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New York Times GARLAND, Tex. — One was an extrovert drawn to basketball as well as to Islam, who had been identified by the F.B.I. as a jihadist terrorism suspect and was once a regular at Friday Prayer at a mosque near his Phoenix apartment. The other was more quiet, ... and more » |
Front National family feud goes nuclear as Jean-Marie Le Pen disowns Marine by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Front National co-founder tells daughter to marry and change her name after being suspended from party over comments belittling the Holocaust
The family feud between the far-right Front National leader, Marine Le Pen , and her father, Jean-Marie, has turned to all-out war after he disowned her, told her to marry and change her name, and threatened legal action following his suspension from the party.
Le Pen senior, who co-founded the FN in 1972, was suspended from the party on Monday night overinflammatory comments he made belittling the Holocaust and lauding the Nazi-collaborationist Vichy regime. The 86-year-old also faces being stripped of his role as honorary president of the party.
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The Guardian Nigeria 490px-Saudi_Arabia_map France and Saudi Arabia are discussing economic projects worth tens of billions of euros, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday. “If concluded, these 20 projects would be worth tens of billions of euros,” Fabius told ... and more » |
ISIS claims responsibility for the attack outside the Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Garland, Texas -- and warns of more attacks to come. | WHO WERE GUNMEN?
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Hillary Clinton to Lay Out Immigration Reform Planby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Hillary Clinton intends to draw an early distinction with Republicans on immigration reform, pointing to a pathway to citizenship as an essential part of any overhaul in Congress. Clinton was laying the foundation of her immigration agenda Tuesday in her first stop in Nevada since launching her presidential campaign. After years of delays in Congress, Latinos and immigration activists are watching Clinton's statements closely for signs of how she might break a legislative logjam on...
Turkish officials say a British couple and their four young children who were detained last month on suspicion of trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria will be deported to Moldova.
Gout, an ailment typically associated with elderly, red-faced men gorging on rich food and alcohol, was said to afflict King Henry VIII. But NHS figures have shown a steep rise in young sufferers.
Tony Blair becomes surprise character witness at ex-Israel PM's corruption trial by Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Former UK PM says relationship with Ehud Olmert, convicted of receiving $600,000 from a US businessman, was ‘based on friendship and trust’
Tony Blair has made a surprise intervention in the corruption case of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, writing a letter to the court in support of his plea not to be sent to prison.
The glowing character reference for Olmert, who was convicted in March of receiving $600,000 (£400,000) in cash-stuffed envelopes between 1993 and 2002 from an American businessman, Morris Talansky, was one of several produced by Olmert’s defence team – another being supplied by the former Mossad head Meir Dagan.
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Dave Goldberg fell while exercising on holiday in Mexico on Friday, a local official has revealed
SurveyMonkey chief executive David Goldberg died from a head injury sustained after falling off a treadmill at a private resort in Mexico on Friday, according to a spokesman for the local prosecutor’s office.
The 47-year-old, who became head of the online survey company in 2009, was found on the floor of the gym in the Four Seasons resort in Punta Mita by his brother, Robert, approximately three hours after he was thought to have left his room.
Continue reading...Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky misses court hearing due to illness by Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
Bukovsky, 72, who fled to UK from Soviet Union in 1976, is charged with 11 counts of possessing indecent and prohibited images of children
The veteran Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky has failed to appear in court over charges of possessing indecent images of children.
Magistrates were told that Bukovsky, 72, had been flown to Germany after reportedly suffering renal failure for medical treatment at a private hospital.
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On the dangerous comfort of thinking that Putin's Russia isn't as bad as Stalin's.
Report: Coca Production in Colombia Jumped 39 Percent in 2014 by webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Cultivation of the leaf used to make cocaine skyrocketed last year in Colombia, according to a new White House report that's likely to pressure authorities in the South American country to preserve a threatened U.S. aerial eradication program at the heart of the drug war. After six straight years of declining or steady production, the amount of land under coca cultivation in Colombia jumped 39 percent in 2014 to 112,000 hectares (about 276,000 acres), according to the Office of...
