Manning seeks presidential pardon from White House
Army Pvt Chelsea Manning formerly Bradley Manning asks the White House for a presidential pardon and release after a 35 year sentence for leaking more than 700 000 military and State Department records to WikiLeaks claiming her actions aimed to reveal U S conduct in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Washington Army
Chelsea Manning
U.S
WikiLeaks
White House
Manning
Bradley Manning
State Department
Teen charged with murder after high school stabbing
In Houston area suburb, one 17 year old student was killed and three others hurt in a gang related stabbing at Spring High School. A 17 year old suspect, Luis Alonzo Alfaro, admitted the stabbing to authorities.
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Houston
Luis Alonzo Alfaro
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Harris County
Adrian Garcia
Spring High School
Obama pledges U S not snooping on ordinary people data
In Stockholm Obama says U S intelligence targets only specific areas of concern and does not snoop on emails or phone calls of ordinary people. He cites counter terrorism WMD and cybersecurity and urges safeguards to keep programs within parameters. Snowden seeks asylum in Russia while Putin says he won t hand him over and Snowden should feel safe in Russia.
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Stockholm
United States
Barack Obama
U.S
Obama
Edward Snowden
National Security Agency
Europe
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Russia
Snowden
Washington
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Associated Press
Emerging markets loom over G20 summit in St Petersburg
As G20 leaders meet in St Petersburg, turmoil in India, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa tests the summit. Investors pull from emerging markets amid anticipated Fed tapering, while debates on austerity and debt targets shape the broader agenda.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Syria
Barack Obama
United States
Europe
India
Turkey
Brazil
South Africa
Federal Reserve
Fed
China
Domenico Lombardi
Center For International Governance Innovation
Canada
Recall campaigns turn legislative politics into routine tool
The article explains how recalls have become a common political tactic since 2011 with four states filing successful petition drives against lawmakers. It notes the rise of outside groups and technology lowering entry barriers, cites Wisconsin fights over unions and gun checks, and quotes strategist Rick Ridder on changing electoral dynamics.
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Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Center For Public Integrity
Rick Ridder
Colorado
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