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Herman Cain's Big Mistake in the Sexual Harassment Fiasco

Herman Cain is right that once he got to the top, somebody let all the dogs out, and the media is working itself into a frenzy over the sexual harassment allegations, dogging the Republican presidential candidate who has never before held elected office about the story, trying to pin down what did or did not happen.
Herman Cain

Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Details May Emerge Friday

The exact nature of the sexual harassment allegations that have rocked the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's election campaign, is most likely to be revealed Friday as the unidentified accuser's lawyer has filed a statement with the National Restaurant Association.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Italy Agrees to Let EU, IMF Monitor Reforms

Italy, under fierce pressure from financial markets and European peers, has agreed to have the IMF and the EU monitor its progress with long- delayed reforms of pensions, labor markets and privatization, senior EU sources said Friday.
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Wall Street to Host 'Social Media Day'

The Occupy Wall Street movement gains much of its man-power from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. It comes as no surprise then that Wall Street has decided to capitalize on this social media force. The New York Stock Exchange is hosting a Social Media Day Friday, which is the first of its kind at the NYSE.
U.S.: The Cost of War

Afghanistan War: The Cost of War

The Iraq/Afghanistan Wars have been costly, but the United States' longer trend of spending too much on defense and not enough on public goods over two decades could end up costing the economy and the nation far more.
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Egypt foreign reserves post largest drop since April

Egypt's net foreign reserves slid by $1.93 billion last month, their worst drop since April, as investors dumped more treasury bills and other assets because of uncertainty over a peaceful transition to civilian rule, analysts said.
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Chinese firms abusing Zambian miners: rights group

Chinese mining companies in Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, are routinely flouting laws designed to protect workers' safety and the right to organise, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
An oil rig prepares to drill in western Uganda, near the shores of Lake Albert

DRC sees new onshore oil bid round in 2012

The Democratic Republic of Congo could offer up to 10 blocks in a new onshore hydrocarbon bid round possibly launched next year, a senior government official said on Thursday.
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Swedes cleared of terrorism in Ethiopia but still held

An Ethiopian court acquitted two Swedish journalists on Thursday of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, but kept them in detention and said they must still answer allegations they had assisted the secessionist ONLF rebel group.
Rough diamonds are displayed at the Botswana Diamond Valuing Company in Gaborone

US says compromise on Zimbabwe diamond sales was necessary

The United States agreed to a compromise allowing Zimbabwe to export diamonds that human rights groups say are tainted by abuses, to prevent the paralysis of the global system for stopping trade in blood diamonds, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Saif Al-Islam

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may try to flee Libya: ICC

The International Criminal Court is still receiving information that Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam may try to flee Libya with the help of mercenaries, the court's chief prosecutor said on Wednesday.

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