situation in Benghazi prior to the September 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The hearing Wednesday, which is being held by the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, includes testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood, the former head of the U.S. military team in Libya, and Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy. ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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