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Blind Chinese Activist Chen Arrives In New York
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the...Tags: Communist Party, Civil Rights, U.S. Embassy, China, Health
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G8, Raising Pressure On Iran, Puts Oil Stocks On Standby
ReutersCAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten to...Tags: Republican Party, White House, Tehran (Iran), Energy Saving, Summits
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Suspects' Plans To Fire-Bomb Obama's Campaign Headquarters Net Terrorism Charges, Chi-Town Cops
Tribune ReportersThree out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport apartment raid days before the NATO summit considered hitting President Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house and police stations with "incendiary devices," according to court documents....Tags: FBI, Terrorism, Defendants, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), NATO
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New Twists In Case Of Airport Security Supervisor Accused Of Stealing Murdered Man's Identity
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvNew information in the case of an illegal immigrant who managed to stay in the U.S. and become a high security supervisor at Newark Liberty Airport by using a murdered man's identity unfolds like a mystery novel, according to investigators. Bimbo Oyewole...Tags: Interior Policy, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Grupo Bimbo, Justice System
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New Details In Case Airport Security Supervisor Who Used Fake I.D.
pix11.com | @jaydownycLt. Jones adds while security companies have every right to voluntary pay for a name check, the State Police search runs only fingerprints. Private security consultant Mike Barrett is a former White House Security Council member and Naval Intelligence...Tags: Interior Policy, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Personal Data Collection, New York City Police Department
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Father Accused of Theft In Son's School Board Campaign
pix11.com | @pix11danThe tactics of smear campaigns and political fist fighting are seen in governmental elections, but, in Syosset, it's all about the school board elections. An 18-year-old high school senior is trying to score a seat on the board and become the youngest...Tags: Elections, Syosset
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Espada Found Guilty Of Theft, Mistrial Declared In Trial Of Son
@colekirstinPedro Espada is no stranger to controversy as a politician who's spent a significant chunk of his career embroiled in controversy and prosecution. A jury handed up a verdict Monday that will ensure he finally pays the price. After two months of trial and...Tags: Elections, Andrew Cuomo, Lawyers, Health, Soundview
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Obama Receives Warm Welcome At Barnard College, Despite Students' Growing Debt
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvThe president of Barnard College has described the President of the United States as someone her students support. That didn't stop some of them, however, from participating in a protest Monday outside of the gates of the campus where President Barack...Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Elections, Manhattan (New York City), Same-Sex Marriage, Republican Party
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Airport Security Supervisor Arrested For Using Dead Man's Identity
pix11.com | @jaydownycFor two decades, this man lived and worked as Jerry Thomas. The only problem -- Jerry Thomas is dead...and has been since 1992 according to Port Authority officials. This man's real name -- according to police -- is Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole. The 54-year...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Transportation Security Administration, New York City, Regional Authority, Police Arrests
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Comic Fools Reporters After He Fake Live-Tweets From Obama Fundraiser
@AndrewJRamosThe biggest names in Hollywood converged on George Clooney's home Thursday for a historic fundraising dinner that raised $15 million for President Barack Obama's campaign. Amid all the excitement, A-list celebs and secret service, was comedian Ben...Tags: Entertainment, Elections, Media Industry, George Clooney, Barack Obama
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Trayvon Martin's Mother In Bloomberg Gun Control Video
Chicago Tribune reporter(Reuters) - The mother of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin appears in a Mother's Day gun control video produced by an advocacy group led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Martin, 17, was shot and killed on the night of February 26 in the central...Tags: Interior Policy, Chicago Tribune, Gun Control, Civil Rights, Career and Workplace
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New Controversy Over 'Stand Your Ground' Case In Jacksonville
Sentinel Staff WriterTALLAHASSEE -- As Florida reviews its "stand your ground" law in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing, Marissa Alexander on Friday received a 20-year sentence for firing a shot in what she claims was self-defense and her backers say was a case of her...Tags: The Huffington Post, Punishment, Lawyers, New Products, Executive Branch
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