Politics

Reuters - Top News, 24.04.13 06:05 UTC

Italy president set to announce choice for prime minister

By Philip Pullella ROME | Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:47am EDT ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano is set to announce on Wednesday his choice of prime minister to form a new government and ...

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Telegraph, 24.04.13 05:53 UTC

SNP independence plans in disarray after sterling rejection

Alex Salmond s independence plans are in disarray after a comprehensive rejection of his proposal for an independent Scotland to share sterling by Chancellor George Osborne.

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 04:35 UTC

Washington House Dems drop beer tax

House Democrats backed away from extending the state beer tax.

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Daily Mail, 24.04.13 04:34 UTC

Le catastrophe! A hated leader. Violent protests. Wealth creators Fleeing abroad. After a year of socialism, France's meltdown is a stark warning to anyone who wants Red Ed as PM

PUBLISHED: 23:21 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:21 GMT, 23 April 2013 Never in modern times has a French government been so unpopular. Even in May 1968, when strikes and student protests paralysed ...

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 04:00 UTC

Without light rail, new span across Columbia is history, Oregon governor says

The fate of the Interstate 5 bridge between Vancouver and Portland appears to largely rest on whether Washington state agrees to put up $450 million as its share of the cost. The GOP-controlled majority in the state Senate has said it will reject any bridge proposal containing light rail.

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BBC World News, 24.04.13 03:59 UTC

Hundreds of Europeans fighting in Syria, says EU expert

The EU's anti-terror chief has told the BBC that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Telegraph, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

'Leader' of LulzSec hacking group arrested in Australia

A self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group known LulzSec known for cyber-attacks on the CIA and the NHS - has been arrested in Australia.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

Doug McIntyre: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's last budget all smoke and mirrors

They walk among us. They're on our roads, in our schools, maybe even in your own home. "They" are the 53 percent of Angelenos who told pollsters Antonio Villaraigosa has done a good job as mayor of ...

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 03:02 UTC

Nevada lawmaker s surprise during gay-marriage debate: I m gay

State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, a Democrat from North Las Vegas, told his Senate colleagues that he is gay during discussion of a measure to repeal a state ban on gay marriage.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.04.13 02:51 UTC

'Proudly pro-Assad': the group behind Twitter hacks

It sounds like it could be the name of a band you might hear on Triple J, but Syrian Electronic Army is a real online threat, as media organisations and universities across the world are discovering. ...

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