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G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging

G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - World leaders at the G-8 summit have declared that governments must work together to close loopholes ...

Greece’s public TV still off despite court ruling

Greece's public TV still off despite court ruling

ATHENS, Greece - State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT ...

Supreme Court ruling on voter I.D. could affect Kansas law

Supreme Court ruling on voter I.D. could affect Kansas law

June 18--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona cannot require voters to document their citizenship before allowing them to cast ballots ...

Syrian rebels fight for key army base

Syrian rebels fight for key army base

By SARAH EL DEEB and JOHN HEILPRIN BEIRUT - Syrian rebels battled regime forces Thursday for control of a key military base in ...


National

White House vows to veto restrictive new abortion bill

White House vows to veto restrictive new abortion bill

The White House promised to veto a bill in the Republican-controlled House that would ban abortions in the United States after 22 weeks of pregnancy. “Forty years ago, the Supreme…

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Does it matter the government knows who I’m calling?

Does it matter the government knows who I’m calling?

June 18–THE FLURRY of revelations over the past few weeks by whistle-blower Edward Snowden about massive spying by the National Security Agency on American phone calls and some email traffic…

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International

Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India

Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE GORAKHPUR, India – A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry…

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Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests

Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests

By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO – Massive nationwide protests that Egypt’s opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that…

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Books and Culture

Strauss Vs Nietzsche: The Problem of Christianity Within Modernity

Strauss Vs Nietzsche: The Problem of Christianity Within Modernity

There has been a tradition of scholarship on Leo Strauss that has emphasized his philosophical kinship with Nietzsche. some have used this comparison as means to criticize Strauss’ project as…

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Review Of Rod Dreher’s The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming

Review Of Rod Dreher’s The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming

Rod Dreher, by his own admission in “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming,” was a geeky bookworm who never quite fit in his small Louisiana hometown. His younger sister, Ruthie,…

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Science & Technology

AT&T offers portable charging stations for mobile devices in New York

AT&T offers portable charging stations for mobile devices in New York

AT&T has announced it is sponsoring 25 solar-powered charging stations in outdoor locations like parks and beaches across the five boroughs of New York City. The chargers, topped by fan-shaped…

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‘Man of Steel’ soars! Netflix and DreamWorks Animation make deal

‘Man of Steel’ soars! Netflix and DreamWorks Animation make deal

June 17–After the coffee. Before reassessing my priorities. The Skinny: I’m going to try to take a quick look at CNN’s new morning show (which aired at 3 a.m out…

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Cuban dissident: Repression forced family to flee

Cuban dissident: Repression forced family to flee

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO MIAMI – One of several Cuban dissidents recently allowed to visit Europe and the U.S. after Cuba changed its travel laws said Tuesday she decided to seek…

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The ins and outs of G-8 summit promises

The ins and outs of G-8 summit promises

By DAVID McHUGH ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland – Group of Eight summit participants are powerful people: the leaders of the U.S., Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, plus top…

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Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque, kill 34

Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque, kill 34

By SAMEER N. YACOUB BAGHDAD – Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside…

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Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI NEWARK, N.J. – Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the favorite to win a fast-paced race for U.S. Senate set off by the death of Sen. Frank…

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