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Obama signs budget bill, despite concerns
AFP – 2 hrs 56 mins ago

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama signed into law a bill funding the US government through September, despite his concerns about the measure's restrictions on his executive power. Full Story »
White House unveils cyber ID proposal
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 12:52 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House unveiled a plan on Friday designed to boost confidence and business in cyberspace through the creation of a single, secure online credential. Full Story »
Mourning Holbrooke, Clinton defends Taliban talks
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 10:30 am ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday voiced understanding for talks with the Taliban as she mourned late diplomat Richard Holbrooke, an avid proponent of reconciliation in Afghanistan. Full Story »
Clinton urges end to Syria crackdown
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 1:19 pm ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Syria Friday to halt a deadly crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations and respond to the democratic hopes of its people. Full Story »
Fed fines Venezuelan state-owned bank
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 1:22 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Federal Reserve announced sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned bank on Friday, imposing fines and telling the bank to clean up its act. Full Story »
Clinton: Minorities must be part of new Mideast
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 2:42 pm ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged a broad role for religious minorities and women in a changing Middle East, warning that a wave of democratic uprisings could be "hijacked". Full Story »
Brand Ahmadinejad rights abuser: US senators
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 3:34 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should formally brand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and 25 other current and former Iranian officials as human rights abusers, senators urged Friday. Full Story »
Obama 'to pray' for peace between Israel, neighbors
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 6:30 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama continues "to pray" for peace between Israel and its neighbors amid Middle East unrest, he said Friday in a message honoring the Jewish holy day of Passover. Full Story »
We prevented Srebrenica in Libya
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 10:43 am ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the world had prevented a massacre of the sort seen in 1995 in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica through the intervention in Libya. Full Story »
Protesters held as US lawmakers debate spending
AFP – Fri Apr 15, 3:03 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Congress police arrested nine protesters Friday who disrupted a heated House of Representatives debate over how best to rein in the cash-strapped US government's galloping debt. Full Story »