Archives for: May 2012, 09
Saudis emerge as key US ally against terrorists
By News on May 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A decade after hijackers mostly from Saudi Arabia attacked the United States with passenger jets, the Saudis have emerged as the principal ally of the U.S. against al-Qaida's spinoff group in Yemen and at least twice have disrupted plots to explode sophisticated bombs aboard airlines....Senate leader: States should decide marriage issue
By News on May 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman but that states should decide whether it's legal for same-sex couples to marry....Romney stands by his opposition to gay marriage
By News on May 9, 2012
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Mitt Romney on Wednesday reaffirmed his view that marriage should be restricted to one man and one woman, highlighting a sharp contrast with President Barack Obama....Obama voices his support for gay marriage
By News on May 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ending months of equivocation, President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage on Wednesday, an announcement fraught with history that also injects a potentially polarizing issue into the 2012 race for the White House....Blast near UN car shows fragility of Syria truce
By News on May 9, 2012
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DARAA, Syria (AP) -- A roadside bomb hit a Syrian military truck Wednesday just seconds after the head of the U.N. observer team drove by, demonstrating the fragility of the international plan to end the country's bloodshed....