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Romney calls Trayvon Martin shooting a 'tragedy'
By News on Mar 23, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says there should be a "thorough investigation" into the shooting death of an unarmed, black Florida teenager that has rallied civil rights activists....
Obama taps Jim Yong Kim for World Bank
By News on Mar 23, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post....Romney marks 2nd anniversary of Obama health law
By News on Mar 23, 2012
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he would repeal President Barack Obama's signature health care law and instead let states implement different programs....Syrian activists: Clashes near Turkish border
By News on Mar 23, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces fired machine guns and mortars Friday in fierce clashes with rebel army defectors in a town near the Turkish border, a Syrian activist group reported, as European Union foreign ministers imposed sanctions on the wife and three other close relatives of Syrian President Bashar Assad....AP sources: Obama taps Jim Yong Kim for World Bank
By News on Mar 23, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, a surprise pick for the international financial institution's top job, senior administration officials said....