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Congressman Allen West speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C.
Business   Immigration   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Allen West (politician)  
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Allen West Refuses To Rule Out Primary Challenge Against Marco Rubio In 2016
Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) was asked Wednesday whether he would challenge Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in 2016 for his Senate seat -- and he did not answer with a definitive "no." | Though West admi... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)
Turkish protesters chat in Kugulu Park in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
Photos   Police   Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey  
 Reuters 
Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of o... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Protestors gather in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.  Richmond Times Dispatch 
Protesters in Brazil keep up pressure on government
SAO PAULO Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, s... (photo: AP / Nelson Antoine)
Brazil   Demonstration   Government   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Brazil  
Brazil's President-elect Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers Party, gestures to supporters as she arrives to give her victory speech after winning the election runoff in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010.  Independent online 
Rousseff to marchers: I can hear you
Sao Paulo - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonst... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil Protests   Dilma Rousseff   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Brazil  
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Turks Embrace Silent Protests
VOA News | Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. | Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood s... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Photos   Protests   Taksim Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2013 protests in Turkey  
Protestors march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. The Guardian
100K protesters flood Brazilian streets in protest
BRADLEY BROOKS | Associated Press= SAO PAULO (AP) — In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across... (photo: AP / Nelson Antoine)
Brazil   Photos   Police   Protests   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Brazil  
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar on October 03, 2012. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen. BBC News
Why India's main opposition alliance is in disarray
The papers are calling it the end of "a 17-year-old marriage". | As far as political marriages go, the one between the regional Janata Dal (United) and the Hind... (photo: PIB of India)
Election   India   Parliament   Photos   Wikipedia: Nitish Kumar  
 Hassan Rowhani, Iranian secretary of Supreme National Security Council, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2004. Rowhani said that Iran will allow international nuclear inspections to resume without restrictions later this month. (A CBC
Iran vote is a 'victory for the reformists'
Hasan Rowhani's surprising first-round victory in Iran's presidential elections led to celebrations by Iranians at home and abroad, and to hope in western diplomatic circ... (photo: AP Photo )
Elections   H. Rouhani   Iran   Photos   Wikipedia: Hassan Rouhani    
A northern alliance soldier controls a crowd of Afghan women waiting their turn to collect wheat during food distribution handled by United Nations World Food Programme in Kabul on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. Over the past several days food distribution around Kabul has triggered unrest as large crowds fought for a share of the Reuters
Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
KABUL (Reuters) - A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians,... (photo: AP / Marco Di Lauro)
Afghanistan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)   Women  
Palestinians gather prior to the arrival of President Mahmoud Abbas at the government compound, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. BBC News
Palestinian split: Views from Hamas and Fatah, six years on
It is six years since the violent split between the main Palestinian political factions, Fatah and Hamas. | Tensions between the two intensified after the Islamist group,... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed)
Fatah   Hamas   Palestinians   Photos   Wikipedia: FatahHamas conflict  
Turkish riot police spray a water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline approach against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Reuters
Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Photos   Politics   Protest   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey  
Iranian President elect Hasan Rowhani, stands in front of a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during visit of his shrine, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 16, 2013. The Australian
World powers look to Iran's 'sheikh of hope' Hassan Rowhani
IRAN'S new President Hassan Rowhani has hailed his presidential election win as a victory over "extremism" as jubilant supporters took to the streets, pinning their hopes... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi)
Election   Iran   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Iranian presidential election, 2013  
India Cycle Rickshaw Pass the Hawa Mahal in Rajasthan at Jaipur City in Northern India NZ Herald
Incredible India
Experiencing culture shock is a given when visiting the world’s largest democracy, writes Paul Rush. | When you come to India expect to be surprised and delighted at ev... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Culture   India   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Rajasthan  
Politics & Politicians United Nations
- Police: Bucks burglar stabs man who caught him
- Corbett unlikely to get his full pension savings plan
- Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip
- FBI's Robert Mueller: Drones Are In Use In America
Congressman Allen West speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C.
Allen West Refuses To Rule Out Primary Challenge Against Marco Rubio In 2016
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- Irishman appointed to key United Nations post
- Djibouti, United Nations Sign Project Agreements for Develop
- United Nations warns refugee numbers at 20-year-high
- Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
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Elections Global Affairs
- Pre-election surge pushes island centres far beyond capacity
- Comelec junks plan to automate barangay, SK elections in Oct
- RNC Chairman Reince Preibus to Join Nation’s Latino Policy
- Comparison of mass protests in Brazil and Turkey
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypts uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings.
Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
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- Fed pullback on bonds signals earnings boost for ANZ in Asia
- Somali Islamist rebels attack U.N. base, 22 dead
- South Sudan president suspends two ministers in fraud inquir
- Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
In this photo released by the Israeli government Press office, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, meets with U.S President Barack Obama in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
Shimon Peres says peace will be achieved in his lifetime
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Human Rights Policies Racism & Discrimination
- Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
- US selects lawyer for 'closing' Guantanamo
- Magistrate Maria Lourdes Afiuni who cross Venezuela's H
- UN study indicates at least 93,000 people killed in Syria co
Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
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- QC prohibits discrimination against persons infected with HI
- Idaho GOP seeks to halt cities' anti-discrimination ordi
- Idaho GOP seeks to halt cities' anti-discrimination ordi
- Idaho GOP seeks to halt cities' anti-discrimination ordi
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. helps Michelle Obama promotes her Let's Move Outside program at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Red Rock Canyon. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Harry Reid Co-Sponsors Employment Non-Discrimination Act
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Labor Affairs Terrorism
- Labor leadership stasis leaves nation wondering
- Kim K early labor may be due to ‘potentially dangerous’
- Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
- Trouble brews in the now half-full glasses of Labor's et
** FILE ** The IBM logo at the main campus in Research Triangle Park, N.C. is seen in this July 31, 2007 file photo. Computer server and software maker IBM Corp. on Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 reported preliminary fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent year-over-year to beat Wall Street expectations by a wide margin, with the weaker dollar helping to push revenue up 10 percent. (AP Photo/Karen Tam, file)hg3
IBM Labor Union Says More Than 1,600 Job Cuts So Far
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- Works of Conference Against Violence, Terrorism Resume With
- Terrorism radiation plot uncovered in Albany
- Terrorism radiation plot uncovered in Albany
- Cong accuses TMC of ushering in reign of terror
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, right, and Muhammad Naeem a representative of the Taliban attend a press conference
The Taliban Agree to Talk
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