Thousands rally for Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan
Tens of thousands gathered in Karachi in the largest show of support for Malala Yousafzai, the 14 year old shot by the Taliban for promoting girls education. The protests contrasted with smaller demonstrations over other issues and followed global outrage at the attack. The piece also notes regional tensions as Syria accuses its regime of using cluster bombs and Turkey closes air space amid cross border hostilities, signaling a widening conflict environment.
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Malala
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Syria
Turkey
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Arlen Specter shaped party and policy across decades
Arlen Specter the longtime Pennsylvania senator and Warren Commission figure died at 82 in Philadelphia from non Hodgkin lymphoma. A Republican moderate who helped block Bork, supported the Obama stimulus, switched to the Democrats in 2009, and later lost to Pat Toomey. His career included tough questions at Thomas hearings, health care opposition, Gulf War syndrome probes, and steady defense of federal funding for state projects.
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Pat Toomey
Anita Hill
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Aldrich Ames
Appropriations Committee
Specter Career Timeline Throughout Politics and Senate
The record traces Arlen Specter s career from 1959 when he became an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia through key events including serving on the Warren Commission, switching from Democrat to Republican, winning Senate seats, chairing the Judiciary Committee, opposing Bork, questioning Anita Hill, campaigning for president, and his 2012 death from complications of non Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Supreme Court
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Anita Hill
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Fungal meningitis outbreak tested by CDC researchers in Atlanta
Scientists at the CDC combat a rare fungal meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts facility. Dozens work day and night across multiple labs and centers, tracing cases in 14 states with more than 200 sickened and 15 dead. Researchers develop new tests for this unusual infection while coordinating treatment and public warnings.
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Framingham
Mass
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Jernigan
Ana Litvintseva
Shawn Lockhart
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