Bombings escalate campus warfare in Cairo and Kabul violence
A Cairo University bombing kills a police general and injures seven as clashes intensify between security forces and pro Morsi demonstrators. In Kabul a suicide attack on the Interior Ministry compounds disrupts Afghan election security amid Taliban threats. A recovery of a Gauguin still life in Britain is reported, valued up to 40 million dollars.
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Cairo University
Mohammed Morsi
Morsi
Kabul
Afghanistan
Interior Ministry
Taliban
Mohammad Ramin
Rome
Paul Gauguin
Britain
Pierre Bonnard
Massimiliano Quagliarella
Carabinieri
Quagliarella
Associated Press
Turin
Mariano Massa
Sicily
Fort Hood shooting leaves three dead and sixteen wounded
A soldier opened fire at Fort Hood Texas killing three and wounding sixteen before killing himself. The incident occurred at a medical center amid a lockdown with injured treated at Darnall Army Community Hospital. Authorities identified the gunman as Ivan Lopez with prior Iraq service and potential PTSD assessment. The event recalled the 2009 Fort Hood attack.
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Texas
Iraq
Mark A. Milley
Milley
Michael McCaul
House Homeland Security Committee
Ivan Lopez
Darnall Army Community Hospital
Glen Couchman
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
U.S
Army
Conover
Barack Obama
Chicago
Obama
Poll shows 75 percent expect marijuana to be legal nationwide
Pew Research Center finds 75 percent of adults believe pot will eventually be legal for recreational use, a shift reflected across supporters and opponents. The survey of 1,821 adults from Feb 14–23 highlights growing support for ending harsh drug sentences and reducing jail time for small marijuana amounts.
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Pew Research Center
California
District of Columbia
Eric Holder
Congress
Gregory Carlson
Appeals court overturns ruling on death drugs
A federal appeals panel reversed a lower court order requiring Texas to reveal lethal injection drug suppliers and testing details. The decision affects only Tommy Lynn Sells with Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas to be addressed later. The case centers on transparency versus security in the state’s execution process.
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Houston
Texas
Tommy Lynn Sells
Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas
Sells
Hernandez-Llanas
U.S
Vanessa Gilmore
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U.S. Supreme Court
Missouri
Gilmore
Maurie Levin
Robert Hurst
Department of Criminal Justice
Supreme Court loosens limits on big donors in campaign finance ruling
The five to four decision frees wealthy individuals to give to multiple campaigns and parties, voiding the overall federal limit of 123 200 for 2013 and 2014. Individual limits to candidates remain, while disclosure will apply to such donations. Dissenters warn of a floodgate eroding restrictions and integrity of elections.
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Citizens United
Roberts
Zen
Congress
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Stephen Breyer
Breyer
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