Women In Politics

At Mexico Morgue, Families of Missing Seek Clues
For two weeks now, the discoveries of mass graves have hardened the perception that parts of northern Mexico have been lost to criminal gangs.

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Publishers seek to shorten library shelf life of their digital books
Imagine the perfect library book. Its pages don’t tear. Its spine is unbreakable. It can be checked out from home. And it can never get lost.

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Yemen’s Leader Pledges Not to Seek Re-election
President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced on Wednesday that he would not stand for re-election in 2013 or try to hand on power to his son, news reports said.

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Obama hosts Hu as world powers seek common ground
WASHINGTON – PRESIDENT Barack Obama is lavishing the grandest of White House welcomes on Chinese President Hu Jintao as the leaders of the two powers look for common ground on economic and security issues without alienating their domestic audiences. With many Americans blaming China at least in part for the high US unemployment rate, both presidents will be looking to build trust in a …

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POLITICAL INSIDER: Tea Partiers seek cash for Del.
EDITOR’S NOTE — An insider’s view of this year’s elections based on dispatches from around the nation. WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Tea Party Express is asking supporters to raise $250,000 for its preferred candidate in Delaware’s contentious Senate primary.

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As Mideast talks begin, Clinton urges Israelis, Palestinians to seek ‘future of peace’
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks. Middle East – Warfare and Conflict – Barack Obama – Israel-Palestine – Peace

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California lawmakers seek off-road racing data
In the wake of an accident that killed eight spectators, California’s U.S. senators are pressing for more details about a federal agency’s oversight of off-road racing on public lands.

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US senators seek probe into BP role in Lockerbie release
US senators urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to investigate whether oil giant BP pressed Britain to free the Lockerbie bomber to protect a lucrative deal with Libya.

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Senators seek probe into alleged BP-Lockerbie link
He was released on compassionate grounds after doctors said the cancer-stricken Libyan man had only three months to live. A doctor now says al-Megrahi could live for another decade.

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Firm to Seek Racketeering Charges in eBay Live Auctions Lawsuit
A law firm is resurrecting investigations that preceded its filing of a RICO lawsuit against eBay and several auction companies in 2007 in which plaintiffs charged eBay with racketeering involving shill bidding.

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