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House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill
WASHINGTON — Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a sweeping defense bill that is now headed to the Senate. Despite the high-octane public discussion...
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Myanmar's new ties with U.S. may come at a cost
World NowThe Obama administration’s decision this week to ease financial sanctions imposed on Myanmar, encourage American investment there and appoint a U.S. ambassador for the first time in 22 years should further the long-isolated nation’s reform... -
Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit visits set of 'Homeland'
World NowAs the U.S. television hit "Homeland" visited Israel this week for some location shooting, the cable series about a fictional American prisoner of war who comes home got a visit on the set from real-life captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was... -
KSM & Co. getting what they want at Guantanamo Bay
World NowThe "trial of the century" kicks off at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal Saturday -- again -- with the arraignment of confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices on mass murder charges that could lead to death... -
Dr. Ernst F. L. Niedermeyer
Dr. Ernst Friedrich Lepold Niedermeyer, who was a leading researcher, author, clinician and pioneer in the field of electroencephalogy and its use in epilepsy and other brain research, died Thursday of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The...Tags: The New York Times, Colon Cancer, Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Taliban storms Pakistani jail, frees 390 prisoners
World NowPakistani Taliban militants stormed a prison in northwest Pakistan early Sunday and freed 390 prisoners, including 20 militants, local officials said.... -
Aung San Suu Kyi to leave Myanmar for first time in 24 years
World NowLong jailed, recently elected, Aung San Suu Kyi now plans to leave Myanmar for the first time in 24 years, traveling to Norway and Britain. The unprecedented trip provides a chance for the former political prisoner to collect the Nobel Peace Prize she won... -
Myanmar has more to prove before U.S. drops all sanctions
World NowBit by bit, Myanmar is winning nods from the West as the former military junta edges toward reform, freeing political prisoners and letting the opposition compete in elections. The Obama administration recently announced it would loosen some of its... -
Israel stacks the legal deck
Palestinian baker and activist Khader Adnan captured headlines recently for a 66-day hunger strike that led him to the brink of death. His ordeal began in the dead of night on Dec. 17, 2011, when Israeli soldiers broke down the door of his West Bank home....Tags: Judges, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions, Environmental Issues, Human Rights
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John Demjanjuk dies at 91; convicted Nazi death camp guard
Reporting from London -- John Demjanjuk, a retired Ohio autoworker convicted of serving as a guard at a Nazi extermination camp and being complicit in the deaths of more than 28,000 people, died Saturday in Germany. He was 91. Demjanjuk died in a nursing...Tags: Judges, World War II (1939-1945), International Law, Wars and Interventions, War Crimes
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Myanmar elections neither free nor fair, Aung San Suu Kyi says
World NowDays before Myanmar goes to the polls, parliamentary candidate and famous dissident Aung San Suu Kyi denounced “irregularities” in the upcoming elections, saying they would be neither free nor fair. Opposition candidates have been attacked... -
Myanmar election seen as milestone for nation, Aung San Suu Kyi
World NowMyanmar's by-election could change political dynamics in the long-isolated country as Aung San Suu Kyi stands for a seat in parliament....
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