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How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection
From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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News Corp. phone-hacking inquiry: 8 names you need to know
Here is a list of key players in the Leveson inquiry, which is examining the phone-hacking scandal that has ensnared the powerful Murdoch family and prominent government officials.
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Why all the attention on the Falklands? Five key questions.
April 2 is the 30-year anniversary of the Falkland Islands War. Argentina and Britain have been at odds over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands for decades, and tensions kicked up when Britain deployed some of its modern warships to the islands, as well as Prince William, as a pilot.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Latin America Monitor London Olympics 2012: What are the lessons for next host, Brazil?
With the London Games wrapping up today, the spotlight moves to Rio, the host city of the 2016 Olympics.
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London 2012 Olympics puts the glam into volunteering
The popularity of London 2012's 'Games Makers' may boost volunteerism – and help the government's much-derided effort to encourage Britons to help out in austerity-hit areas.
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Spirit of London Olympics overcomes Falklands War saber-rattling
Britain and Argentina faced off on the hockey pitch for the second time at the Olympics Wednesday. Fans say the lingering acrimony over the Falklands War isn't an issue, despite rhetoric.
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Kayla Harrison: first-ever gold for US judo forged from adversity
Kayla Harrison was sexually abused by her coach as a teenager, but finding support and love in a new setting helped turn around her life and set her on a path to Olympic judo gold Thursday.
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Boris! Mayor of London is biggest winner at London Olympics.
Boris Johnson's cheerleading of the Games has earned him legions of fans among the British public and made him the Conservative Party's favorite to replace Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Mitt Romney's foreign trip ends. Good thing for him these are the dog days.
Mitt Romney may be glad his less-than-perfect trip to London, Israel, and Poland has wrapped up – ending with his press secretary cursing at pushy reporters. But the good news for him is that few voters are paying attention.
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Mitt Romney angers Palestinians with 'racist' speech in Israel (+video)
Mitt Romney praised the cultures of economic success in Israel, and criticized the Palestinian economy. Palestinian leaders called Romney's comments 'racist.'
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Opening ceremony London 2012 to wow with memorable show
Opening ceremony: London 2012's kickoff promises to set the capital apart, by being different.
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Did Romney start off on the wrong foot in London? (+video)
In U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's first stop on his tour abroad, he faced challenges both from British Prime Minister David Cameron and from London's mayor. Romney now begins his trip in damage control mode.
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Obama and Romney address gun control after Colorado massacre
Their pointed comments revived a debate — if briefly — that has faded to the background in national politics and been virtually non-existent in this year's close presidential race.
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The $14 billion Summer Olympics: Why does London even want them?
Unlike recent past hosts of the Olympic Games, London has nothing to prove to anyone. Yet it has paid handsomely to hold the Games – for reasons that go beyond mere prestige.
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Romney skeptical of British Olympic preparations
In an interview broadcast Thursday with NBC News, Romney said 'it's hard to know just how well it will turn out.'
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Conservatives of a feather? Romney meets with British PM Cameron
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron today. They represent right-wing parties that were once close but have since drifted apart.
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Mitt Romney's overseas trip: where he's going and why
Mitt Romney, the man who rescued the Winter Olympics of 2002, is making London the first stop on his tour abroad. From Britain he'll travel to Israel and Poland, with an eye both on policy differences and domestic constituencies.
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Phone hacking scandal: Two UK media leaders charged with conspiracy
Rebekah Brooks and Andrew Coulson are among those who were charged with conspiracy today in a scandal that embarrassed Prime Minister Cameron's administration.
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Opinion: The way forward in Syria after Bashar al-Assad
Yesterday's strategic bomb attack in Damascus shows it's not too soon to consider the way forward in Syria after the rule of Bashar al-Assad. Lessons from other countries teach that Syria and the international community will have to pull together for a successful transition.
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Obama takes in Olympic basketball, appears on stadium 'Kiss Cam'
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took their seats to chants of 'U-S-A' at a US men's Olympic basketball exhibition game against Brazil as the loudspeakers blared Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.,' images that any president running for re-election would relish.
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Reform the UK House of Lords? For now, the nobles keep their seats
UK Prime Minister David Cameron called off a vote on fast-tracking reform of the unelected House of Lords after a group of Conservatives balked.
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Donald Marron How behavioral science can improve tax policy
Tax policy is ultimately about changing the way people behave. And to do that, you need to understand more than just economics. It's not enough to limit the "tyranny of lawyers." Effective reform requires to cooperation of both lawyers and economists.
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The Socialist, the Tory, and the queen: Hollande visits UK
France's President Hollande is on his first state visit to Britain, where he is talking eurozone strategy with the prime minister and chatting – en français – with the queen.
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Roger Federer: Wimbledon win puts him back at No. 1 in tennis
Roger Federer beat Britain's Andy Murray in four sets. Roger Federer, with seven Wimbledon wins, is now tied with Pete Sampras.
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Economy casts shadow on Rio+20 environmental summit
World leaders are gathering in Brazil for a three-day meeting on sustainable development, but the US election and Europe's economic woes are making the conference a subdued affair.
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A little column about something big
An appreciation of a hardworking word that does a lot of heavy lifting.
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Keep Calm At Rio+20 environmental summit, is 'catastrophe' inevitable?
Wealthy Western nations are financially exhausted and unwilling to commit to help fund greener development for poorer nations. Will this week's conference in Rio find any solutions?
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Cameron left his daughter at a pub? Britain shrugs, commiserates.
Although some derided Prime Minister David Cameron for forgetting his daughter in a pub, his predicament struck a chord with most Britons – many of whom said they had done the same thing.
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