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French minister faces sex harassment probe - World...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43170749/ns/world_news...

French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into sexual harassment accusations leveled against a junior minister by two women, one of whom said the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sex crime charges ...

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Canada could deport China's most wanted man in day...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43840406/ns/world_news...

China's most-wanted fugitive could be on a plane back home from Canada as early as Saturday unless a Canadian judge moves quickly to block his deportation, lawyers said on Thursday.

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Democrat Rep. David Wu to resign amid allegations ...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110727/ap_on_go_o...

Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him.

u.s. government

AP Exclusive: Up to $60B in war funds said wasted ...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110830/ap_on_go_o...

As much as $60 billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade through lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and payoffs to warlords and insur...

u.s. government

U.S. vows to veto Palestinian bid at UN - World ne...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44445468/ns/world_news...

The United States said explicitly for the first time on Thursday it would veto a Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership, drawing an immediate rebuff from the Palestinians who vowed to press ahead.

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Cuba hits back at Richardson over failed visit - W...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44526270/ns/world_news...

Cuba accused former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson of "blackmail" and slander on Wednesday, denying his claims that he was invited to the island to negotiate the release of a jailed American governme...

government and politics

Stakes high as Palestinian statehood bid looms - W...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44567456/ns/world_news...

The U.S. and Europe are racing to avert or delay a looming showdown over Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this week that may kill already badly wounded Mideast peace hopes.

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Funerals for Yemeni protesters shelled; 3 dead - W...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44613358/ns/world_news...

Yemeni government forces on Wednesday fired mortars at tens of thousands of mourners at funerals held for protesters killed in clashes, shattering a cease-fire negotiated a day earlier to end the Arab...

government and politics

UN General Assembly: Superbowl of spy games? - US ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44767962/ns/us_news-se...

When Iran's president accused the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly last year of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, American diplomats were not caught flat-footed by the tirade.

government and politics

Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111005/ap_on_go_o...

One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, and a majority think that after 10 years of combat America should be focusing le...

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