All Stories from November 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Ill. legislative leaders back tax `transparency’Nov 27, 2012 8:46 am - Associated Press SPRINGFIELD — Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly are backing legislation that would require some corporations to reveal their income-ta...
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Walker confident he’s clear in probeNov 27, 2012 8:46 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that he remains “absolutely” confident that he is not a subject of a criminal inv...
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Syrian planes bomb olive press, many killedNov 27, 2012 8:39 am - BEIRUT — Syrian warplanes bombed an olive press factory in the country’s north on Tuesday, killing and wounding dozens of people, including farmers who were waiting to c...
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China’s party paper falls for Onion joke about KimNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - BEIJING — The online version of China’s Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the “Sexiest Man Alive” — ...
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UN says thawing permafrost to boost global warmingNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - DOHA, Qatar — Thawing permafrost covering almost a quarter of the northern hemisphere could “significantly amplify global warming” at a time when the world is already st...
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Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist presidentNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - CAIRO — The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt’s Tahrir Square in the biggest chal...
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Experts exhume remains of Palestinian leaderNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - RAMALLAH, West Bank — Yasser Arafat’s political heirs on Tuesday opened his grave and foreign experts took samples of the iconic Palestinian leader’s remains as part of ...
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Russia’s Cossacks start patrolling Moscow streetsNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - MOSCOW — Renowned for their sword-fighting prowess and notorious for their anti-Semitism in czarist Russia, the Cossacks are taking on new foes: beggars, drunks and impr...
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Fire highlights harsh lives of Bangladesh workersNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh — Clothing is king in Bangladesh, a country that exports more garments than any other in the world except China. It is responsible for four out of ever...
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M23 rebels say they won’t leave Congo city of GomaNov 27, 2012 8:22 am - GOMA, Congo — Congo’s M23 rebels defied a deadline imposed by neighboring nations, saying Tuesday the insurgents will stay in the crucial, eastern city of Goma and will ...