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UAE ruler cancels debts of defaulting borrowers

Citizens of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates who defaulted on hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans could soon see their debts wiped away.

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Race, religion collide in presidential campaign

How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Christian.

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Americans’ support for Afghan war drops sharply: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among Americans in recent months as they grow increasingly disillusioned with the conflict that began more than a decade ago, according to a New York Times/CBS News public opinion poll released on Monday. Two-thirds of those polled – 69 percent – said the United States should no longer be fighting in Afghanistan, up from 53 percent in November and the highest percentage since the New York Times/CBS News poll started asking that question in 2009, CBS reported. …

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Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 (AP)

AP – Cancer weakened but did not soften Christopher Hitchens. He did not repent or forgive or ask for pity. As if granted diplomatic immunity, his mind’s eye looked plainly upon the attack and counterattack of disease and treatments that robbed him of his hair, his stamina, his speaking voice and eventually his life.

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Behind decline in US-Mexico border crossings: higher risks, lower rewards (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Arrests of illegal immigrants along the Southwest border are down to levels not seen since the 1970s, signaling that fewer people are trying to enter the United States amid strengthened enforcement and a weakened economy.

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Obama insists US does not fear China (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the United States does not fear China, even as he announced a new security agreement with Australia that is widely viewed as a response to China’s growing aggressiveness.

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Asia a priority for Canada after U.S. delays Keystone (Reuters)

Reuters – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will step up efforts to supply energy to Asia after Washington delayed a decision on whether to approve a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States.

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Israeli Ambassador Oren: US, Israel have "tactical" differences in pursuit of peace (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren grew up in the United States, then became an Israeli citizen. He has a PhD from Princeton University, is a bestselling author, and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He became ambassador in 2009. He was guest speaker at the Monitor breakfast on Oct. 25 in Washington.

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Iran says U.S. plot suspect is anti-Tehran militant (Reuters)

Reuters – Iran has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. accusation it tried to assassinate a Saudi diplomat, saying one of the alleged plotters Washington calls an Iranian military official is really a member of an anti-Tehran rebel group.

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UAW workers approve Ford labor deal (Reuters)

Reuters – Hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers ratified a labor deal with Ford Motor Co on Wednesday, leaving Chrysler as the last U.S. automaker without a finalized contract.

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