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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

French court: Strauss-Kahn case to proceed

DOUAI, France, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A French appeals court rejected ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's request to dismiss a sex investigation to which he is linked. Strauss-Kahn, 63, and his lawyers said they would challenge the ruling, announced Wednesday, in an investigation... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Sen. Daniel Inouye dead at 88

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during World War II, died Monday, his staff said. He was 88. The Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, who also was third in line for the presidency as Senate president pro tem, had been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Syrian V.P. suggests unity talks

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Syria's vice president, in an interview to be published Monday, calls for an end to the country's civil war with negotiations to form a unity government. "The solution has to be Syrian, but through a historic settlement, which would include the main regional... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

28 dead after Connecticut massacre

NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Adam Lanza killed his mother Friday, then went to the Newtown, Conn., grade school where she taught and killed 26 people, 20 of them children, police said. A law enforcement official said the 20-year-old gunman took his own life after he inflicted the horrible... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

North Korean launch no threat, NORAD says

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The North Koreans appeared to have sent an object into orbit using a long-range rocket, though there was no threat to North America, said NORAD. The North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed that North Korea launched a missile at 7:49 p.m.... Sign in to see full entry.

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