Posts Tagged ‘spring’
EU, Arab Spring favorites for Nobel Peace Prize (AP)
AP – Arab Spring or European Union? Speculation ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday is split after cryptic comments by the award committee’s chairman.
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President Abbas declares ‘Palestinian Spring’ (AP)
AP – Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero’s welcome in the West Bank Sunday, as he told them triumphantly a “Palestinian Spring” had been born following his historic speech to the U.N. last week.
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Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring (AP)
AP – Holding out Poland’s transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy and vision to those now reaching for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.
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G-8: Nations, banks to give $40B for Arab Spring (AP)
AP – Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish free democracies, officials said at a Group of Eight summit Friday.
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Spring chicken? Posada, Yanks still feuding
It appeared the fences were mended Monday, at least until Jorge Posada and the Yankees disagreed on another matter: Whether Posada refused to catch during spring training. Sources claim when Posada was asked to catch in a spring game, he declined. Monday, however, Posada adamantly denied he was ever asked to catch in a game this spring.
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Afghan Taliban: Spring offensive starts now (AP)
AP – The spring fighting season in Afghanistan geared up this weekend with a war of words.
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Taliban announce beginning of spring offensive (AP)
AP – The Taliban on Saturday announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the U.S.-led coalition, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants’ fighting spirit was low after sustaining heavy losses on the battlefield.
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