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Racism ‘not main issue’ in health debate, says Obama |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Barack Obama doesn’t think racism
is an “overriding issue”
in criticism of his polices, according to TV interviews to be
broadcast Sunday as part of a media blitz pushing the White
House’s health care reform.
“Are there people out there who don’t like
me because of race? I’m sure there are. That’s not the
overriding issue here,” Obama insisted in an excerpt of an
interview to be broadcast on the CNN show State of the Union.
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Raps dropped vs. leader of alleged Laos coup plot
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SAN FRANCISCO: Charges against a revered former Hmong guerrilla
leader accused of plotting to overthrow the communist government of
Laos have been dropped, justice officials said Friday.
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IMF to sell 403 tons of gold to boost lending to poor
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its
executive board on Friday endorsed the sale of 403 tons of gold,
worth an estimated $13 billion, to boost its lending capacity to
poor countries.
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Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Bali
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JAKARTA: A strong 6.4 quake rattled Indonesia’s Bali Island on
Saturday, hours after a quake struck Sulawesi Island, but there were
no immediate reports of major damage or serious casualties from
either.
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TEHRAN: Iranian opposition chiefs were attacked on Friday
as their supporters battled riot police, with tens of thousands
mounting the first protest in two months against the reelection of
hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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