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After almost a century historians have unearthed a picture of Apollinariya Yakubova, the Russian firebrand with brown eyes considered widely to be the Communist leader Vladimir Lenin's true love.
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Florida couple convicted of having sex on beach in front of horrified families
New York Daily News A Florida couple accused of having sex on a beach in front of children was convicted Monday after a jury saw raunchy video evidence of the two getting it on in broad daylight. Elissa Alvarez, 20, and her partner Jose Caballero, 40, face up to 15 years in prison ... Florida couple who had sex on beach must register as sex offendersFox News Florida couple convicted of having sex on beachSacramento Bee Florida man faces 15 years for sex on the beachIrish Independent Sun Sentinel -Miami Herald all 167 news articles » |
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ISIS claims responsibility for Texas shooting but offers no proof
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Kyrgyz Migrant To Sue Moscow Police Over Raidby noreply@rferl.org (Lazat Takyrbashova)
In an unusual case, a Kyrgyz migrant laborer is preparing legal action against the Russian police officers who raided her apartment.
A measure would give the intelligence services the right to gather potentially unlimited electronic data from Internet communications, and to tap cellphones and capture text messages.
Labour leader pitches himself as a thoroughly modern candidate who believes in power of politics
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The world's oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments is going on rare display at Israel's leading museum in an exhibit tracing civilization's most pivotal moments....
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40 Migrants Feared Dead in Latest Sinking in Mediterranean
New York Times ROME — A rubber boat crowded with migrants deflated and foundered in the Mediterranean, and as many as 40 people apparently drowned before an approaching merchant ship could get to them, witnesses told the humanitarian group Save the Children on ... and more » |
After years of war, many Afghan soldiers and policemen were grievously injured. But the pensions and health care they receive are often insufficient.
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German police find 380kg of "high quality" cocaine worth some 15 million euros hidden in a banana shipment, Berlin's largest ever drugs find. . Report by Jennifer Cordingley.
The renewed vote of confidence in the Georgian cabinet necessitated by the resignation of three ministers last month has underscored yet again the tensions and disagreements within the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.
France passes new surveillance law in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies
Controversial new bill that allows intelligence agencies to tap phones and emails without judicial permission sparks protests from civil liberties groups
The French parliament has overwhelmingly approved sweeping new surveillance powers in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in January that killed 17 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher grocery in Paris.
The new bill, which allows intelligence agencies to tap phones and emails without seeking permission from a judge, sparked protests from rights groups who claimed it would legalise highly intrusive surveillance methods without guarantees for individual freedom and privacy.
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The manager of a well-known Russian poet says she was assaulted by two men as she walked past a rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day celebrations in central Moscow in an incident that has grabbed national headlines due to the guarded response by police to the alleged attackers.
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Iran bans 'homosexual' and 'devil worshipping' hairstylesby Saeed Kamali Dehghan
As the desire to make fashion statements spikes each summer, authorities step up their crackdown on ‘un-Islamic’ haircuts and body modifications
“Homosexual” and “devil worshipping” hairstyles have been banned in Iran, alongside tattoos, sunbed treatments and plucked eyebrows for men, which are all deemed un-Islamic.
The move – aimed at spiky cuts – follows a trend where, each summer, Iranian authorities Iranian authorities get tough on men and women sporting clothing or hairdos seen as imitations of western lifestyles.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday to let intelligence services deploy fly-on-the-wall spying devices more easily against suspected terrorists after Islamist militant attacks killed 17 people in January.
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France's National Front Founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Disowns Daughter
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman told Gulf monarchs they must stand up to Iran, as he hosted a regional meeting also attended by French President Francois Hollande.
