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G-8 backs Greece, ramps up pressure on Iran
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
Ratcheting up the pressure on Iran Saturday, leaders of the Group of Eight major economies expressed solidarity in their approach to cracking down on Tehran’s nuclear development program, agreeing to act together to lower oil prices in the coming months if necessary.
Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S.
By Didi Tang and Gillian Wong - Associated Press
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama’s HQ
By Michael Tarm and Tammy Webber - Associated Press
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets during this weekend’s NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
Small band of Occupy protesters denounces NATO
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
A group of Occupy protesters barely had enough members to occupy a small corner of Daley Plaza Saturday as they shouted anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization slogans under the watchful eyes of dozens of police.
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Mick Jagger: Two cheers for an aging frontman
By Scott Galupo - Special to The Washington Times
Mick Jagger will close out this season of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” as both host and, along with Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire, musical guest. He does so at a moment when his professional reputation is not exactly at its high water mark.
House GOP leaders order Holder to cooperate on gun-running probe
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
House Republican leaders on Friday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. demanding he comply with the GOP’s official investigation into Obama administration gun-running operation Fast & Furious, which allowed hundreds of guns to be sneaked across the border to Mexican cartels.
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Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama’s HQ
By Michael Tarm and Tammy Webber - Associated Press
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets during this weekend’s NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
By Anne Gearan and Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press
President Barack Obama and other leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations expressed hope Saturday that Greece will remain in the Eurozone, anxious to keep its economic troubles from spreading around the world. The leaders said all of the nations have an interest in the success of efforts to strengthen the eurozone and help Europe’s economy grow.
G-8 backs Greece, ramps up pressure on Iran
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
Ratcheting up the pressure on Iran Saturday, leaders of the Group of Eight major economies expressed solidarity in their approach to cracking down on Tehran’s nuclear development program, agreeing to act together to lower oil prices in the coming months if necessary.
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