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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/how-low-will-facebooks-stock-go-cbs-news/feed/ 0 Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far http://robwire.com/2012/05/haneke-loach-among-cannes-highlights-thus-far/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/haneke-loach-among-cannes-highlights-thus-far/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:11 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/haneke-loach-among-cannes-highlights-thus-far/ The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.

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]]> Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, third left, Isabelle Huppert and director Michael Haneke arrive for the screening of Love at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/haneke-loach-among-cannes-highlights-thus-far/feed/ 0 Tunisia to extradite ex-Libyan prime minister http://robwire.com/2012/05/tunisia-to-extradite-ex-libyan-prime-minister/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/tunisia-to-extradite-ex-libyan-prime-minister/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:10 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/tunisia-to-extradite-ex-libyan-prime-minister/ After detaining him for eight months, Tunisia said Tuesday it will extradite the former Libyan prime minister back to the homeland he fled. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> After detaining him for eight months, Tunisia said Tuesday it will extradite the former Libyan prime minister back to the homeland he fled.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/tunisia-to-extradite-ex-libyan-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Correction: Supreme Court-Illinois Redistricting http://robwire.com/2012/05/correction-supreme-court-illinois-redistricting/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/correction-supreme-court-illinois-redistricting/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:10 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/correction-supreme-court-illinois-redistricting/ In a May 21 story about an Illinois redistricting lawsuit, The Associated Press erroneously reported the proportion of the state’s population that is Hispanic. The Hispanic population is 15.8 percent, not 32.5 percent. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> In a May 21 story about an Illinois redistricting lawsuit, The Associated Press erroneously reported the proportion of the state’s population that is Hispanic. The Hispanic population is 15.8 percent, not 32.5 percent.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/correction-supreme-court-illinois-redistricting/feed/ 0 Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk http://robwire.com/2012/05/ill-lawmakers-vote-to-abolish-tuition-waiver-perk/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/ill-lawmakers-vote-to-abolish-tuition-waiver-perk/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:10 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/ill-lawmakers-vote-to-abolish-tuition-waiver-perk/ After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/ill-lawmakers-vote-to-abolish-tuition-waiver-perk/feed/ 0 Officials: Syrian rebels kidnap 12 Lebanese http://robwire.com/2012/05/officials-syrian-rebels-kidnap-12-lebanese/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/officials-syrian-rebels-kidnap-12-lebanese/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:10 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/officials-syrian-rebels-kidnap-12-lebanese/ Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria on Tuesday, adding to fears that Lebanon is getting drawn into the chaos next door, security officials said. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria on Tuesday, adding to fears that Lebanon is getting drawn into the chaos next door, security officials said.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/officials-syrian-rebels-kidnap-12-lebanese/feed/ 0 Agent: ‘OMG’ diet book subject of 7-figure deal http://robwire.com/2012/05/agent-omg-diet-book-subject-of-7-figure-deal/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/agent-omg-diet-book-subject-of-7-figure-deal/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:09 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/agent-omg-diet-book-subject-of-7-figure-deal/ The author of a self-published diet book that advocates skipping breakfast and taking cold baths has agreed to lucrative deals with British and U.S. publishers. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> The author of a self-published diet book that advocates skipping breakfast and taking cold baths has agreed to lucrative deals with British and U.S. publishers.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/agent-omg-diet-book-subject-of-7-figure-deal/feed/ 0 ‘Idol’ judge Tyler charmed by ‘sexy beast’ J-Lo http://robwire.com/2012/05/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy-beast-j-lo/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy-beast-j-lo/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:07 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy-beast-j-lo/ Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on Fox’s “American Idol” next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.

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]]> FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2012 file photo, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, right, plays with the hair of fellow judge Steven Tyler of Aerosmith as they participate in the American Idol panel at the Fox Broadcasting Company Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on “American Idol” next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on Fox’s “American Idol” next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/idol-judge-tyler-charmed-by-sexy-beast-j-lo/feed/ 0 SAfrica: Zuma seeks ban on artwork; vandals hit http://robwire.com/2012/05/safrica-zuma-seeks-ban-on-artwork-vandals-hit/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/safrica-zuma-seeks-ban-on-artwork-vandals-hit/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:05 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/safrica-zuma-seeks-ban-on-artwork-vandals-hit/ South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president’s genitals removed from an art gallery but two men took matters into their own hands by defacing the portrait with gobs of paint.

