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May 23, 2013 @ 1:05 pm
May 23, 2013 @ 12:33 pm
Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech
President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security.May 23, 2013 @ 12:33 pm
Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case.May 23, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
Greeks to see no tax relief until budget improves
Greece's conservative-led government can't lower taxes before the public deficit falls further, the prime minister said Thursday, but he pledged to eventually slash the corporate tax rate to a flat 15 percent.May 23, 2013 @ 11:54 am
Obama cites new framework for terror war
President Barack Obama says he has established a new framework to govern U.S. force against terrorists.May 23, 2013 @ 11:52 am
Obama lifts ban on detainee transfer to Yemen
President Barack Obama says he is lifting his ban on the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center to Yemen. And he is calling on Congress to lift its restrictions on detainee transfers, including limits on imprisoning them within the U.S.May 23, 2013 @ 11:40 am
Obama: New guidelines in place for drone strikes
President Barack Obama says he has signed new policy guidelines to oversee when the U.S. can use drone strikes against suspected terrorists.May 23, 2013 @ 11:38 am
Obama cites need to support emerging democracies
President Barack Obama says supporting transitions to democracy in unstable regions like the Middle East will remain a key part of his strategy for fighting terrorism.May 23, 2013 @ 11:34 am
Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike
President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders.May 23, 2013 @ 11:29 am
Guilty plea in shooting of ICE agents in Mexico
A Mexican drug cartel member pleaded guilty Thursday to the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico, and the guilty pleas of three other men were unsealed in connection to the shooting.May 23, 2013 @ 11:26 am
Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.May 23, 2013 @ 10:49 am
Obama condemns `appalling attack' on UK soldier
President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday.May 23, 2013 @ 10:40 am
Panel rejects Pentagon's request for base closings
A new round of military base closings is going nowhere in Congress.May 23, 2013 @ 10:35 am
Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions
Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages _ a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal freedoms.May 23, 2013 @ 9:46 am
