Mohammed Waheed Hassan said he would support an independent investigation into the political turmoil that led to the resignation of his predecessor.

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New President of Maldives Meets With U.S. Envoy

Robert McCaw, 29, Government Affairs Coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is urging President Obama to veto the National Defense Authorization Act , whose provisions would allow prosecutors to circumvent the civilian legal system for those suspected of aiding terrorists. McCaw is not alone. “The bill contains a sweeping worldwide ‘indefinite detention’ provision…to indefinitely detain without charge or trial American citizens and others picked up in the United States,” says Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU’s Washington legislative office. “ We encourage the president to seriously consider what it will mean for America, for the first time since the McCarthy era, to enshrine indefinite detention without charge or trial right into the statute books.” The New York Times editorial page also has stood up against the bill. Editor Andrew Rosenthal blogged while Congress was debating the bill, “When President Obama came into office in 2009 he promised to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and end the extra-judicial system that his predecessor had created to imprison terrorist suspects without trial, often without even filing charges. He has broken that promise.” Returning to the subject last week, after Congress approved the act, the editorial noted “There is no doubt this bill will make it harder to fight terrorism and do more harm to the country’s international reputation.”

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Alassane Ouattara was formally inaugurated nearly six weeks after his predecessor was forcibly removed from office.

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In Belated Inauguration, Ivory Coast’s President Urges Unity

Pope Benedict XVI beatified his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, before a crowd of one million Sunday morning, as the sun shined brightly on St. Peter’s Square. The beatification was the fastest in modern times and brought the late pontiff closer to…

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John Paul II Beatified by Pope

Dennis M. Walcott, who has been selected to lead New York City’s schools system, was far more comfortable in Albany than was his predecessor.

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City Room: New Schools Chief at Ease in Albany

Piers Morgan better hope Larry King doesn’t want his job back. Morgan is set to interview his predecessor this week, and he’s been hyping the event by trying to pick a twitter fight with King. “Got a feeling we may need to discuss Larry’s claim that…

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Piers Morgan to Interview Larry King

At his first prime-time press conference in February 2009, President Barack Obama was asked for his view on a proposal by Sen. Patrick Leahy for a “truth and reconciliation” commission to investigate whether the predecessor Bush administration had committed crimes in its handling of suspected terrorist detainees. read more

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Vincent C. Gray will be sworn in as the District’s mayor on Sunday after a bruising election in which he promised to continue school reform and reduce crime, just not in as brash or insular a manner as his predecessor, Adrian M. Fenty .

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Vincent Gray – close to the vest

India’s ruling Congress party announces a new chief minister of western Maharashtra state, a day after his predecessor resigned over his alleged role in a scam.

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India state chief minister named

Newly crowned world number one Lee Westwood insists his predecessor Tiger Woods should not be written off.

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Don’t write off Tiger – Westwood

The Fed chief Ben Bernanke is far from an outspoken advocate for fiscal policy, unlike his predecessor, Alan Greenspan.

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Bernanke’s Reluctance to Speak Out Rankles Some

Rhee’s supporters hail her as a profile in courage but her predecessor paved the way for success.

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Rhee’s and Gray’s critics fail in D.C. history

Less than a year ago, after his predecessor fled due to the threat of drug violence, Gustavo Sanchez took over as mayor the farming town Tancitaro. Last week, he was found with his skull smashed, the fifth Mexican mayor in six weeks killed as a result…

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Mexican Mayors Victims of Drug War

Australia’s Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard names her new cabinet, with her predecessor Kevin Rudd landing the foreign ministry.

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Australian PM names new cabinet