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]]> An unidentified man defaces a controversial portrait of South African President Jacob Zuma at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday May 22, 2012. Footage shown on a national news station showed a man in a suit painting a red X over the president's genital area and then his face. Next a man in a hoodie rubbed black paint over the president's face and down the painting with his hands. (AP Photo/eNews)South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president’s genitals removed from an art gallery but two men took matters into their own hands by defacing the portrait with gobs of paint.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/safrica-zuma-seeks-ban-on-artwork-vandals-hit/feed/ 0 JPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan losses http://robwire.com/2012/05/jpmorgan-sued-over-employee-retirement-plan-losses/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/jpmorgan-sued-over-employee-retirement-plan-losses/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:04 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/jpmorgan-sued-over-employee-retirement-plan-losses/ (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest U.S. bank revealed a surprise billion trading loss earlier this month. The complaint, filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also names individual defendants, including Chief [...]]]> (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest U.S. bank revealed a surprise billion trading loss earlier this month. The complaint, filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also names individual defendants, including Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ina Drew, who stepped down last week as head of JPMorgan’s chief investment office, where the loss occurred. …
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/jpmorgan-sued-over-employee-retirement-plan-losses/feed/ 0 Lakers will debate overhaul after playoff exit http://robwire.com/2012/05/lakers-will-debate-overhaul-after-playoff-exit-2/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/lakers-will-debate-overhaul-after-playoff-exit-2/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:02 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/lakers-will-debate-overhaul-after-playoff-exit-2/ Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers’ final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.

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]]> Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant leaves the floor after the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Lakers 106-90 in Game 5 in their NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series, Monday, May 21, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers’ final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/lakers-will-debate-overhaul-after-playoff-exit-2/feed/ 0 Serial stabbings trial goes to jury in Michigan http://robwire.com/2012/05/serial-stabbings-trial-goes-to-jury-in-michigan/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/serial-stabbings-trial-goes-to-jury-in-michigan/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:01 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/serial-stabbings-trial-goes-to-jury-in-michigan/ DNA evidence and the opinions of mental health experts are grounds for convicting an Israeli immigrant of murder, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the first trial from a series of 2010 stabbings that began in Michigan and stretched to other states. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> DNA evidence and the opinions of mental health experts are grounds for convicting an Israeli immigrant of murder, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the first trial from a series of 2010 stabbings that began in Michigan and stretched to other states.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/serial-stabbings-trial-goes-to-jury-in-michigan/feed/ 0 Turkey says US favorable to sale of armed drones http://robwire.com/2012/05/turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:47:01 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones/ President Barack Obama’s administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey’s president told reporters after a meeting with the U.S. leader. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> President Barack Obama’s administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey’s president told reporters after a meeting with the U.S. leader.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/turkey-says-us-favorable-to-sale-of-armed-drones/feed/ 0 Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises http://robwire.com/2012/05/afghans-back-chicago-deal-warn-west-to-keep-promises/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/afghans-back-chicago-deal-warn-west-to-keep-promises/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:58 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/afghans-back-chicago-deal-warn-west-to-keep-promises/ KABUL (Reuters) – People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO’s plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises. A Chicago summit meeting of the 28-member bloc, attended also by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and [...]]]> Man walks past Faisal Business Centre in KabulKABUL (Reuters) – People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO’s plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises. A Chicago summit meeting of the 28-member bloc, attended also by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other world leaders, endorsed an exit strategy on Monday that calls for handing control of Afghanistan to its own security forces by the middle of next year. …



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/afghans-back-chicago-deal-warn-west-to-keep-promises/feed/ 0 U.S. ambassador in Kabul to leave because of health http://robwire.com/2012/05/u-s-ambassador-in-kabul-to-leave-because-of-health/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/u-s-ambassador-in-kabul-to-leave-because-of-health/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:58 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/u-s-ambassador-in-kabul-to-leave-because-of-health/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker confirmed on Tuesday that he plans to step down this summer because of ill health and sources said he was held in high regard and was not pushed out. “Today, Ambassador Ryan Crocker confirmed … that he intends to depart his post for health reasons in [...]]]> WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker confirmed on Tuesday that he plans to step down this summer because of ill health and sources said he was held in high regard and was not pushed out. “Today, Ambassador Ryan Crocker confirmed … that he intends to depart his post for health reasons in mid-summer,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement. …
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/u-s-ambassador-in-kabul-to-leave-because-of-health/feed/ 0 Suu Kyi to address UN body in Geneva next month http://robwire.com/2012/05/suu-kyi-to-address-un-body-in-geneva-next-month/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/suu-kyi-to-address-un-body-in-geneva-next-month/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:55 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/suu-kyi-to-address-un-body-in-geneva-next-month/ Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday.

