Outlines his role in the Romney administration.

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Trump Will Take a Cabinet Position, Thanks

The U.S. military is planning to elevate the role of Special Operations forces in Afghanistan as it shifts away from a combat focus to a mission that places greater emphasis on advising Afghan forces and raids to kill top insurgent leaders, senior U.S. officials said. Read full article > >

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U.S. to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistan

The elevation of Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan to cardinal is the culmination of the 61-year-old’s rapid rise through the ranks, cementing his role as a leading voice of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Dolan Elevated as Pope Names New Cardinals

MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, EGYPT — Much was made of Facebook, Twitter and the role social media played in lending a sense of youth and modernity to the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Then came the ascendancy of political Islam, which seems to be leading Egypt in a different direction entirely. But the real roots of the revolution may lie here in this crumbling cotton mill town in the Nile Delta, Egypt’s industrial heartland, and with an old-fashioned labor dispute over pay that began five years ago. Read full article > >

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An act of courage that launched a revolution

A former intelligence specialist with Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guilty last week to embezzling more than $50,000, the second agency employee recently convicted in an unfolding travel voucher kickback scheme that stretches from Arizona to Washington. William J. Korn, 53, of Tucson admitted in a plea agreement to a felony charge of aiding and abetting the conversion of public money for his role in the scheme. Read full article > >

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Second former ICE worker pleads guilty in travel voucher kickback scheme

A jury on Friday recommended that Joshua Komisarjevsky receive the death penalty for his role in a deadly Connecticut home invasion in 2007.

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Jury votes for death in home invasion

Florida A&M University says it’s dismissing four students for their role in the death of a marching band member.

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FAMU Dismisses 4 Students Connected to Death

Australia name South African Mickey Arthur as their new head coach, the first foreigner to hold the role.

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Arthur named Australia head coach

Robert Hardy recalls a moment of passionate with Judi Dench when he played the role of Henry V.

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AUDIO: Robert Hardy’s moment of passion

The mother of a woman who witnessed Friday’s M5 pile-up, was co-ordinating the rescue in her role with the ambulance service.

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VIDEO: M5 witness’s mum directed rescue

Sources say J.J. Abrams will give him the role.

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Benicio Del Toro Star Trek Villain

Lord Sainsbury is elected to the role of chancellor at Cambridge University, beating three other candidates on the first count.

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Lord Sainsbury elected chancellor

Liam Fox insists he is fully focused on his job as defence secretary following fresh claims about the role played by his friend Adam Werritty.

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I’m back to normal working – Fox

New series examines the role women play in war.

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“Women, War and Peace” Debuts on PBS

The appearance of Jiang Zemin, who was visibly frail, fanned speculation about the role he might play as leadership succession looms.

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Jiang Zemin Re-emerges in China