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Eric Holder: ‘I Will Never Leave the Work’
Full Article National Journal
25 Sep 2014

After nearly six years in office, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning his post. Over his tenure, Holder has attracted words like "embattled," "controversial," and "scandal-plagued". He's also been lauded as a civil rights pioneer in the Department of Justice. At a press conference at the White House on Thursday, President Obama praised...

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Attorney General-designate Eric Holder walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomina
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updated 27 Aug 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
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Attorney General Eric Holder Can't Explain Obama's Executive Orders
updated 24 Apr 2014; published 02 Nov 2011
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NRA, Fire Attorney General Eric Holder
updated 25 Sep 2014; published 25 Sep 2014
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Holder on resignation: 'Our list of accomplishments is real'
updated 07 Aug 2014; published 17 Apr 2014
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Tax Dollars at Work: Attorney General Eric Holder Whines About Oversight and Accountability
updated 04 Aug 2014; published 30 May 2013
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The Five Hosts Call For Eric Holder's Resignation: 'His Reputation Is Permanently Tarnished'
updated 05 Sep 2014; published 05 Sep 2014
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Obama: 'My Expectation Is That Fairly Soon I'll Be Considering' Next Steps On Immigration Reform
Arrests in Guinea over Ebola-related murders
Full Article Al Jazeera
25 Sep 2014

Guinea police have arrested 27 suspects over the murders of an eight-member Ebola education team attacked by locals last week, the government said, "Most of the main perpetrators of these crimes have been placed under arrest -- a total of 27 people," Justice Minister Cheick Sacko told a news conference in the capital Conakry. He said the suspects...

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File - Russian doctor Valentine Safronov stands inside a mobile medical lab donated by the Russian government to assist with the Ebola out-brake in Conakry, Guinea, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014.
photo: AP / Youssouf Bah

updated 22 Mar 2014; published 22 Mar 2014
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Guinean government confirms disease that killed 34 as Ebola
updated 23 Mar 2014; published 23 Mar 2014
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Guinea confirms fever is Ebola, has killed up to 59
updated 19 Sep 2014; published 19 Sep 2014
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Eight Healthcare Workers Jourlnist Murdered in Guinea Town Amid Ebola fears
updated 19 Sep 2014; published 19 Sep 2014
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Ebola outbreak: Guinea health team killed
updated 20 Sep 2014; published 20 Sep 2014
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Eight Killed In Attack On Ebola Team In Guinea
updated 19 Sep 2014; published 19 Sep 2014
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At least 8 Ebola aid workers reportedly killed 'in cold blood' by villagers in Guinea
Brazil releases 'good' mosquitoes to fight Dengue fever
Full Article BBC News
25 Sep 2014

25 September 2014 Last updated at 04:34 BST Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that suppresses Dengue fever. The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing cases of the disease. The initiative is part of a programme also taking place in...

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A technician shows mosquitoes that are infected with a dengue-blocking bacteria called "Wolbachia" in the Tubiacanga neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
photo: AP / Silvia Izquierdo

updated 22 Apr 2012; published 22 Apr 2012
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Dengue fever and the Aedes aegypti mosquito -- an Oxitec film
updated 13 Apr 2012; published 13 Apr 2012
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Aedes Aegypti: the dengue mosquito in action
updated 25 Sep 2014; published 25 Sep 2014
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Brazil releases dengue-blocking mosquitoes
updated 24 Oct 2011; published 24 Oct 2011
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Controlling Dengue fever, improving lives | A film by the Wellcome Trust
updated 15 Nov 2012; published 15 Nov 2012
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Wolbachia Infection Reduces Blood Feeding Success in Dengue Fever Mosquito
updated 14 Oct 2010; published 14 Oct 2010
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Dengue Fever Awareness Video for kids
Islamic State crisis: UN aims to stop jihadist recruits
Full Article BBC News
24 Sep 2014

The UN Security Council has adopted a binding resolution compelling states to prevent their nationals joining jihadists in Iraq and Syria. US President Barack Obama chaired the session and said nations must prevent the recruitment and financing of foreign fighters. He was speaking as US planes stepped up strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants in...

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At a summit held at the level of Heads of Government, the Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2178 (2014), calling on all Member States to cooperate in efforts to address the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, 24 September, 2014.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

updated 25 Sep 2014; published 25 Sep 2014
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BREAKING NEWS | Islamic State crisis: UN aims to stop jihadist recruits
updated 25 Sep 2014; published 25 Sep 2014
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Islamic State crisis: UN aims to stop jihadist recruits | BREAKING NEWS
updated 25 Sep 2014; published 25 Sep 2014
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UN aims to block jihadist recruits
updated 24 Sep 2014; published 24 Sep 2014
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United Nations aims to stop jihadist recruits
updated 30 Jun 2014; published 30 Jun 2014
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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS Full Documentary :: Sheikh Imran Hosein 2014
updated 24 Sep 2014; published 24 Sep 2014
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Islamic State crisis: UN aims to stop jihadist recruits
Frenchman Beheaded By Algerian Militants
Full Article The Inquisitr
24 Sep 2014

The Islamic militant group, also called the Soldiers of the Caliphate, has known ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). As reported by Al Jazeera, members of Jund al-Khilafa were previously associated with al-Qaeda. However, they eventually “pledged allegiance to ISIL” and formed their own militant group. It appears...

