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Bain executives spend nearly $5 million on Romney's White House runs
Of all the investments made by the super-wealthy partners at the private equity firm Bain Capital, perhaps none has a greater potential return than the one they’ve made in Mitt Romney.
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U.S. Gen. Dempsey heads to Egypt with relations on line
With $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid and a three-decade relationship hanging in the balance, U.S. officials said Tuesday that Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would travel to Egypt to press for the criminal charges against at least 16 American nonprofit workers to be dropped.
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Palestinians pay price of being on wrong side of Israel’s wall
With a fire extinguisher in his hand and a cellphone pressed to his ear, principal Sameeh abu Rameelh battled an electrical fire in his Jerusalem high school’s computer lab while pleading with the fire department to come to his aid.
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Santorum wins Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri, shakes up GOP race
Rick Santorum seized an important opportunity Tuesday to become the chief conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, as he made a clean sweep of three Republican presidential nomination contests in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota.
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Ron Paul sticks with strategy of ignoring delegate-rich prizes in favor of caucus states
Ron Paul is warming up the crowd as he heads into what could be the most important stretch of his political life.
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Romney favored, Santorum lurking as 3 states vote Tuesday
Republicans in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will vote for presidential candidates Tuesday, and while Mitt Romney is favored to win, many conservatives appear eager to signal their unease with him by voting for Rick Santorum.
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran, turning up the heat
The Obama administration announced tough new targeted sanctions Monday against the Central Bank of Iran, ratcheting up economic pain on Tehran in a move intended to drive it into new international negotiations over its nuclear program, but one that could prove a trigger point for conflict.
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Syria peace prospects look poor as U.S. closes embassy
The United States scrambled Monday to salvage an Arab peace initiative aimed at halting Syria’s descent into all-out civil war, closing its embassy in Damascus and deliberating with European and Arab allies on other measures to force President Bashar Assad to surrender power.
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Tens of thousands of lives claimed over five years of Mexican drug war
The Mexican drug war has claimed more than 51,000 lives in the past five years, and while initial signs point to the conflict stabilizing in some of the bloodiest areas, particularly along the Texas border, the violence is increasingly spreading into the country’s interior, according to analysts and government officials.
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In Colorado, ‘anybody but Obama’ may not be good enough
As the rancorous contest for the Republican presidential nomination spreads across the nation’s heartland, the leading candidates have begun to turn off swing voters, a setback in the party’s quest to unseat President Barack Obama.
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Bain executives spend nearly $5 million on Romney's White House runs
