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West African leaders seek UN aid for Mali force
West African leaders solicited financial and logistical support on Saturday from the UN for an African force to fight Islamist rebels in Mali, as France’s President François Hollande said French...
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Investors seek to buy island from Detroit and start a ‘new nation’ free of...
During the next three decades, the buyers would establish a ‘remarkable new nation’ of 35,000 people using private money, transforming the island into a quasi-autonomous state with its own government,...
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Berlusconi Ally May Seek Local Currency for Use Alongside Euro.
Silvio Berlusconi’sbiggest political ally in the campaign for Italian parliamentary elections said he may support a plan to create a local currency that could be used alongside the euro in the region...
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Pope Benedict to seek immunity and protection from Italian President Giorgio...
Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger, has scheduled a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano for Saturday, February 23 to discuss securing protection and immunity from prosecution from the...
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Advocates Seek Mental Health Changes, Including Power to Detain
Hospitals do not have legal authority to detain people who voluntarily enter their facilities in search of mental health care but then decide to leave. Some want to change this. All for the public good...
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Obama to Seek Closing Amid Hunger Strike at Guantánamo.
President Obama on Tuesday recommitted to his years-old vow to close the Guantánamo Bay prison following the arrival of “medical reinforcements” of nearly 40 Navy nurses, corpsmen and specialists amid...
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Fired LAPD officers seek reviews of their cases in wake of Dorner rampage.
More than three dozen fired Los Angeles police department officers are seeking reviews of their cases after another former officer, Christopher Dorner, took revenge on the LAPD’s disciplinary process...
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14 EU culture ministers seek exemptions from a US trade deal
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership seems to be going ahead. There is some sparring about the audiovisual sector and genetically modified crops though. bertb news feed
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Europe Opens $80 Trillion Shadow Banking Pandora’s Box: Will Seek To Collapse...
The result of this, should it be taken to completion, would be pervasive liquidations as countless collateral chain margin calls spread, counterparty risk soars all over again, and as the scramble to...
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Some seek to halt sale of NY’s Plum Island, lab
The island that was home to the lab that created the beloved new and improved version of Lyme’s diseases is for sale. Now a bill is introduced to stop this. bertb news feed
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Pentagon Can’t Afford Syria Operation; Must Seek Additional Funds
The U.S. military, struggling after defense cuts of tens of billions of dollars, will be unable to pay for attacks on Syria from current operating funds and must seek additional money from Congress,...
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Obama To Seek Authorization From Congress For Use of Force in Syria
Video footage of President Obama’s statement this morning on his decision to seek authorization from Congress to use force in Syria: “I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American...
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Obama to seek congressional OK for Syria action – Bradenton Herald
The San Luis Obispo Tribune Obama to seek congressional OK for Syria actionBradenton HeraldSyrian President Bashar Assad's regime has a host of options if the United States launches military strikes...
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US, EU Seek New Date for Canceled Trade Talks
The U.S. and the European Union will today attempt to agree on a new date for trans-Atlantic trade talks, after this week’s negotiations were canceled because of the partial shutdown of the U.S....
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Venezuela’s Maduro to seek Chavez-style decree powers
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was going to parliament on Tuesday to seek decree powers he says are needed to tackle corruption and fix the economy but opponents view as proof he wants to rule as...
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Saudi Arabia, UAE seek $10.8 billion in U.S. arms
Saudi Arabia and the UAE say they are seeking $ 10.8 billion in advanced U.S.-made missiles and other weapons as part of bids by Western-allied Gulf states to stay ahead of claimed military strides by...
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After JPMorgan $13B Deal, Banks Seek Protections in Future Bailouts
As the U.S. government closes in on a $ 13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over its mortgage practices, lawyers specializing in bank mergers are looking for ways to protect their...
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Fifty Organizations Seek Ban on Armed Drones – Sign Petition Now
Fifty organizations and over 75,000 individuals are asking the UN Secretary General to investigate the concerns that drone attacks violate international law and to ultimately pursue sanctions against...
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3D plastic guns: US lawmakers seek ban on national security grounds
As America’s undetectable firearms ban is expiring within less than a month, the country’s law enforcement united with lawmakers to label 3D-printed arms a national security threat – with over 300...
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