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Russia is preparing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, known since the Soviet era as “The Great Patriotic War,” with a massive parade on May 9th of military hardware and millions of medals handed out to veterans or their relatives. But critics say the Soviet-style display of power and nationalism overshadows tragic scars during and after the war that still influence politics and foreign policy, especially in the current Ukraine crisis. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports from Moscow.
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The Tories have fanned jingoism for short-term political aims, yet it is most lethal to Englishness itself
Spare a moment for the union, buried by its own defenders. The Conservatives have opted to fan English nationalism and resentment, both to peel off voters in key English marginals and todelegitimise any future Labour government backed by the SNP. Such nationalist resentment cannot be stoked and then neatly placed back into a box when it has outlived its use, discarded until deemed useful when another political crisis arises. English nationalism is set to become a mighty force over the next five years, whoever governs, and it may well help to consume an already disintegrating union.
As a plastic northerner, I feel London is a world removed from the Stockport of my childhood
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CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova will step up an investigation into the disappearance of more than $1 billion from three banks, the head of the central bank told Reuters on Tuesday, after around 10,000 people protested over the scandal at the weekend.
As your humble blogger has argued before, one of the under-appreciated stories of 2016 is that likely Dem nominee Hillary Clinton has already embraced much of President Obama’s agenda. With the GOP candidates all pledging, to varying degrees, to roll back whatever parts of that agenda are realized, and opposing elements of it that still hang in the balance, many basic contrasts for 2016 are in place.
Today Clinton will deepen that contrast on an issue that has potentially far-reaching demographic implications for the 2016 battle: Immigration. In remarks today at an event with DREAMers and immigration activists, Clinton will say:
Undocumented immigrants must have a chance for full citizenship under overhaul of the immigration system, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will demand Tuesday.“The standard for a true solution is nothing less than a full and equal path to citizenship,” Clinton’s campaign said in a preview of remarks she is expected to give during a visit to a largely Hispanic high school here.“She will say that we cannot settle for proposals that provide hard-working people with merely a second-class status,” the campaign said.
A number of observers are pointing out that this aligns Clinton with the “left” side of the Democratic Party. This is not really right. In fact, the Democratic Party is more unified in favor of immigration reform than it has ever been, due in part to the increasing importance of Latinos to the party, and in keeping with the party’s broader shift on the priorities that matter to the emerging coalition that has driven Dem victories in recent national elections — nonwhites, millennials, and socially liberal college educated whites.
Clinton’s speech today suggests she sees holding that coalition as crucial, as does her recent rhetoric on police reform, on gay rights, and on climate change, perhaps at the expense of the culturally conservative blue collar whites who used to matter more to Dem electoral chances.
Clinton’s speech will be short on specifics. But it seems likely Clinton will ultimately embrace a framework similar to the one in the Senate bill, which trades massive investments in border security for a path to citizenship, the trade-off (security for legalization) most likely to produce actual bipartisan reform.
On this score, keep an eye on how the GOP candidates — particularly Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio — react to Clinton’s speech. Bush has genuinely challenged his own party by preposterously claimingthe moral plight of undocumented immigrants is complex and that they may have something positive to contribute to American society. And he’s supported legalization. But at the same time, he’sgravitated towards what might be called a “safe zone” for GOP candidates on immigration: Insisting the border must be secured first (without explaining by what metric) before any kind of legalization can happen.
Meanwhile, Rubio — the GOP’s Great Latino Hope — helped champion the Senate bill, but he’ssince retreated to that same safe zone. And Scott Walker has retreated even further, to a place where he’s flirting with limits on legal immigration.
The likes of Bush and Rubio will likely respond to Clinton’s speech by reiterating vague support for legalization but on the condition the border is secured first. In the long run, it seems obvious both Bush and Rubio have a very credible shot at doing better than Mitt Romney did among Latinos. But for now, Clinton’s citizenship gauntlet could help deepen the contrast between the parties in ways that favor Democrats. And here’s something else that could really help on that score: Clinton will probably express support for Obama’s executive actions shielding millions from deportations — which the eventual GOP presidential nominee will almost certainly have pledged to roll back.
