Articles focusing on politics

One dead, several injured after two gunmen open fire on Fort Hood: report

The shooting broke out about 4:30 p.m. and killed at least one person at the military post in Killeen, Texas. As many as eight people may be injured and there may be two shooters involved.

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Putin Seahawks versus the Obama Broncos

by Torrance Stephens Article Reprint If I may, I would like to explain the terse yet strange relationship between President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin. To use a basic football analogy, like the Seahawks, Putin

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Fukushima residents cleared to return home amid ongoing contamination fears

By Euan McKirdy Article Reprint CNN) — Hundreds of residents of an area contaminated by a catastrophic reactor meltdown at a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan have been allowed to return home three years after

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NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought – study

By Joseph Menn Article Reprint   (Reuters) – Security industry pioneer RSA adopted not just one but two encryption tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, greatly increasing the spy agency’s ability to eavesdrop

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Koreas Trade Artillery Rounds in Display of Firepower and Pique

By Joohee Cho Article Reprint SEOUL, South Korea – North and South Korea fired hundreds of shells into the sea today along a disputed demarcation line in a display of firepower and pique that sent

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Russia plays down impact of Western sanctions before talks with U.S

By: Alexei Anishchuk and Lesley Wroughton Article Reprint MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) – Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine have caused some disruption but not been too painful, Moscow’s foreign minister said hours

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Obamacare hits milestone, but detours ahead for health law

Article Reprint WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s embattled U.S. healthcare law, having survived a rollout marred by technology failures, reaches a milestone on Monday with the end of its first enrollment wave, and with

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Arab summit rejects Israel as ‘Jewish state’

rt.com Article Reprint The Arab League has refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, backing Palestine’s stance on the issue. The demand by Israel threatened to destabilize US-Palestinian peace talks, according to Arab leaders.

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