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(Reuters) - A prominent California lawmaker was arrested on Wednesday in an FBI sweep that netted 26 people, a high-profile case that could affect statewide elections and brings to three the number of Democratic state senators who face criminal charges this year. Senator Leland Yee, a former...

March 27, 2014 00:02 IST by Vladimir Radyuhin President Vladimir Putin’s popularity at home has hit a near all-time record as the West appears to be losing the battle for the minds of Russians over the Ukraine crisis. A whopping 80 percent of Russians approve of Mr. Putin’s work...

Most New York state voters expressed opposition to the New York Dream Act, which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to receive financial aid for higher education, according to a Siena College poll released Monday. The measure was narrowly defeated a week ago in New York's State...

yup mans best friend. always sad to see them go.

By Paul Richter, Sergei L. Loiko and Carol J. Williams February 28, 2014, 6:29 p.m. WASHINGTON — President Obama issued a blunt warning to Moscow on Friday that "there will be costs" if Russia sends its troops into Ukraine, saying he is deeply concerned about reports of Russian military...

The anti-government protesters who once threatened to shut down Thailand's capital said they will significantly scale back their presence in the streets, in what could be a prelude to eased tensions. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said in his nightly speech Friday that the protesters would...

new dog's pretty smart too.

wow!! out of nowhere too!

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press | January 4, 2014 | Updated: January 4, 2014 4:21pm BAGHDAD (AP) — The city center of Iraq’s Fallujah has fallen completely into the hands of fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, police said Saturday, yet another victory...

By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.comJanuary 4, 2014 By Saturday afternoon, more than 250,000 people had signed on to the class-action lawsuit U.S. Sen. Rand Paul plans to file against the Obama administration over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) collection of data through...

On Thursday, the California supreme court ruled that Sergio C Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, could receive an official license to practice law in the state. Garcia came to the US at age 17 and has been waiting for an informal immigration visa for nearly 20 years. Immigration law...

i have cousins that came from india to go to school and after they got their degrees they stayed. i think it's easier that way. you've proven yourself and your value.

Dec. 21, 2013 By SUSANNA KIM Drivers passing through a busy intersection in Tampa, Fla., this week may have caught sight of a man wearing a dunce cap and holding a sign that read, “I beat women. Honk if I’m a scumbag.” A woman in Florida said she gave the man who attacked her last...

TEHRAN – The United Nations welcomes Iran’s participation in peace talks on Syria in Switzerland next month but negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on whether Iran should be invited, UN and Arab League envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said on Friday, Al Arabiya reported. Brahimi...

it isnt attending college that's the issue. that statement only sets up the actual dilemma for her that comes @ the end of the article: "I want to be a surgeon one day," she says. "What's the point of having this certificate, this degree that says I'm graduated, but I don't even have the...

new dog can lie down on command.

By Anne Gearan and Joby Warrick, Saturday, November 23, 9:08 PM GENEVA — Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on an historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for temporary relief on some economic sanctions, diplomats confirmed. The deal was reached...

By Ben Perry4 hours ago London (AFP) - A couple accused of keeping three women as slaves in a London house for 30 years are of Indian and Tanzanian origin and two of the victims were part of a political “collective”, police said on Saturday. The two older victims involved in Britain’s most...

"Maria Barajas, a 19-year-old recent graduate of Bakersfield High, welcomed the reinforcements. "We've been coming here for the past, I'd say six months," she says. Unlike the other protesters, Barajas wasn't holding a sign or beating a drum. She was just standing in a blue cap and gown. "I...

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