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By By JESSE McKINLEY and THOMAS KAPLAN, on June 19th, 2013 Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and top legislators have agreed to ask voters in November to amend the State Constitution to allow seven nontribal casinos.
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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government’s collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots and did not infringe on Americans’ civil liberties. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> “At around 1420 hrs today (1320 GMT) an EgyptAir aircraft flying from Cairo to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport after a suspicious note was discovered on the aircraft,” said a statement from Police Scotland. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> “Long live Rowhani,” tens of thousands of jubilant supporters chanted as security officials made no attempt to rein in crowds — joyous and even a bit bewildered by the scope of his victory with more than three times the votes of his nearest rival. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Deep in Mormon country, thousands of labourers have worked for two years to build a US$1.7 billion facility that will provide a new home for the NSA’s exponentially expanding information store. Sited on an unused swath of a National Guard base, by September it will employ about 200 technicians, span 93,000 square metres and use 65 megawatts of power. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Beijing will maintain its policy of peaceful interactions with Taipei, following a high-level meeting between leaders of the Communist Party and Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang, analysts say. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said 72 per cent of the more than 50.5 million Iranians eligible to vote had turned at polling stations, and that Rowhani had secured just over the threshold 50 per cent of the vote required to avoid a run-off. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden onto flights to Britain, marking the first official measure to target him even though he has yet to be charged with any crime and no warrant has been issued for his arrest. If other countries follow Britain’s example and block his entry, Snowden will have few options for seeking refuge if he is not allowed to stay in Hong Kong. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran chooses a new president on Friday in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More than 50.5 million people are eligible to vote for the man – no women candidates were approved – to succeed Ahmadinejad, who is barred from standing for a third consecutive term under the constitution. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks without offering details. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was dealt a rare public blow yesterday, winning the full support of fewer than half of members of a parliament dominated by the ruling Communist Party in the country’s first-ever confidence vote. Legislators could give ministers a vote of high confidence, confidence or low confidence. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Vietnam’s leaders faced their first confidence vote in the communist-controlled parliament yesterday, as the authoritarian regime seeks to defuse growing public anger over corruption and a lack of political accountability. The vote – to be held annually – was approved by the one-party state’s rubber-stamp legislature in November and requires most senior politicians, including the prime minister and president, to win support from lawmakers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping opened their crucial first summit on Friday (Saturday Hong Kong time), both calling for a new approach to relations between the US superpower and China, the rising giant. Obama and Xi inaugurated a partnership that will shape the crucial relations between their countries for years to come with handshake in the grounds of the sumptuous Annenberg resort, under a blazing California sun. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Jonathan Chait, on June 7th, 2013 
Even though I do not usually share it, I understand the concept of fearing government power. Sometimes you give the government the power to do something noble, or apparently noble, and government distorts it into an instrument of self-aggrandizement or abuse. It is where this generalized fear of government power … More »
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By Joe Coscarelli, on June 7th, 2013 The last wild ricin scare, in which letters laced with castor-bean poison were sent to President Obama and other important people, included a tae kwon do instructor and accused child molester allegedly framing his arch nemesis, an Elvis impersonator obsessed with organ-harvesting conspiracies. Not to be outdone, Shannon Rogers Guess … More »
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By Dan Amira, on June 7th, 2013 At the end of a press conference this afternoon about something nobody cared about, President Obama took a question from the press and, in doing so, provided his first remarks on twin NSA programs that collect metadata on domestic phone calls and examine the content of online communications by foreigners, … More »
Continue reading President Obama/Bush Responds to NSA Spying Scandal [Updated With Video]
By , on June 7th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government on Friday approved legislation to set up a national security council, moving to strengthen the premier’s grip on foreign policy in the face of North Korean missile threats and a territorial dispute with China. The hawkish Abe has pursued the formation of Japan’s version of the White House’s National Security Council to centralise information gathering and speed up decision-making, a move welcomed by US security experts. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Tainted by scandal and dismissed as essentially powerless by Legco’s president, Exco’s role as a policymaking body is under scrutiny, with some urging an overhaul to restore its credibility. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading How the Executive Council lost its voice and power
By , on June 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday declared her intention to run for president, calling for all of the country’s people to share the fruits of its dramatic reforms. Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia in the capital Naypyidaw, the Nobel Peace laureate appealed for the amendment of the military-drafted constitution which prevents her from leading the country. “I want to run for president and I’m quite frank about it,” the veteran democracy activist told delegates, as she sets her sights on elections due to be held in 2015. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 5th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Fresh violence erupted early on Wednesday as protesters defied a government plea to end days of deadly unrest, the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decade-long rule. Police used tear gas and water cannon on hundreds of protesters, who ignored warnings to disperse in Istanbul, Ankara and the southeastern city of Hatay, where a young protester died a day earlier. “You are being unfair to us, that is enough!” one protester was seen yelling at the police after warnings to quit an area close to Erdogan’s Istanbul office. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Current, former officials back secret surveillance
<!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government’s collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots and did not infringe on Americans’ civil liberties. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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