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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia endorses Hillary Clinton for president

WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has yet to formally announce any plans to run for president in 2016, but that won't deter Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., from issuing an endorsement. “Secretary Hillary Clinton is the best person to be our 45th President for many reasons,”... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Billionaire Poroshenko leads field in Ukraine's presidential election

KIEV, Ukraine, May 2 (UPI) -- Ukrainian billionaire Petro Poroshenko leads the field of 21 candidates in Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election, a poll released this week indicates. Poroshenko, 48, has the support of 48 percent of respondents in a joint survey by four polling services. His closest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Reed, Heller urge House to pass emergency unemployment

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- With time running out on a Senate-passed extension on emergency unemployment benefits, the measure's two authors Thursday urged House Speaker John Boehner to act quickly on to pass it in his chamber. With less than a month remaining before the extension proposed in their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Search for missing Malaysian airliner enters 'new phase'

PERTH, Australia, April 30 (UPI) -- The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "is commencing a new phase," Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Center announced Wednesday. In the coming days, JAAC noted that some of the ships and aircraft provided by multiple countries to aid the search... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

EU announces new sanctions against Russian individuals

BRUSSELS, April 29 (UPI) -- The European Union issued new sanctions Tuesday against 15 Russian individuals. The newly sanctioned includes Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, first deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov, and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including the self-declared... Sign in to see full entry.

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