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Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council meeting on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina [as delivered] (UN - United Nations)
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Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists
Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts. And they could grow even larger unless Congress and...
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Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council meeting on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina [as delivered] (UN - United Nations)
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(Source: UN - United Nations) Deputy Secretary-General: Statements New York, 8 July 2015 - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council meeting on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina [as delivered] One of...
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WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Oklahoma congressman Brad Carson to a high-ranking position at the Pentagon, the White House announced Tuesday. If confirmed by the...
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United suffers 2nd major grounding in 2 months
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NEW YORK (AP) -- All United Continental flights in the U.S. were grounded Wednesday due to computer problems. Just shy of two hours after the problems began, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ground stop...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling If it was the Cold War Era, the market-driven Western powers would not be putting Greece through "nationalized planned obsolescence." But then in this modern age, in which...
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China stock market plunges despite government measures
China stock market plunges despite government measures
The Chinese government is scrambling to stop its main stock market from plunging, with the securities regulator warning the market is in the grip of "panic". The Shanghai Composite closed down 5.9 percent on Wednesday,...
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Army To Cut 40K Troops As ISIS Ranks Swell
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Tom Selleck Is Apparently an Illegal Water Hog
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There must be Grexit this weekend. It is light at the end of the tunnel, the best possible outcome from Greece’s agony and, in truth, the only one. The admission of Greece into the eurozone in 2001, tying its economy to that of Germany (and its reckless bankers), was a disaster waiting to happen. The error was so great that even this tiny economy – just 1.3% of the EU’s – has contrived to traumatise Europe’s leadership for the past three months. The only catastrophe now would be no Grexit. ...
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Has the World Abandoned Gaza? Region Remains in Ruins a Year After Deadly Israeli Assault
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