- new In the US, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's influence could wane - CBS News
CBS NewsIn the US, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's influence could waneCBS News(CBS News) Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng spent his first full day in America inside a housing complex in downtown Manhattan on Sunday. CBS News correspondent Tony Guida reports the repercussions of his arrival are being felt far beyond New York.Chen is safe in US,…
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- new NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace - San Francisco Chronicle
Sydney Morning HeraldNATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peaceSan Francisco Chronicle(05-20) 14:54 PDT CHICAGO, (AP) -- President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience ...Rio…
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- new Solar eclipse 2012: How to view a solar eclipse - Los Angeles Times
ABC NewsSolar eclipse 2012: How to view a solar eclipseLos Angeles TimesA team of eclipse hunters sponsored by Pansonic, broadcasting images atop Mt. Fuji, suffered from disappointing cloud cover atop Japan's highest mountain as the "ring of fire" eclipse began. The crew at the peak was dealing with winds and snow, ...Millions look skyward as rare…
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- new Supply Lines Cast Shadow at NATO Meeting on Afghan War
A deal to reopen military supply routes through Pakistan to Afghanistan appeared stalled just as President Obama began talks on ending NATO’s combat role in Afghanistan.
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- new Boehner Urges Republicans to Focus on Economy, Not Wright - Bloomberg
BloombergBoehner Urges Republicans to Focus on Economy, Not WrightBloombergRepublicans should focus on the US economy and not waste time and money attacking President Barack Obama over his ties to his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr., House Speaker John Boehner said today. Interviewed on ABC's “This Week,” Boehner ...Congressional le…
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- new Nationalist Decalres Victory in Serbian Presidential Runoff
Tomislav Nikolic, an ardent admirer of Russia, won 49.8 percent of the vote compared with 47 percent for Boris Tadic, the former president.
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- new NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013 - Reuters
CBS NewsNATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Missy Ryan | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Western leaders gathering this weekend to define their path out of Afghanistan will announce a pivot in the NATO mission next year, formally putting Afghan soldiers in charge of combat operations ...Americans in Afghanistan t…
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- new Italy earthquake kills at least 4
One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets.
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- new Robin Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, dies after battle with cancer - CNN
Sydney Morning HeraldRobin Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, dies after battle with cancerCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other hits from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website.Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62 USA…
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