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President Obama Speech On Climate Change – Transcript

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By President Barack Obama Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, Georgetown! Thank you so much. Everybody, please be seated. And my first announcement today is that you should all take off your jackets. (Laughter.) I’m going to do the same. (Applause.) It’s not that sexy, now. (Laughter.) It is good to be back on campus, and [...]

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Azerbaijan Stirred, Not Shaken By Turkey’s Protests

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By Shahla Sultanova Seen from Azerbaijan, the mass protests in Turkey have evoked particularly strong feelings, and have promptied some to wonder whether the same kind of thing might be possible in their own country. There are obvious parallels – the two countries are bound together by old cultural and linguistic ties, and more recently [...]

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Georgia: Could Orthodox Church Become Font Of Intolerance?

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By Molly Corso In the two-plus decades since the Soviet collapse, the Georgian Orthodox Church has emerged as one of the South Caucasus country’s most respected and influential institutions. But some observers and theologians now worry that ultra-conservative clerics within the Church are gaining too much power. The growing sway of fundamentalist and nationalist elements [...]

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‘Last Action Hero’ Sexes Up EU Climate Change Gathering

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(EurActiv) — Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a film star who is also an environmentalist, stole the show at a gathering of mayors committed to climate and energy objectives held in the European Parliament yesterday (24 June). Speaking to the annual meeting of the Covenant of Mayors, Schwarzenegger was applauded as he said that real [...]

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Easing Transition Of Roma Youth From School To Labour Market – Speech

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By László Andorm European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Roma Platform /Brussels, 27 June 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here at the 8th meeting of the Roma Platform, the day after the adoption of the Commission’s latest report on Member States’ implementation of their national [...]

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Palestinians Elect New ‘President’ In Reality Show Finale

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The final episode of the Palestinian reality show The President will air live Thursday on Ma’an satellite TV to announce the next Palestinian “president.” Out of 1,200 young competitors who joined the program since its March launch, two finalists will compete for the title in the last episode. Over three months, The President has attracted [...]

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European Commission Asks German Telecoms Regulator To Lower Mobile Call Rates

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The European Commission has requested the German telecoms regulator (BNetzA) to amend or withdraw its plans which would result in German mobile termination rates (MTRs) more than 80% higher than in most other Member States. Termination rates are the rates telecoms networks charge each other to deliver calls between networks, and each operator has market [...]

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President Obama And President Sall Of Republic Of Senegal Joint Press Conference – Transcript


US Mulls Sending Military Training Teams To Lebanon And Iraq

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US military commanders are examining ways the US could bolster security in Syria’s neighboring countries, and have recommended sending military trainers to Lebanon and Iraq. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, on Wednesday revealed US plans to strengthen military assistance in Lebanon and Iraq as the conflict in Syria begins to spill [...]

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Kuwaiti Candidates Register For Elections

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Despite a boycott by the opposition, candidates have begun registering for Kuwait’s second parliamentary election in eight months, the AFP reports. The political crisis in the Gulf state occurs on the sixth election since 2006. Roughly two weeks ago, Kuwait’s top court broke apart parliament, stating the previous election was unconstitutional. Nevertheless, officials decided to [...]

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Hamas’s Real Enemy – OpEd

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No, not Israel. Hamas knows full well that, provided it continues to desist from unprovoked and indiscriminate rocket attacks on civilian targets, Israel poses no threat – which is why, ever since the Pillar of Defense cease-fire, it has largely refrained from mounting such attacks itself, and undertaken considerable efforts to prevent wilder activists within [...]

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A Good Job Is Hard To Find – OpEd

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Black workers today are better educated and older than they were three decades ago, but are still less likely to be in a good job now than they were in 1979. A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines this deterioration of job quality for black workers in the United [...]

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Obama Says US Won’t Barter For Snowden

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US President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States would not engage in “wheeling and dealing” to win the extradition of former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who is reportedly hiding in the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after arriving from Hong Kong earlier this week. “I have not called [Chinese] President Xi [Jinping] [...]

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US Refinery Capacity: Restarts And Expansions Increased Capacity In 2012 – Analysis

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It may not rival the seasonal excitement many students have about the last day of the school year, but petroleum analysts eagerly anticipate each year’s release of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Refinery Capacity Report, detailing information about every refinery in the United States. U.S. refining capacity fluctuates, expanding or contracting as market conditions [...]

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Super-Dooper Snoopers – OpEd

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While in the U.S. Army in the early 60s, I worked in the G-2 (intelligence) office of my battalion. I was surely no James Bond, but I did need a security clearance and quickly was granted one to be around documents marked “secret.” There are now thousands waiting for their security clearances and 4.8 million [...]

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Lebanon Slipping Into The Syrian Fire? – Analysis

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By Suzane Mneimneh Clashes between the Lebanese army and followers of extremist cleric Ahmad al-Assir broke out in the southern city of Sidon this week, continuing for two straight days before entering into an apparent lull. According to Lebanese officials, 16 soldiers were killed and more than 100 wounded since the arrest of an al-Assir [...]

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Calling Elections In Nepal – Analysis

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By Post Bahadur Basnet In a major political development, the interim election government of Nepal announced last week that the elections to a new constituent assembly would be held on 19 November, 2013. This is very significant as the eluding political consensus had led many to speculate that the poll would be postponed to the [...]

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As China Rises, Will It Become Liberal? – Analysis

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By Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan It is not in India’s interests to see a weakened US being replaced by China that pays no heed to some of the universally accepted principles and ideals like democracy, rule of law, individual freedoms, among others. India should be mindful of what awaits them in a post-US dominant world. [...]

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Morocco-Algeria: Open That Border!‏ – OpEd

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The border between Morocco and Algeria was closed in 1994 following an Islamist militant attack in Marrakesh that Morocco blamed on the Algerian secret services. However the media war continues between the two neighboring countries. In fact, a war of words had been launched long ago, since the two states are, practically, in a state [...]

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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged With Multiple Murders, WMD Use

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Boston Bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev has been officially charged with causing the death of four people, and using weapons of mass destruction by federal prosecutors. Tsarnaev, 19, faces a potential death sentence over the alleged crimes. According to the U.S. attorney’s office, 17 of the 30 charges levied against the teenager carry a penalty of [...]

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