Judiciary
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A Tale of Two Tropical Paradises: Venezuela Fails At Tourism, While Colombia Goes MainstreamSeptember 15 2012 1:34 PM
Venezuela and Colombia are both rich in natural beauty, but have taken two very different approaches to tourism. One has seen tourist numbers stagnate while the other is an international success story. What happened, and why are two neighbors so radically different?
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Turkish PM: 'We Will Host Al-Hashemi As Long As He Wants'September 11 2012 10:47 AM
Turkey's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that exiled Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi will not be extradited to Iraqi to face the death penalty.
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Iraqi VP Al-Hashemi Hides Out In Turkey After Court Imposes Death SentenceSeptember 10 2012 11:01 AM
Former Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death in absentia for the murders of two people, and is due to be sentenced for 150 other charges of violence between 2005 and 2011. Meanwhile, sectarian violence between Sunni and Shitte Muslims in Iraq may be growing.
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Pakistan: Sectarian Killings Of Minority Shias In Sunni-Dominated Country EscalatingSeptember 06 2012 1:56 PM
At least 320 people have been killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan thus far this year alone.
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White House Sets $465 Price Tag For Avoiding DeportationAugust 06 2012 9:27 AM
The Obama administration is starting to launch an initiative that could protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants from deportation, announcing on Friday that it would start accepting applications in mid-August.
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Chaos In The Court! The Inner Workings Of Egypt’s Puzzling JudiciaryJuly 28 2012 1:15 PM
Want to really understand the post-revolution process in Egypt? Look to the men who are passing judgments behind everyone's back.
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Nevada Onion Grower Slapped With Largest Fine Ever For Guest-Worker ViolationsJuly 11 2012 3:19 PM
Peri & Sons Farms has agreed to pay a record $2.3 million in back wages to 1,365 foreign seasonal agricultural laborers who had worked for the Yerington, Nev.-based onion grower under the H-2A visa program.
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Egypt's Court Overrules President's Order To Reconvene Parliament; Power Struggle LoomsJuly 11 2012 7:05 AM
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) swiftly overruled Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's order to reconvene the parliament, intensifying the confrontation between the newly elected president and the judiciary, which is believed to be acting in the interests of the backers of Mubarak regime and the ruling military-led Supreme Council.
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Egyptian Parliament Convenes, Defying Court And Military GeneralsJuly 10 2012 7:13 AM
The Egyptian parliament convened for less than an hour, Tuesday, in an event billed as an act of defiance against the country's military led Supreme Council, which dissolved the parliament last month after a court hearing.
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With US Health Care Mandate Preserved, GOP Will Turn To RomneyJune 28 2012 10:59 AM
By upholding the individual mandate that is the health care law's linchpin, the Supreme Court has rebuffed Republicans who had hoped to accomplish through the judiciary their goal of dismantling the act.
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Pakistan Prime Minister: One Of The Most Insecure Jobs In The WorldJune 25 2012 4:01 PM
The chaos and turbulence in Pakistan can also be illustrated by the fact that the job of Prime Minister was abolished on no less than five occasions.
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Key Ally China Expresses Support For New Pakistani Prime MinisterJune 25 2012 2:16 PM
The issue that forced out his predecessor ? the refusal by Gilani to probe Zardari for alleged corruption ? may doom Ashraf as well, if the courts again demand he take such action.
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Darrell Issa Blasts Executive-Branch Resistance To 'Fast And Furious' InvestigationJune 24 2012 1:46 PM
The Republican campaign against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is gaining steam ahead of an expected vote in the House of Representatives on a contempt of Congress count in the coming week.
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Egypt On Brink Again As Tension Mounts Between Military And Islamist PartyJune 22 2012 1:51 PM
Tensions between Egypt's ruling military council and the Muslim Brotherhood have mounted as official results for the presidential run-off elections are expected this weekend after controversial delays have raised doubts about the legitimacy of the electoral process.
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Who Is Raja Pervaiz Ashraf? Pakistan?s PM Nominee Under Corruption ProbeJune 22 2012 9:26 AM
The 62-year-old Ashraf resigned from his post as water and power minister in February 2011 under a cloud of corruption allegations, although he denied any wrongdoing on his part.
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Clock Ticking As Holder Looks To Avoid 'Unprecedented' Full Contempt VoteJune 21 2012 10:28 AM
If he wants to avoid an unprecedented contempt vote before the full House of Representatives, the embattled attorney general must strike a deal with Republicans seeking more documents in an investigation of the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation.
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White House Withholds Fast And Furious Documents, Citing Executive Privilege, As Holder Contempt Vote LoomsJune 20 2012 11:51 AM
The fallout from the failed Fast and Furious program hurtled toward a peak of intensity on Wednesday, as the White House invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents related to the gunrunning program.
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Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egypt Election, But Does It Matter?June 18 2012 9:51 AM
A deft political move by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, has all but annulled the significance of the presidential elections.
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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sentenced To Life ImprisonmentJune 02 2012 7:25 AM
Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after a judge convicted him for his involvement in the killings of protesters during the uprising that ended his 30-year rule
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Suu Kyi Pleas For Foreign Investment Into Myanmar, But Warns Against Excessive Optimism Over ReformsJune 01 2012 10:27 AM
She urged foreign investors to invest in Myanmar in order to provide jobs for the young and alleviate high rates of poverty.
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