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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 2 US senator proposes student loan refinance plan Sun 19 May 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education — especially New... (photo: Creative Commons / personaldemocracy) San Francisco Chronicle
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The Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Li Keqiang meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. It's a blessing that China and India coexist peacefully: Li Keqiang Sun 19 May 2013
NEW DELHI: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival here when... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India ) The Times of India
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Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Pope: church should open up but follow teaching Sun 19 May 2013
Comment () Tweet VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) US News
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United States Senator and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Mitch McConnell On IRS Scandal: 'I Don't Think We Know What The Facts Are' Sun 19 May 2013
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday conceded that there is no evidence that President Barack Obama or the White House were involved in... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) Huffington Post
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 White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove arrives on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April 9, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)   (js1) Karl Rove Talks IRS Scandal, Compares His Group To NAACP Sun 19 May 2013
WASHINGTON -- Karl Rove on Sunday defended his group Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)4 non-profit organization, against charges that it improperly benefited from a tax exemption... (photo: AP/Evan Vucci) Huffington Post
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election. With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era Sun 19 May 2013
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Three weeks after being rushed to hospital in Paris, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has disappeared from sight, leaving behind a country... (photo: AP) Daily Press
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Jerome Cahuzac French ex-budget minister Jerome Cahuzac bows out Sun 19 May 2013
France's disgraced ex-budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who stood down when he was found to have an undeclared Swiss bank account, says he will not stand in a... (photo: Creative Commons) BBC News
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Governor Rick Perry speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C. Perry's veto power grows as session grows late Sun 19 May 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the Texas Legislature barrels toward its Memorial Day finish, Gov. Rick Perry gets more powerful by the hour. That power is tied to Perry's veto... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) my SA
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President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train, Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman... - NARA - 199876, USA. The False Nixon Equivalence Sun 19 May 2013
"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know," said Harry Truman, who made it his task to absorb a lot of it. Many people who have not followed his... (photo: Creative Commons) Real Clear Politics
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Former Railway Minister Mukul Roy during the inaguration of West Bengal Handicraft Expo 2012 at Milam Mela in Kolkata on Saturday 24 November 2012 Bengal has outperformed, outgrown India in 2012-13: Mamata Sun 19 May 2013
Tweet Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) On the eve of completing two years in office, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday claimed that West Bengal outperformed and outgrew the... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
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Britain's Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Secretary Jeremy Hunt delivers a speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Jeremy Hunt backs Lord Feldman in 'swivel-eyed loons' row Sun 19 May 2013
Jeremy Hunt said he trusted Lord Feldman, whom he described as 'a man of great honour'. Photograph: Handout/Reuters Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has offered strong... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Observer
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The Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Li Keqiang being received by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri E. Ahamed, on his arrival, at Air Force Station, Palam, in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. Chinese Premier arrives India to hold talks on bilateral issues Sun 19 May 2013
Tweet Amid the much expectation between both the countries on various issues, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives here on a three-day state visit to India. It is his first... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India ) Newstrack India
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Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi speaking at a program organised by business chambers ICC, BCC and MCCI on April 9, 2013 in Kolkata Development alone is the solutions to problems faced by India, claims Modi Sun 19 May 2013
Rajnandgaon , May 19: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that development in all spheres is the sole key and formula of solutions to the problems faced by... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Siasat Daily
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Pakistan Army troops stand guard outside the city court where election materials are delivered to be dispatched to polling stations, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Imran Khan blames MQM's Hussain for Karachi killing Sun 19 May 2013
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shadid Hussain. She was shot dead... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan) BBC News
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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack while Baghdad municipality workers clean up in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Iraq death toll stirs fears of civil war Sun 19 May 2013
The death toll in Iraq from four consecutive days of violence has reached at least 140 people, stirring fears that rising sectarian conflicts could lead the country... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Al Jazeera
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012. Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history? Sun 19 May 2013
Pressing the flesh: with Bill Clinton, who described Kagame as ‘one of the greatest leaders of our time’. Photograph: Ed Ou/Getty Images Paul Kagame is angrier than I've... (photo: AP / Carl Court) The Observer
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In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria. Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria Sun 19 May 2013
May 19: Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network via AP video) The Siasat Daily
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In this photo taken Sunday, April 15, 2012, what appears to be a new missile is carried during a mass military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung. North Korea test-fires 3short-range missiles Sun 19 May 2013
(Bloomberg) North Korea fired three short-range missiles yesterday as it showcased its military ambitions in defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic efforts to... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) WorldNetDaily
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This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran Assad warns U.S. to avoid interfering in Syria politics Sun 19 May 2013
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Senator Marco Rubio speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C. Rubio critical of misconduct by IRS Sun 19 May 2013
TAMPA - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told a crowd of more than 700 Republicans that he takes the recent revelations of misconduct at the Internal Revenue Service personally. And... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) Tampa Bay Online
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