A crisis in funding care for the elderly could lead to closure of parks, libraries and public toilets, according to the leaders of nearly every council in England and Wales.

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Leaders of conservative groups on Tuesday had a message for Congress: The supercommittee’s failure wasn’t necessarily a failure. One day after the co-chairs of the bipartisan panel announced that they were unable to reach agreement on a deal to stem the country’s rising tide of red ink, the leaders of several conservative organizations cast the failure as a success because it did not result in a deal including tax increases. Read full article > >

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On Capitol Hill, the leaders of a deeply unpopular Congress have begun to talk about doing something radical. Agreeing with one another. In anticipation of President Obama’s address to Congress on jobs Thursday night, leaders in both parties have already identified a few jobs-related bills that could pass both the GOP-led House and the Democrat-held Senate in the coming months. Read full article > >

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TOKYO — In a rare foreign visit confirmed by Pyongyang’s state-run media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived Saturday via armored train in Russia, where he is to discuss economic projects and meet with President Dmitry Medvedev. A Kremlin statement described the meeting between the leaders as the “main event” during Kim’s trip to the Far East and Siberian regions. The trip comes at a time when the Stalinist dictatorship is pushing for aid and facing international pressure to resume nuclear talks, suspended since early 2009. Read full article > >

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrives in Russia ahead of Medvedev meeting

TOKYO — In a rare foreign visit confirmed by Pyongyang’s state-run media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived Saturday via armored train in Russia, where he is to discuss economic projects and meet with President Dmitry Medvedev. A Kremlin statement described the meeting between the leaders as the “main event” during Kim’s trip to the Far East and Siberian regions. The trip comes at a time when the Stalinist dictatorship is pushing for aid and facing international pressure to resume nuclear talks, suspended since early 2009. Read full article > >

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrives in Russia ahead of Medvedev meeting

TOKYO — In a rare foreign visit confirmed by Pyongyang’s state-run media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived Saturday via armored train in Russia, where he is to discuss economic projects and meet with President Dmitry Medvedev. A Kremlin statement described the meeting between the leaders as the “main event” during Kim’s trip to the Far East and Siberian regions. The trip comes at a time when the Stalinist dictatorship is pushing for aid and facing international pressure to resume nuclear talks, suspended since early 2009. Read full article > >

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The judicial wars have returned to the Senate. After months of relative calm regarding the federal bench, Senate Republicans are poised Thursday to use a filibuster to block the confirmation of law professor Goodwin Liu to an appellate court. If successful, it would be the first filibuster of a judicial nominee led entirely by Senate Republicans — six years after their leaders tried to change the chamber’s rules to forbid such an action . Read full article > >

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Welsh parties begin a last week of campaigning before Thursday’s assembly election, as the leaders prepare for a televised BBC debate.

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PARIS—Amid signs of discord in NATO, the leaders of Britain and France announced Wednesday that they will hold an unscheduled summit to discuss the increasingly contested Western military intervention in Libya.

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Can Vincent C. Gray explain why city residents should trust their leaders?

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Congressional leaders prodded the Obama administration on Sunday for a more aggressive U.S. response to Libya’s increasingly brutal attacks on opposition groups – calling for a no-fly zone and other military measures – but White House officials cautioned against being drawn into a potentially…

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The two largest parliamentary parties in the Republic of Ireland back their leaders’ decision to form a coalition government.

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Irish parties back coalition deal

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley regularly attends a weekday Mass and has sent his four children to Catholic schools.

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Md.’s top leaders cross Catholic hierarchy on gay marriage

SANAA, YEMEN – As fresh protests erupted across the Middle East and North Africa on Sunday, embattled leaders in the region struggled to contain their discontented masses, deploying a wide variety of tactics – from offers of dialogue to brutal crackdowns – to suppress the pro-democracy forces un…

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Arab leaders use varying tactics to try to calm anger in the streets

More than 80 prominent Lib Dem councillors, including the leaders of 17 local authorities, criticise the scale and pace of the spending squeeze.

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