Santos wins Colombian presidency by large margin
Juan Manuel Santos, a 58 year old economist and longtime minister, defeats Antanas Mockus with 69 percent of the vote as Colombia marks the largest presidential margin in modern history. In Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski fails to reach 50 percent and faces a July runoff with Jaroslaw Kaczynski. In New York, two vacuums salesmen face charges after damaging a $1,300 Sealy mattress during a home demonstration.
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Bogota
Colombia
Juan Manuel Santos
Alvaro Uribe
Santos
Antanas Mockus
Carlos Ariel Sanchez
National Electoral Council
Warsaw
Poland
Lech Kaczynski
Bronislaw Komorowski
Kaczynski
Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Komorowski
Millward Brown Smg
KRC
OBOP
Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Andy Davis
Richfield Springs
Davis
Bomb attacks in Baghdad and Tikrit kill dozens amid Iraqi power struggle
Bombers in Baghdad and a suicide blast in Tikrit fatally injure up to 33 and wound many as insurgents leverage stalled government talks. Officials cite conflicting tolls. attacks target the Trade Bank of Iraq and a roadside device as political leaders feud over forming a new cabinet.
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Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Tikrit
Trade Bank of Iraq
Qassim al-Moussawi
Al-Moussawi
Yarmouk Hospital
Iraq
Central Bank
An al- Qaida
Islamic State of Iraq
al-Maliki
Ahmed Abdullah
al- Qaida
Hassan al-Janabi
Beijing loosens yuan peg as it signals modest rise
Beijing ends its 2 year yuan peg to the dollar but cautions markets that there will be no dramatic float. The move aims to ease foreign pressure while China steers toward recovery amid wage pressures and export costs.
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Beijing
Hu Jintao
China
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