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* OBAMA APPROVAL EDGES UP: A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Obama’s approval rating has edged a bit into positive territory for the first time in nearly two years: It’s now at 48-47. The polling averages still show Obama in negative territory, though even there his approval rose throughout late 2014 (and appears to be leveling off now).
The NBC poll also finds Obama’s approval on the economy at 48-47 — consistent with various indicators of rising economic optimism.
* HILLARY’S IMAGE TAKES A HIT: The new NBC/WSJ poll also finds that Clinton’s unfavorable rating is up six points since March: She’s moved from 44-36 then to 42-42 now. But she’s still leading all her would-be GOP challengers:
Clinton leads Bush, the former Florida governor, by six points (49 percent to 43 percent); Rubio, the Florida senator, by another six points (49 percent to 43 percent); and Walker, the Wisconsin governor by 10 (50 percent to 40 percent).
As always, early polls mean very little, but we’ll be posting them here (because you should at least know they exist), counting on readers to exercise appropriate caution.
* BROAD SUPPORT FOR IRAN DEAL: The NBC/WSJ poll also asks about ongoing discussions over a possible deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program:
Some people say that it is important to have an agreement in place to allow international inspectors into Iran to make sure it is not producing nuclear weapons since the alternative would be to end those discussions. Other people say that, given Iran’s actions in the past, the emerging agreement is too risky. They say we are better off holding the line on economic sanctions against Iran as a way to deter its nuclear program.Important to have an agreement: 54Too risky: 37
This is consistent with previous polling that has suggested Americans are skeptical such an agreement will work, but want to give it a try, anyway.
* DO-OR-DIE FOR IRAN BILL IN SENATE: The Hill reports that the Corker-Cardin bill to provide a Congressional vote on an eventual Iran deal is facing a “do or die” moment: It is at real risk of perishing, as Mitch McConnell decides whether to allow votes on amendments from Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton that would “toughen up” the terms of any deal. If such an amendment passes it will probably kill the bill.
The bottom line is that, if McConnell wants Congress to vote on the deal under the framework that both parties have agreed upon, he’ll probably have to move the bill forward, angering conservatives.
* HARRY REID TALKS TOUGH ON TRADE, NSA SURVEILLANCE: The Dem Senate leader tells The Huffington Post that he will not agree to allow a vote on “fast track” authority for Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal until the Senate votes on an infrastructure bill and on a bill to reign in NSA bulk surveillance.
As I’ve noted, the bill to curb surveillance — the U.S.A. Freedom Act — stands a chance of becoming law. But it will require Mitch McConnell — who wants to extend bulk surveillance until 2020 — to accept defeat. So it’s good to see Reid insisting that the Freedom Act get a vote.
* REPUBLICANS DEMAGOGUE TRADE DEAL — FROM THE RIGHT: Politico reports on a new one making the rounds, courtesy of the good Senator Jeff Sessions: The Trans-Pacific Partnership could unleash a flood of immigration, the suggestion being that this could take jobs from Americans.
Pro-TPP Republicans are furiously trying to stamp out the claim. This is interesting, because it gets at the question of whether conservatives in the House will defect from backing “fast track” authority for the trade deal, which — with enough Dem defections on the left — could sink it in the Lower Chamber.
* OBAMA ‘FINDS HIS VOICE ON RACE': Peter Baker has an interesting piece arguing that the president is beginning to assert himself a bit more boldly on race in the wake of the Baltimore riots and other events drawing national attention. Note these remarks from Obama:
“I grew up without a dad. I grew up lost sometimes and adrift, not having a sense of a clear path. The only difference between me and a lot of other young men in this neighborhood and all across the country is that I grew up in an environment that was a little more forgiving.”
So, yes, apparently Obama is willing to discuss the absence of fathers — including his own.
Greg Sargent writes The Plum Line blog, a reported opinion blog with a liberal slant -- what you might call “opinionated reporting” from the left.
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