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Official: Yemen president in US for treatment (AP)

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:10:52 +0000

AP – The embattled president of Yemen arrived Saturday in the United States for medical treatment, according to a statement from the country’s foreign press office.

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Senegal’s president cleared to run for 3rd term (AP)

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:12:20 +0000

AP – Senegal’s highest court ruled Friday the country’s increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month’s election, a deep blow to the country’s opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.

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President Obama’s war on wealth

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:16:59 +0000

Krauthammer: Once upon a time, small ball was not President Obama’s game. Tuesday, it was the essence of his State of the Union address.

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Mr. President, help save veterans’ lives

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:29:03 +0000

Rieckhoff: President Obama has talked plenty of times, including on Tuesday night, about keeping our military strong. Ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and helping veterans find work when they get home are part of that mission.

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Pelosi on a President Gingrich: ‘That will never happen,’ I know ‘something’

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:43:39 +0000

It’s looking like all-out war between Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich.

The California Congresswoman is ripping the Republican presidential candidate, arguing there is no way he’ll assume office — cryptically adding she knows “something” that will prevent him from getting the GOP nomination.

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Yemen’s president leaves for US, hands over power (AP)

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:33:22 +0000

AP – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left his battered nation Sunday on his way to the U.S. for medical treatment after passing power to his deputy and asking for forgiveness for any “shortcomings” during his 33-year rein.

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Yemeni president departs for Oman en route to US (AP)

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:51:51 +0000

AP – Yemen’s president left his battered nation on Sunday, his spokesman said, after delivering a farewell speech in which he asked for forgiveness and said it was time to hand over power.

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Yemeni president says he will travel to US (AP)

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:36:45 +0000

AP – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Sunday he will travel to Washington for medical treatment and he asked Yemenis for forgiveness, saying it is time to hand over power in a farewell speech, state media reported.

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Nigeria troops appear; president offers concession (AP)

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:48:42 +0000

AP – For the first time since protests erupted over spiraling fuel prices, soldiers on Monday barricaded key roads in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos as the president offered a concession to stem demonstrations that he said were being stoked by provocateurs seeking anarchy.

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UN chief says Syrian president must stop violence (AP)

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:00:15 +0000

AP – The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria’s president stop killing his own people and said the “old order” of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East on a day when activists said 27 people died.

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