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Obama: ‘Gun Control—We Had 80, 90% of the Country That Agreed With It’

President Barack Obama said he had 80 to 90 percent of the country agreeing with him in favor of gun control, but the he could not get gun-control legislation enacted because of a “faction of the Republican Party.” Obama made … Continue reading

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Khamenei heads for dynastic rule – his repression and Syrian role unopposed by the West

In the presidential election of June 14, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei aims to grab the whole pot: He has whipped out a dark horse contestant who is both tame – in strong contrast to the outgoing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – and … Continue reading

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In Mexico vote, Conservatives Lose

Mexico’s old rulers were on track for a comeback as voters chose a new president on Sunday, after a grisly war with drug cartels and a sluggish economy wore down the ruling conservatives. Twelve years after the Institutional Revolutionary Party … Continue reading

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