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Fewer in U.S. identify as ‘pro-choice’ but support for abortion rights is unchanged
Gallup poll finds four in ten Americans willing to say they are ‘pro-choice’, but two-thirds believe abortion should be legal Four out of ten Americans identify themselves as “pro-choice” on abortion, the lowest proportion in almost two decades, according to a Gallup poll published on Wednesday. In the poll, 50%…
Romney challenges Obama on business and economy
WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney vowed Wednesday to cut unemployment to six percent if elected, saying he has the right business acumen and policies and warned US President Barack Obama not to “attack success.” It was a day of counterattack by Romney after the president hit out…
Amnesty criticizes U.S. for ‘unlawful’ bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON — Amnesty International criticized the United States on Wednesday for its use of lethal force, particularly for the “unlawful” killing of Osama bin Laden in a clandestine US commando raid in Pakistan last May. “The US administration made clear that the operation had been conducted under the USA’s theory…
Nancy Reagan recovering ‘slowly’ from fall
LOS ANGELES — Former US first lady Nancy Reagan is “slowly” recovering from a fall a few weeks ago which left her with fractured ribs, her spokeswoman said Wednesday. The 90-year-old widow of president Ronald Reagan canceled her attendance at an event at the Reagan Library in California on Tuesday…
Violent Tel Aviv protesters rally against African migrants
TEL AVIV — Violence broke out as several hundred people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night against the sizeable community of African immigrants in the city, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. “Following the violence, we arrested five demonstrators,” Samri added. The media reported that people shouted xenophobic slogans, such…
Rep. Peter King voices alarm over Osama bin Laden film project
WASHINGTON — A US lawmaker Wednesday demanded the Pentagon and the CIA justify their cooperation with Hollywood filmmakers planning a movie about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and said state secrets may have been exposed. Republican Peter King, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, cited newly…
‘Untouchable’ U.S. prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald steps down
CHICAGO — Chicago lost a modern-day “untouchable” Wednesday as Patrick Fitzgerald — a feared US prosecutor who has locked up terrorists, mobsters and two governors — announced his resignation after more than 10 years. The tough-talking Fitzgerald, 51, made a name for himself in New York where he helped prosecute…
Hewlett-Packard to slash 27,000 jobs by 2014
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday it plans to cut 27,000 jobs, or eight percent of its global workforce, by 2014 in a major restructuring effort for the computer giant. The world’s biggest personal computer maker said the move was part of “a multi-year productivity initiative designed to simplify business…
Secret Service chief apologizes for sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The head of the Secret Service apologized Wednesday for the sex scandal in Colombia that tarnished the reputation of the elite security force, as allegations of more misconduct surfaced. The Secret Service has been scrambling to contain fallout from the mid-April affair involving prostitutes and its agents in…
French group asks Google to stop suggesting ‘Jew’ in name searches
A French judge on Wednesday asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant Google against anti-racism groups who object to the search engine suggesting users add “Jew” to name searches. The conflict stems from Google’s autocomplete feature that suggests what search people might want based on algorithms of…
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