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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi...Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran, Religion and Belief
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Welcome mat out for gay, lesbian travelers
At the kickoff of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association's annual convention this month, that organization's strides — not to mention the entire nation's — were no more clear than on a simple United Airlines banner beside the...Tags: Travel, Minority Groups, Willis Tower, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation Industry
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Scott signs bill extending early voting
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that allows more early voting, in an attempt to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...Tags: Polls, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Barack Obama, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Rick Scott
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Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together
The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday. The move follows a broader shift by the Obama administration toward publicly...
Tags: Peace Corps, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, John F. Kennedy
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US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
The Miami HeraldCuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report. Most religious leaders in Cuba...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Roman Catholicism, Career and Workplace, Freedom of Religion, National Government
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Gov. Scott signs elections bill extending early voting
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that attempts to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011, including allowing more early-voting. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...Tags: Polls, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Barack Obama, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Florida Elections
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White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone
ReutersBy Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President Barack Obama the authority to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Environmental Issues, U.S. Army, U.S. Senate
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FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime
WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government...
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Russian adoption ban leaves U.S. families in an agonizing limbo
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Andy and Bethany Nagel left photos of themselves at the orphanage for the little boy with Down syndrome who was going to be their son. We'll be back, they told 4-year-old Timofey, blowing kisses from the doorway and...
Tags: Saint Petersberg (Russia), Adoption, Civil Rights, Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kerry visits Oman for arms deal, talks on Syria, Mideast
ReutersMUSCAT (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. Oman is expected to sign a letter of intent to purchase a...Tags: John Kerry, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Iran
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Game Playing, Barack Obama, White House, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. Warns Of Rise In Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
The Hartford CourantAnti-Semitism and anti-Muslim activities are on the rise around the globe, the U.S. State Department said Monday. The assertions were contained in the agency’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2012: “This report also documents...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Islam
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