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]]> Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/suu-kyi-to-address-un-body-in-geneva-next-month/feed/ 0 Auction claims it’s selling vial with Reagan blood http://robwire.com/2012/05/auction-claims-its-selling-vial-with-reagan-blood/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/auction-claims-its-selling-vial-with-reagan-blood/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:52 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/auction-claims-its-selling-vial-with-reagan-blood/ A Channel Islands auction house says it’s selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president’s foundation.

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]]> This undated image released by PFCAuctions shows a vial containing Ronald Reagan's dried blood residue. A Channel Islands online auction house has angered Ronald Reagan's foundation by claiming to offer a vial that once contained his blood. The auctioneers say it was used by the laboratory that tested Reagan's blood when he was hospitalized after a 1981 assassination attempt in Washington. Bidding for the vial had passed the 7,000 pound (,000) mark Tuesday May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/PFCAuctions)A Channel Islands auction house says it’s selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president’s foundation.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/auction-claims-its-selling-vial-with-reagan-blood/feed/ 0 Rebels kidnap Lebanese Shi’ites in Syria: families http://robwire.com/2012/05/rebels-kidnap-lebanese-shiites-in-syria-families/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/rebels-kidnap-lebanese-shiites-in-syria-families/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:52 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/rebels-kidnap-lebanese-shiites-in-syria-families/ BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels kidnapped at least 13 Lebanese Shi’ite men on Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they were returning home from a pilgrimage in Iran, families of the men said. Families took to the streets of the southern Beirut suburb where most of the kidnapped men live, blocking several [...]]]> BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels kidnapped at least 13 Lebanese Shi’ite men on Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they were returning home from a pilgrimage in Iran, families of the men said. Families took to the streets of the southern Beirut suburb where most of the kidnapped men live, blocking several roads. The families said a bus loaded with Shi’ite pilgrims was stopped by the Free Syrian Army as it crossed the Turkish border to Syria on the way back from Iran. “The Free Syrian Army said they took them. They let women go and kept the men. …
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/rebels-kidnap-lebanese-shiites-in-syria-families/feed/ 0 Where are Facebook’s friends? Stock slide deepens http://robwire.com/2012/05/where-are-facebooks-friends-stock-slide-deepens/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/where-are-facebooks-friends-stock-slide-deepens/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:52 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/where-are-facebooks-friends-stock-slide-deepens/ Facebook’s newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> Facebook’s newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/where-are-facebooks-friends-stock-slide-deepens/feed/ 0 Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar http://robwire.com/2012/05/marvel-comics-plans-wedding-for-gay-hero-northstar/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/marvel-comics-plans-wedding-for-gay-hero-northstar/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:49 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/marvel-comics-plans-wedding-for-gay-hero-northstar/ Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics’ first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar.

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]]> This comic book cover image released by Marvel shows Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics’ first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/marvel-comics-plans-wedding-for-gay-hero-northstar/feed/ 0 Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival http://robwire.com/2012/05/pearl-jam-skrillex-to-perform-at-philly-festival/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/pearl-jam-skrillex-to-perform-at-philly-festival/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:46 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/pearl-jam-skrillex-to-perform-at-philly-festival/ Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D’Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.

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]]> FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010 file photo, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Pearl Jam, Skrillex, D'Angelo and more performers will take the stage at the Jay-Z-curated “Budweiser Made in America” music festival in Philadelphia this September. The festival will feature 28 acts at Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Sept 1. and Sept. 2, which is Labor Day weekend. Tickets for the two-day festival go on sale Wednesday. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D’Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/pearl-jam-skrillex-to-perform-at-philly-festival/feed/ 0 Mali coup leader condemns president beating http://robwire.com/2012/05/mali-coup-leader-condemns-president-beating/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/mali-coup-leader-condemns-president-beating/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:44 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/mali-coup-leader-condemns-president-beating/ BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of Mali’s March 22 coup condemned the beating up of the interim president by pro-putchist demonstrators and called on Tuesday for a peaceful transition of power in the West African country. Caretaker President Dioncounda Traore suffered minor head injuries when protesters stormed his palace, the latest setback for efforts to [...]]]> Coup leader Captain Sanogo attends a ceremony as former parliament speaker Traore is sworn in as Mali's interim president in the captial BamakoBAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of Mali’s March 22 coup condemned the beating up of the interim president by pro-putchist demonstrators and called on Tuesday for a peaceful transition of power in the West African country. Caretaker President Dioncounda Traore suffered minor head injuries when protesters stormed his palace, the latest setback for efforts to stabilise Mali after the coup and deal with a subsequent revolt by northern separatists and Islamists. …



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/mali-coup-leader-condemns-president-beating/feed/ 0 New ad campaign targets disillusioned Obama voters http://robwire.com/2012/05/new-ad-campaign-targets-disillusioned-obama-voters/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/new-ad-campaign-targets-disillusioned-obama-voters/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:42 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/new-ad-campaign-targets-disillusioned-obama-voters/ A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.

