Obama hosts first Privacy and Civil Liberties Board meeting
In the White House Situation Room President Obama met for about an hour with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The panel pressed for a clear public legal rationale behind NSA programs and stressed openness to public discussion. Attendees included Denis McDonough and Kathy Ruemmer.
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Barack Obama
Privacy and Civil Liberties Board
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Obama
White House
National Security Agency
U.S
Denis McDonough
Kathy Ruemmler
David Medine
NSA
Medine
Privacy Board
Gunman shoots outside law firm and Wal-Mart in Greenville
A man armed with a shotgun wounded one person outside a Greenville law firm and three others near a Wal-Mart before officers subdued him behind a Toys R Us. Police said the suspect and four victims were expected to survive. Kellum Law Firm has nine injury offices in the region.
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Greenville
N.C
North Carolina
Wal-Mart
Toys R Us
Hassan Aden
Aden
Greg Siegel
Greenville Daily Reflector
Kellum Law Firm
New Bern
Kellum
Rivalries complicate arming Syrian rebels amid aid flow
Washington reports show rival factions delaying humanitarian shipments and aid logistics as the United States debates lethal assistance. An aide recounts a two week hold over labeling. planes land with no trucks to move goods. Kerry seeks unity through the Supreme Military Council in Doha.
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Washington
U.S
Syria
Cairo
U .S
Obama
Bashar Assad
John Kerry
Doha
Qatar
Supreme Military Council
State Department
Salim Idris
Assad
Militants Attack Peshawar Mosque Killing Fifteen
In Peshawar Pakistan militants opened fire on Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque inside a religious school. A passing by bomber detonated explosives injuring many and killing fifteen worshippers. Police said three attackers fired on a guard before entering the mosque.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
Shafiullah Khan
Khan
Zawar Hussain
Brazil leader breaks silence on protests and reform
President Dilma Rousseff addressed weeks of violent demonstrations in a prime time broadcast. She defended peaceful protest as part of democracy, promised public service improvements and a national transportation plan, and announced talks with protest leaders, governors, and city mayors.
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Morsi backers stage show of force in Egypt
More than 100000 supporters filled Cairo streets in a mass rally backing President Morsi. They chanted for an Islamic revolution and warned of turmoil as US comments sparked opposition fury, signaling deepening national rifts and looming June 30 protests.
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Egypt
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U.S
Mohammed Morsi
Mohammed el-Beltagy
Muslim Brotherhood
Mors
Nasser
BP probe widens over Gulf spill claims administrator
Lafayette lawyer Patrick Juneau opened an internal inquiry into misconduct by staff attorney Lionel H. Sutton II amid allegations Sutton wrote policies benefiting himself and other plaintiffs lawyers. Sutton resigned as Juneau shared details with U.S. District Judge Barbier.
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Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Lafayette
Sutton
Juneau
Nick Gagliano
Associated Press
Andry Law Firm
U.S
Carl Barbier
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