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Clintons make $25 million in year of giving speeches, filing shows
Date: 2015-05-16 08:02:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:2596901
Hillary and Bill Clinton earned over $25 million for delivering more than 100 speeches since 2014, according to financial disclosure forms released by the Clinton campaign, ABC News reported. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic ....
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US House passes $600bn defense bill despite Obama’s veto threat
Date: 2015-05-16 07:53:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2596809
The US House of Representatives has passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 269 to 151 on Friday despite US President Barack Obama threatening to veto the bill earlier in the week. "On the vote the yeas are 269, the nays are ....
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Obama: US would use military force to defend Gulf allies
Date: 2015-05-15 10:31:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:2592609
President Barack Obama said that the US would use military force if necessary to defend its Arab allies, CNN reported Friday A joint statement delivered at the end of the Camp David summit with the Gulf nations declared that the US will continue ....
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Jeb Bush again changes Iraq answer
Date: 2015-05-15 08:42:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2591989
The war in Iraq -- the issue that defined George W. Bush's presidency and haunted candidates from both parties on the 2008 campaign trail -- is back. And this time it's creating headaches for Jeb Bush, CNN reported. In his clearest declaration ....
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Obama reassures Gulf allies on Iran
Date: 2015-05-15 08:37:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2591949
US President Barack Obama has pledged to stand by his Gulf allies with military force if necessary, amid heightened tensions with Iran. He reassured Arab leaders, after a two-day summit, that the US was committed to protecting them in a time of ....
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Heavy fighting erupts between rival Burundi troops
Date: 2015-05-14 09:59:15 GMT - Burundi - International - SN:12 - ID:2585853
Fierce fighting between rival Burundian troops has erupted in the capital, Bujumbura, deepening fears that Wednesday’s coup attempt could trigger a bloody and protracted power struggle, the Guardian reported. Forces loyal to president Pierre ....
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Burundi general announces overthrow of president
Date: 2015-05-13 14:48:26 GMT - Burundi - International - SN:25 - ID:2581489
A top Burundian general on Wednesday announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against his bid to stand for a third term, France 24 reported. The radio broadcast by General Godefroid Niyombare – ....
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Greece avoids bankruptcy and expulsion from eurozone
Date: 2015-05-13 14:46:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:24 - ID:2581465
Greece has narrowly avoided bankruptcy and expulsion from the eurozone, but to pay the International Monetary Fund the €750 million it owed this week, Athens has had to empty an emergency cash reserve provided by the IMF itself. The Greek central ....
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Foreign meddling root cause of Mideast instability: Iran
Date: 2015-05-12 18:37:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:56 - ID:2574949
Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected on Tuesday remarks made by US officials accusing Tehran for destabilizing the region, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman ....
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300 Swedes join Daesh
Date: 2015-05-12 17:07:30 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:52 - ID:2574485
Up to 300 Swedish nationals have joined Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, the head of the security apparatus here has said. About 100 of those have returned to Sweden, he told the national radio Tuesday. The security apparatus is ....
