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- Insight: Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival
- Israel's Kadima party quits government
- Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government
- The Best Kind of Reality Show
- Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government
- Japan utility takes out 2 Fukushima nuke fuel rods
- Global CEO of Deloitte on Supporting United Way, Leadership, and CSR
- Washington State Voters Can Soon Register With Facebook
- Frenchman goes to China as witness in Bo case: Cambodia
- VIDEO: Spain royal family wage cut
- Frenchman goes to China as witness in Bo case: Cambodia
- NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to marshal
- North Korea leader given top military rank
- VIDEO: Spain royal family wage cut
- VIDEO: 1940s drinking law 'out of step'
- VIDEO: 1940s drinking law 'out of step'
- Two Things I Learned From Steven Covey
- FBI investigates in-flight needle scare
- NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to military's top rank
- NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; 2 injured
| Insight: Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:01 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - As fighting rages in Damascus, and the Assad family that has ruled Syria for four decades struggles for its life against a growing rebellion, a picture is emerging of a tight inner group determined to fight its way out of the crisis, even as support for the government falls away.
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| Israel's Kadima party quits government Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:50 PM PDT Party quits Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in a dispute over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military.
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| Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:33 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government came under fire on Tuesday over its handling of public hearings on nuclear energy policy, threatening to dent already sagging support for the ruling party ahead of an election many expect to be this year. The latest furor follows Monday's massive rally in Tokyo against nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, an issue now so contentious that lawmakers and analysts say it could trump taxes as the focus of lower house elections, which must be held by September 2013 but could come sooner. ...
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| Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:33 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government came under fire on Tuesday over its handling of public hearings on nuclear energy policy, threatening to dent already sagging support for the ruling party ahead of an election many expect to be this year.
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| Japan utility takes out 2 Fukushima nuke fuel rods Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:59 PM PDT The operator of the nuclear plant in last year's disaster in northeastern Japan is taking two fuel rods out of a spent-fuel pool to start dealing with a major remaining risk there.
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| Global CEO of Deloitte on Supporting United Way, Leadership, and CSR Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:10 PM PDT Barry Salzberg, Global CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) Earlier this year, Barry Salzberg, global CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), was elected chairman of United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees. As the world's largest privately funded nonprofit, United Way Worldwide is the leadership and support organization for the [...]
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| Washington State Voters Can Soon Register With Facebook Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:58 PM PDT It was only a matter of time before the government caught up with social media savvy citizens. Soon, in Washington State, residents will be able to register to vote with Facebook. According to the Associated Press, the state, Facebook, and Microsoft have collaborated on an app that that will allow residents to register [...]
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| Frenchman goes to China as witness in Bo case: Cambodia Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:55 PM PDT PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Frenchman who was being held in Cambodia because of his alleged links to China's biggest political scandal in two decades has been flown to China, where he is wanted as a witness in the case, Cambodia's information minister said on Wednesday. Patrick Henri Devillers, 52, was detained last month in Cambodia, where he had been living for several years. He was held at the behest of China because of his suspected business links to the wife of deposed Chinese politician Bo Xilai. ...
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| VIDEO: Spain royal family wage cut Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:31 PM PDT Spain's King Juan Carlos and his family are to take a pay cut following a recent bitterly contested cut to public sector wages, the royal palace says.
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| Frenchman goes to China as witness in Bo case: Cambodia Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:55 PM PDT PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Frenchman who was being held in Cambodia because of his alleged links to China's biggest political scandal in two decades has been flown to China, where he is wanted as a witness in the case, Cambodia's information minister said on Wednesday.
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| NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to marshal Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
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| North Korea leader given top military rank Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:36 PM PDT Latest move follows several days of reshuffling at the highest levels of nation's powerful military establishment.
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| VIDEO: Spain royal family wage cut Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:31 PM PDT Spain's King Juan Carlos and his family are to take a pay cut following a recent bitterly contested cut to public sector wages, the royal palace says.
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| VIDEO: 1940s drinking law 'out of step' Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT Mumbai has made a name for itself as India's entertainment capital. But the city's police have been cracking down on clubs and bars. They say they're just dealing with trouble-makers.
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| VIDEO: 1940s drinking law 'out of step' Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT Mumbai has made a name for itself as India's entertainment capital. But the city's police have been cracking down on clubs and bars. They say they're just dealing with trouble-makers.
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| Two Things I Learned From Steven Covey Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:20 PM PDT I didn't know Dr. Covey. I met him once—several years ago at the wedding reception of a mutual acquaintance. I can't remember if Dr. Covey was hosting the event at his home or if he was simply a neighbor, but I was introduced to him; and we probably shared a [...]
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| FBI investigates in-flight needle scare Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:14 PM PDT US and Dutch officials investigate needles found in food served to passengers aboard four Delta Air Lines flights.
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| NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to military's top rank Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:15 PM PDT North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Un has been promoted to marshal, the military's highest rank.
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| NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; 2 injured Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:46 PM PDT
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