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Obama authority to act under challenge
By News on Mar 22, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's authority to order the military action against Libya without congressional approval is being challenged - and congressional critics are using candidate Obama's words against him....US sees few good options if Yemen government falls
By News on Mar 22, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- For two years, the Obama administration has had a relationship of convenience with Yemen: The U.S. kept the Yemeni government armed and flush with cash. In return, Yemen's leaders helped fight al-Qaida or, as often, looked the other way while the U.S. did....Yemeni leader says he'll step down by year's end
By News on Mar 22, 2011
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's embattled U.S.-backed president pledged to step down more than a year early but refused to immediately resign on Tuesday, infuriating tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding his ouster....Power lines up in progress at Japan nuclear plant
By News on Mar 22, 2011
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FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Workers reconnected power lines to all six reactor units at Japan's radiation-leaking nuclear plant Tuesday, its operator said, marking a significant step in bringing the overheated complex under control....US jet crashes into Libyan field, crowd gathers
By News on Mar 22, 2011
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BU MARIEM, Libya (AP) -- Libyan villagers who saw the crash of a U.S. warplane say the fighter jet was spinning as it came down into a field....