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Afghanistan War

Marine Desecration Video - A New Abu Ghraib?

A video appearing to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters promises to become an enduring memory of the Afghan war and is already drawing sharp reaction from across the world as it goes viral on the Internet.
Citigroup

CEOs Got SEC's Back in Legal Fight Over Settlement Policy

A group that represents CEOs of major U.S. corporations, including Citigroup, defended the SEC's settlement with the financial giant that allowed the company to avoid admitting any liability or wrongdoing in a securities fraud case.
South Sudan

South Sudan: 57 Dead as Cycle of Violence Continues

Fifty-seven people were killed in tribal clashes in South Sudan this week, most of them women and children. Another 53 people were wounded in the clash between Lou Nuer and Murle groups in Jonglei state, thirteen of whom needed to be airlifted to safety.
Farm Hill Elementary School

'Scream Rooms' in Conn. School Used to Discipline Young Special Needs Students

Parents are outraged over the use of scream rooms at Farm Hill Elementary School in Conn. The spaces, meant to calm special needs students, are used to discipline the young students as a class room management technique. The school has come under fire from parents who have been told about the so-called scream rooms from their unhappy children.
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Beyonce for Obama T-Shirt Design Revealed: Where to Get One [PHOTO]

Beyonce took a political stance with her mother Tina Knowles and designed a t-shirt for President Obama's political reelection campaign. The white crew neck t-shirt features quotes like, Yes We Can and Words do inspire, and will sell for retail at $45 per shirt beginning on Feb. 7th.
2012 Election

Why Mitt Romney is the Anti-Obama

For all the hand-wringing about Mitt Romney being insufficiently conservative, the last few days have demonstrated how a Romney candidacy would give voters a clear alternative to the progressive vision articulated by President Barack Obama.
Facebook

Indian Court Threatens to Block Facebook, Google Over 'Offensive' Content

It appears Indian politicians do not really have a funny bone after all. They do not appear to be able to tolerate jokes made at their expense and circulated on the Internet. A court in the country threatened, on Thursday, to block social networking Web sites like Facebook and search engines like Google, unless they failed to crack down on offensive content, according to a BBC report. Specifically, the Delhi High Court said: Like China, we will block all such websites.
Ron Paul 2012

Ron Paul 2012: Voters Explain How He Won Them Over

Four years ago, Ron Paul was a fringe candidate. Now, he is a legitimate contender for the Republican nomination. The International Business Times talked to some of the new Paul converts about what won them over.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Kicks off 2012 Campaign with New Love for Vetoes

A new word has become more common the Obama administration's lexicon: veto. After three years spent cultivating the image of a middle ground-seeking compromiser-in-chief, the White House appears to have made a 180-degree turn. Three veto threats have been floated against major pieces of legislation. President Barack Obama suddenly refuses take any gruff from Congressional Republicans.

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