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Congress Passes Transportation Funding Stopgap

Congress has passed a stopgap transportation funding bill, ending a partisan stalemate that risked halting money that U.S. states are counting on to pay for updates to roads, bridges and other transit projects.
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West African Leaders Cancel Mali Visit

A group of West African president's cancelled their visit to Mali mid-flight after hundreds of pro-junta supporters rushed the runway at Bamako's airport on Thursday.
Activists dressed as Chinese soldiers and a Tibetan perform a street drama

BRICS Summit 2012: Tibetan Anti-China Protesters Clash With Police

Tibetan protesters clashed with the police as the leaders of five emerging economic powerhouses in the world met at the BRICS 2012 summit, in New Delhi. In an anti-China protest against the presence of Chinese president Hu Jintao in India, Tibetans unfurled the Tibetan flags in a protest rally held at less than a mile from the BRICS summit venue in the Indian capital.
Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

US, Pakistani Brass Meet As Drone War's Future Hangs In Balance

Wednesday's high-level meeting was the first bilateral military visit since a cross-border attack by NATO helicopters last November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, prompting Pakistan to re-evaluate its level of cooperation with Western forces in Afghanistan.
The euro zone has entered a technical recession in the first quarter of 2012, according to Eurocoin

Euro Zone Lagging Behind In Shaky G7 Recovery: OECD

Euro zone nations are falling far behind the United States and Canada as a fragile recovery takes root in advanced economies, the OECD said on Thursday, advising central banks to keep easy money flowing so the rebound does not prove short-lived.
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F-35 Lifetime Cost Estimate - $1.45 Trillion: Study

The U.S. government now projects that the total cost to develop, buy and operate the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be $1.45 trillion over the next 50-plus years, according to a Pentagon document obtained by Reuters.

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