Greece voters head to polls amid austerity standoff
Greece faces another election eight months after Tsipras and Syriza promised change. Alexis Tsipras and Evangelos Meimarakis trail neck and neck as both major parties pledge to carry out eurozone bailout reforms worth 97 billion dollars. Voters express fatigue and distrust while the economy teeters on eurozone exit.
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Bergdahl planned weeks to abandon post at pretrial hearing
Army prosecutor Maj. Margaret Kurz told a Fort Sam Houston hearing that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl planned to vanish under cover of darkness and desert the post. If convicted he could face life. The case follows Bergdahl’s 2014 release in exchange for five Taliban leaders.
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Bergdahl
Kurz
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Qatar
Maj
Silvino Silvino
Eugene Fidell
Fidell
Croatia halts migrant route as 9000 arrive in two days
Croatian authorities placed the army on alert after more than 9,000 migrants arrived in two days. Interior Minister Ranko Ostojić urged migrants not to come, directing them to refugee centers in Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece. Police note continued crossings through four entry points after Hungary blocked entry. A 22-year-old American was arrested in New York on related charges.
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GOP eyes votes on women's health funding shift
Republicans plan Friday floor votes to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood and redirect about 235 million dollars to community health centers for a year, arguing centers provide similar services minus abortion. Democrats warn centers cannot match Planned Parenthood offerings. A separate measure would stiffen penalties for failing to provide care to babies surviving abortions. Senate path appears unlikely.
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R-Tenn
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R-N.c
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R-Ariz
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