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News In Brief: Week of 2/13/15

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 13, 2015

Lille, France The ex-head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has denied charges that he was involved in pimping, according to the BBC. He is being charged with obtaining prostitutes...

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Abe Kenmore, World and Nation Editor September 5, 2014

ISIS-controlled territory: The Islamic State released a video Tuesday showing the execution of the American journalist, Steven Sotloff, according to The Wall Street Journal. He is the second American journalist...

Despite backlash, government shutdown looks likely

Aditya Garg, Staff Writer December 6, 2013

Barely a month ago, the U.S. government shut down. Why? Because of the insistence of a minority faction within the Republican Party, led by Sen. Ted Cruz, unhappy with Obamacare. When asked afterwards...

Mandatory voting robs citizens’ democratic freedoms

Robert Pacheo, Staff Writer November 1, 2013

Voting is often regarded the same way vegetables on your dinner plate were as a child. We know that it is good for us, but we look upon it as a chore rather than an enjoyable obligation. The notion...

Iranian president seeks peace with United States

Nicole Barnard, Staff Writer October 4, 2013

On Sept. 19, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani published an article for The Washington Post that resounded throughout the world: “Why Iran seeks constructive engagement.” “We must work together...

The US: An incarceration nation analysis

Kevin Engle, Staff Writer May 3, 2013

“With liberty and justice for all.” Never has a phrase been so universally understood yet so often misinterpreted. The U.S. was created on key morality-based concepts that have been lost to a...

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Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor May 3, 2013

Amsterdam, netherlands For the first time in 120 years, the Netherlands has a king. In a formal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Williem-Alexander was coronated by the former monarch, his...

Shaker Aamer continued incarceration raises questions about US commitment to human rights

Bryan Dooley, Senior Writer April 12, 2013

Despite being cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay in 2007 and again in 2009, British citizen Shaker Aamer remains incarcerated.  Britain has repeatedly called for his extradition to the U.K., but...

Obama, Congress tackle immigration reform in US

Bryan Dooley, Senior Writer March 1, 2013

In recent weeks, immigration reform has become a significant point of contention between President Obama and Congressional Republicans. Both have released reform proposals. “The current immigration...

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