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Tea Party Losing But Still Tugging Republican Party To The Right

They see tea partyers losing individual races but winning the larger ideological war by tugging the Republican Party rightward.

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Idaho Debate Goes Viral

WASHINGTON  — Tuesday's primary elections will give establishment Republicans another chance to defeat tea party-backed candidates, but some political activists are asking if it makes much difference. They see tea partyers losing individual races but winning the larger ideological war by tugging the Republican Party rightward. Several tea

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Death Toll In Syria’s War Tops 160,000

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has documented 162,402 deaths since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s government began in March 2011.

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BEIRUT — The death toll in Syria's three-year conflict has exceeded 160,000, an activist group said Monday, a harrowing figure that reflects the country's relentless bloodletting that appears no closer to a resolution. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has documented 162,402 deaths since the uprising against President

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Iraq: Maliki’s Group Is Biggest Election Winner

The results boost Nouri al-Maliki’s chances for a new term, though he still needs to approach other groups in order to secure a broader majority coalition inside parliament that will get the first crack at forming a government in Iraq.

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Nouri al-Maliki

BAGHDAD — A coalition led by Iraq's Shiite prime minister emerged Monday as the biggest winner in the country's first parliamentary elections since the U.S. military withdrawal in 2011, electoral officials said, as the embattled premier is seeking a third term in office despite political turmoil and rising violence. The results boost Nouri

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US Explores Legal Rights For Guantanamo Detainees

Obama received a rare victory in his effort to close the prison last December when lawmakers eased the most rigid restrictions on detainee transfers overseas.

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Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al Nashiri

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says that there are legal safeguards are in place in the event suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay are relocated to the United States and that detainees would be barred from receiving asylum and would have no right to remain in the country permanently. In a report to Congress, the Justice

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Albuquerque Police Promote Commander Accused In ‘Excessive Force’ Case

Albuquerque police promoted a commander who was accused in a lawsuit of burning off part a homeless man’s ear with a stun gun, officials announced Thursday.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police promoted a commander who was accused in a lawsuit of burning off part a homeless man's ear with a stun gun, officials announced Thursday. Albuquerque Police Department Chief Gorden Eden said in a statement he was promoting two Albuquerque commanders to the newly created rank of major in response to a harsh

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Hagel Pledges To Israel, US Won’t Let Iran Build Nuclear Weapon

Hagel made the public pledge in a statement at talks in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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JERUSALEM  — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pledged to Israeli leaders Friday that the U.S. "will do what we must" to prevent the Jewish state's greatest fear of a nuclear-armed Iran. Hagel made the public pledge in a statement at talks in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I want to assure you of the United

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Pope’s Trip To Holy Land Stirs Diplomatic Dilemmas

Vandals in Israel have recently scribbled anti-Christian graffiti on several Christian holy sites and properties. Israel’s internal security agency says it fears there could be more such attacks, and local Vatican officials have urged Israel to safeguard Christian holy sites ahead of the pope’s visit.

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Mideast Israel Pope Diplomacy

JERUSALEM  — When Pope Francis sets foot in the Holy Land next week, he'll be treading on diplomatic eggshells at virtually every stop. Israeli-Palestinian politics are just one of the many sensitive issues Vatican officials are navigating. Other sore points are incidents of anti-Christian vandalism in Israel, lingering tensions between the Holy

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