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]]> FILE - In this May 21, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Joplin, Mo. A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/new-ad-campaign-targets-disillusioned-obama-voters/feed/ 0 US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US http://robwire.com/2012/05/us-ambassador-in-afghanistan-leaves-for-health-reasons-us/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/us-ambassador-in-afghanistan-leaves-for-health-reasons-us/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:39 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/us-ambassador-in-afghanistan-leaves-for-health-reasons-us/ The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health reasons in the summer.

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]]> Ryan Crocker was appointed to the post in Kabul less than one year agoThe United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health reasons in the summer.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/us-ambassador-in-afghanistan-leaves-for-health-reasons-us/feed/ 0 Prosecutors: Soldier targeted Fort Hood troops http://robwire.com/2012/05/prosecutors-soldier-targeted-fort-hood-troops/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/prosecutors-soldier-targeted-fort-hood-troops/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:37 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/prosecutors-soldier-targeted-fort-hood-troops/ Federal prosecutors say a soldier was stopped hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops.

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]]> FILE - This June 14, 2011, file photo shows Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo in Nashville, Tenn. Abdo, a Muslim soldier who was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., is accused of planning to bomb a Killeen restaurant filled with Fort Hood soldiers and shoot any survivors last summer. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the most serious of the six charges on which he's being tried at his federal trial in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo, File)Federal prosecutors say a soldier was stopped hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/prosecutors-soldier-targeted-fort-hood-troops/feed/ 0 UAE gives 10 life sentences in piracy case http://robwire.com/2012/05/uae-gives-10-life-sentences-in-piracy-case/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/uae-gives-10-life-sentences-in-piracy-case/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:37 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/uae-gives-10-life-sentences-in-piracy-case/ A federal court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 10 people captured during a raid to retake a ship hijacked by Somali pirates and sentenced them to life behind bars. Free shipping on home, commercial, and standby electric generators at GeneratorZoo.Com

]]> A federal court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 10 people captured during a raid to retake a ship hijacked by Somali pirates and sentenced them to life behind bars.
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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/uae-gives-10-life-sentences-in-piracy-case/feed/ 0 Sheriff: Suspect linked by DNA to missing CA teen http://robwire.com/2012/05/sheriff-suspect-linked-by-dna-to-missing-ca-teen/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/sheriff-suspect-linked-by-dna-to-missing-ca-teen/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:34 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/sheriff-suspect-linked-by-dna-to-missing-ca-teen/ A 21-year-old man in custody was linked to the kidnapping and murder of a missing teenager by DNA evidence found in her bag, authorities said Tuesday.

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]]> FILE - An undated file photo shows a picture of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar at Burnett Elementary School in Morgan Hill, Calif. Authorities have arrested Antolin Garcia-Torres in the kidnapping and death of the Northern California teenager whose disappearance more than two months ago has prompted hundreds of volunteers to turn out for organized searches. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)A 21-year-old man in custody was linked to the kidnapping and murder of a missing teenager by DNA evidence found in her bag, authorities said Tuesday.



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]]> http://robwire.com/2012/05/sheriff-suspect-linked-by-dna-to-missing-ca-teen/feed/ 0 Premier inspects quake-hit Italian factories http://robwire.com/2012/05/premier-inspects-quake-hit-italian-factories/ http://robwire.com/2012/05/premier-inspects-quake-hit-italian-factories/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:32 +0000 rob http://robwire.com/2012/05/premier-inspects-quake-hit-italian-factories/ The government approved some temporary tax relief to owners of property damaged in the quake-struck north Tuesday, as the premier promised swift help for small-scale businesses in the region — one of Italy’s more productive.

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]]> Italian Premier Mario Monti visits a tent camp in the village of Finale Emilia, in the area hit by an earth quake, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Italian Premier Mario Monti has promised to help small-scale businesses, especially factories and farms, in the region of northern Italy struck by quake. Monti's visit to the Emilia Romagna region included a stop at a ceramics factory where two workers died after it collapsed. In all, the quake claimed seven lives. (AP Photo/Gianfilippo Oggioni, Lapresse)The government approved some temporary tax relief to owners of property damaged in the quake-struck north Tuesday, as the premier promised swift help for small-scale businesses in the region — one of Italy’s more productive.



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