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Haiti moves toward corruption trial for Duvalier
By News on Jan 18, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, a lawyer for the ex-strongman said Tuesday....
Obama and Hu share intimate dinner at White House
By News on Jan 18, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eager to soothe tensions, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shared an unusual and intimate dinner Tuesday night to discuss the strains and common goals that define the complicated relations between the two rival powers....Obamas reap windfall in diplomatic gifts
By News on Jan 18, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign leaders showered President Barack Obama and his family with hundreds of thousands of dollars in art, jewelry, rare books and other presents during their first year in the White House. Saudi Arabia's king was the most generous gift-giver....Haitian police take ex-dictator out of his hotel
By News on Jan 18, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitian police took ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier out of his hotel Tuesday without saying whether he was being detained for crimes committed under his brutal regime....
White House calls health care repeal 'not serious'
By News on Jan 18, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is dismissing a vote by House Republicans to repeal the new health care law, saying it's not "a serious legislative effort."...
