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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (March 27, 2012) - USS Elrod (FFG 55) visits Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for water, fuel and re-supply services. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate is conducting counter narcotics operations, supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF) in the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Justin Ailes)

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Archives for مارس 2012

Romney edges into mop-up phase of campaign

In this March 26, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking at NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, in San Diego, Calif. Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back […]

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In this March 26, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking at NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall. Romney

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Criticism And Points Of Convergence Emerge From Pope’s Tour Of Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI and Cuban President Raul Castro walk outside the Revolution palace at the end of their meeting in Havana, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The meeting took place behind closed doors on the pontiff's second day on the island.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (MintPress)—  Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of his three-day trip to Cuba […]

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Pope Benedict XVI and Cuban President Raul Castro walk outside the Revolution palace at the end of their meeting in Havana, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The meeting took place behind closed doors on the pontiff's second day on the island.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

(MintPress)—  Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of his three-day trip to Cuba Wednesday, celebrating Mass and delivering a homily calling for change in the country to hundreds of thousands in Havana’s Revolution Plaza Wednesday. “Cuba and the world need change,’’ he said, “but this will only be accomplished if each of us asks ourselves the truth

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Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions

FILE – In this May 12, 2011, file photo, staff members work at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation that’s larger, more […]

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FILE - In this May 12, 2011, file photo, staff members work at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation that’s larger, more diverse and more focused on the general election than any of his opponents’ organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney have been closely watching their expenses during the primary campaign. But Obama faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He has sunk much of his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

CHICAGO (AP) — With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Barack Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on November's general election than any of his opponents' organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney

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Occupy Movement Changing the Culture of Wall Street

In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, traders Thomas Donato, center, and James Lamb work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (MintPress) – A new study commissioned by New York public relations firm Makovsky reveals that over half of Wall Street company executives believe that the Occupy movement had […]

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In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, traders Thomas Donato, center, and James Lamb work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(MintPress) – A new study commissioned by New York public relations firm Makovsky reveals that over half of Wall Street company executives believe that the Occupy movement had impacted their business and that 96 percent of executives believe their firm was responsible for negative perceptions of Wall Street. The findings reveal the impact of a

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Governors urge consumers to rethink ‘pink slime’

AP Photo OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The main producer of “pink slime” and the politicians defending the company will have a hard time persuading consumers and grocery stores to accept the product, even if the processed beef trimmings are as safe as the industry insists. Three governors and two lieutenant governors plan to tour Beef […]

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The main producer of "pink slime" and the politicians defending the company will have a hard time persuading consumers and grocery stores to accept the product, even if the processed beef trimmings are as safe as the industry insists. Three governors and two lieutenant governors plan to tour Beef Products Inc.'s plant in South

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Court takes health care case behind closed doors

Supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) WASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly […]

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Supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy put tough questions to administration lawyers defending the health care law

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