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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Italy announces $2.9B anti-poverty plan

ROME, May 12 (UPI) -- Italy's government says more than $2.9 billion for an anti-poverty plan would come from obsolete or underused programs that are already in the budget. Under the plan, which the Cabinet discussed Friday, more than $904 million would go toward helping the elderly and improving... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Ruling party wins Algerian elections

ALGIERS, Algeria, May 11 (UPI) -- Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front party was named the winner Friday of the country's parliamentary elections, officials said. The results of the Thursday elections were announced Friday by Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia, Voice of America reported.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

It's Election Day in Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria, May 10 (UPI) -- Voters in Algeria, overseen by 500 international observers, went to the polls Thursday to elect members of Parliament. About 25,000 candidates from 44 political parties are vying for the 462 seats of the National People's Assembly, CNN reported Thursday, with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

N.C. gay-marriage ban prompts cheers, ire

RALEIGH, N.C., May 9 (UPI) -- North Carolina's overwhelming approval of a constitutional amendment declaring marriage solely between a man and a woman brought outrage on both sides. A supporter of the amendment in Cabarrus County, about 20 miles northeast of Charlotte, showed himself in a YouTube... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Netanyahu strikes deal with Kadima Party

JERUSALEM, May 8 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the head of the opposition Kadima Party said they've agreed to form a unity government. The deal, struck in Jerusalem overnight, will form the largest legislative coalition in the country's history, The Jerusalem Post reported... Sign in to see full entry.

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