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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Politics, Civil Rights, Great Allentown Fair
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the...Tags: Politics, Elections, Tehran (Iran), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel
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Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....
Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Politics, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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Bill in U.S. Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood
ReutersSAN JUAN (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's sole non-voting representative to Congress proposed legislation Wednesday that would offer U.S. statehood to the island if its voters wanted it. The Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, which has 30 bipartisan co-...Tags: National Government, Spain, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Voting
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U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies on Wednesday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the U.S. financial system. The move against Al Hilal...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Politics, Punishment, Finance
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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...
Tags: National Government, Politics, Islamabad (Pakistan), Bombings, Voting
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Rafsanjani's last-minute entry transforms Iranian presidential race
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani threw himself into Iran's election race on Saturday as a flurry of heavyweight candidates rushed to beat the registration deadline in the most unpredictable contest for decades. Iranian media...Tags: Yasmin (drug), Politics, Elections, Tehran (Iran), Islam
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Senior US, Afghan diplomats meet in Kabul to tackle details of 2012 security pact
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Politics, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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GOP, Democrats continue to dispute regarding Benghazi deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History...
Tags: Gerald Ford, Monica Lewinsky, Jay Carney, Politics, Bob McDonnell
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Greg Walden, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Executive Branch, Adultery
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Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For the second day in a row, a bomb blast killed and maimed participants at a campaign rally being held by one of Pakistan's Islamist religious parties, indicating a broadening of targets in the violence that has primarily...
Tags: Politics, Islamabad (Pakistan), Bombings, Religious Conflicts, Emergency Incidents
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Idea that American held by Venezuela is a spy 'ridiculous' -Obama
ReutersBy Steve Holland SAN JOSE, May 4 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government's suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "ridiculous," U.S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview recorded on Saturday during a visit to Costa...Tags: National Government, Venezuela, Barack Obama, Politics, Elections
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May 16, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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