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In this still image from video published on the Internet on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, by a group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, members of the group stand behind French mountaineer Herve Gourdel just before beheading him. In the video, the men pledge their allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, before killing Gourdel, 55, who they abducted on Sunday, Sept. 21.
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updated 24 Sep 2014; published 24 Sep 2014
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French hostage Herve Gourdel beheaded in Algeria
updated 23 Sep 2014; published 23 Sep 2014
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ISIL ally abducts Frenchman in Algeria
updated 24 Sep 2014; published 24 Sep 2014
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Jihadist Video Appears To Show Beheading Of French Hostage Herve Gourdel
updated 22 Sep 2014; published 22 Sep 2014
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French hostage Herve Gourdel, beheaded in Algeria RAW Video
updated 23 Sep 2014; published 23 Sep 2014
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Algeria ISIL Threatens French Hostage Hervé Gourdel In Video!!!
updated 24 Sep 2014; published 24 Sep 2014
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RAW: 18+ ISIS-linked group beheads French hostage in Algeria [GRAPHIC]

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Column: Islam, Heal Thyself
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Barbara Slavin NEW YORK— No one doubts the ability of President Barack Obama to deliver a terrific speech. Still, the address he made Wednesday to the annual meeting of the U.N....
Is Nigeria Turning the Tide Against Boko Haram?
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Anne Look DAKAR— Nigeria's military says it killed the man who has been posing as the head of Boko Haram and has pushed back the militants’ advance on the Borno state...
Gaza and the End of ‘Arab Gallantry’
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CounterPunch
On its own the Arabic word al-Nakhwa, means “gallantry.” Combined with the word “al-Arabiya” – “Arab gallantry” – the term becomes loaded with meanings, cultural and...

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Obama Loses ‘Heat Shield’ as Holder Departs White House
President Barack Obama, with Attorney General Eric Holder standing at his right, delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring the 2010 National Association of Police Organizations award winners in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2010.
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Bloomberg
The betting in Washington on when Attorney General Eric Holder would step down may have started just weeks after he was sworn in, when he said in a speech that the U.S. is “essentially a nation of cowards” that fears frank discussion of race....
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US Envoy: Washington Ready to Expand South Sudan Sanctions to End Violence
File - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks after meeting with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, in the capital Juba, South Sudan, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.
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Reuters NEW YORK — The United States is ready to expand sanctions against South Sudan political and military officials to ensure progress in peace talks and a quick halt to fighting in the country, the U.S. envoy to South Sudan said on Thursday....
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FBI Chief: Khorasan Plot May Still Be Alive
FBI Director nominee James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination. Comey spent 15 years as a federal prosecutor before serving in the George W. Bush administration, where he is best known for facing down the White House over a warrantless surveillance program.
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Voa News
VOA News Terrorist plots against the United States and Europe may still be in the works despite this week's airstrikes against the al-Qaida cell known as Khorasan. FBI Director James Comey told reporters in Washington Thursday he is "not...
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Rouhani: West's 'Strategic Blunders' Caused Middle East Extremism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a joint press conference with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 9, 2014.
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Voa News
VOA News Iran's president is placing heavy blame on Western countries for the rise of extremism in the Middle East, citing colonialism and what he called "strategic blunders." Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations General Assembly on...
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Kenya President Calls on South Sudan Leaders to Make Peace
In this photo released by the Kenyan Presidential Press Service, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, middle, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, right, and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta before their meeting at State House in Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
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Voa News
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta called in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly for the leaders on both sides of the conflict in South Sudan to "demonstrate determined and enlightened leadership and make peace without delay."...
photo: AP / Kenyan Presidential Press Service
Obama to Address UN Ebola Meeting
File - President Barack Obama talks with Ben Rhodes about his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, New York, before departing for the United Nations, Sept. 21, 2011.
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Voa News
VOA News Continuing his administration’s efforts to combat the outbreak of Ebola in Africa, U.S. President Barack Obama will address a special United Nations meeting on the threat in New York Thursday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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Poroshenko: Ukraine to Apply for EU Membership in 2020
Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko receives his ballots at a polling station during presidential and mayoral elections in Kiev, Ukraine
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VOA News Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko says his country will apply for membership to the European Union in 2020 as part of a broader plan for social and economic reforms. Poroshenko says those reforms which will prepare Ukraine to apply for EU...
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