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2013/01/03 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Taliban Leader, 14 Others in Pakistan; U.N.: More Than 60,000 Killed in Syria Conflict; News Blackout Lifted over U.S. Journalist Missing in Syria; Obama Signs Renewal of Controversial Defense Act; House Sets Vote on Sandy Aid After Torrent of Criticism; House GOP Blocks Violence Against Women Act; Outgoing Rep. Dennis Kucinich Calls for Unity in Farewell Address; New Hampshire to Swear In All-Female Congressional Delegation; India: 5 Charged in Court over Fatal Gang Rape; Cold Snap Kills More Than 100 in India; Colombia: 13 FARC Rebels Killed in Gov’t Strike; Chile: Widow of Singer Víctor Jara Asks U.S. to Extradite Suspect in His 1973 Murder; Hillary Clinton Discharged from Hospital After Blood Clot; Al Jazeera Expands U.S.

2013/01/04 Headlines: U.S. Convenes Most Diverse Congress in History; House Re-elects Boehner as Speaker Despite Recent Criticism; Gun Control Bill Introduced on 1st Day of Congress; Yemen: U.S. Drone Attack Kills 3 in Area Devastated by Prior Strike; Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Shiites in Iraq; Venezuela's Chávez Suffering "Severe Lung Infection"; Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Is Released from UK Hospital; Google Dodges Antitrust Charges After Federal Probe; International Child Porn Investigation Rescues Scores of Young Victims; New U.S.

2013/01/07 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 18 in Pakistan; Judge Upholds Drone Secrecy Despite Doubts on Attacks' Legality; Report: Admin Task Force Mulls Gun Database, Universal Checks; Giffords Meets With Victims' Families in Newtown; House Passes Initial Sandy Relief, But Delays Bulk of Aid; Obama to Nominate Hagel for Defense Secretary, Brennan for CIA; Report: Obama Considering Up to 9,000 Troops in Afghanistan After 2014; Bahrain's Highest Court Upholds Convictions of Opposition Leaders; Assad Vows Continued Crackdown in Rare Public Speech; India Rape Suspects Appear in Court; South Africa Deploys Troops to Central African Republic as Aid Group Declares "Silent Crisis"; Idle No More Movement Stages Blockades, Protests in Canada as Hunger-Striking Chief to Meet PM; Union of California Nurses, Healthcare Workers to Challenge SEIU; Illinois "Supermax" Prison Tamms Closes Doors

2013/01/08 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 8 in Pakistan; McChrystal, Ex-Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, Questions Drone Warfare; Former Adviser: Obama "As Ruthless and Indifferent to the Rule of Law" as Bush; Obama Unveils Hagel, Brennan Nominations to Head Pentagon, CIA; Bank of America to Pay $11 Billion Settlement to Freddie Mac; Top Banks Escape Wider Fines with $8.5 Billion Foreclosure Settlement; Bahraini Opposition Vows Continued Protest after Sentences Upheld; Activists Protest Keystone XL at TransCanada Offices; Environmental Groups Urge Obama to Tackle Climate Change, Reject Keystone XL; Report: Jackson Left EPA over Fears Obama Will Approve Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

2013/01/09 Headlines: 2012 Was Hottest Year on Record for U.S.; Mishaps by Shell Prompt Admin Review of Arctic Drilling; Manning Sees Potential Sentence Reduced over Unlawful Treatment; U.S. Military Contractor to Compensate Abu Ghraib Torture Victims; Obama Admin Claims Openness to Removing All U.S. Troops from Afghanistan in 2014; Syria: U.N. Warns 2.5 Million in Need of Food Aid; Venezuela Delays Ailing Chávez's Swearing-In; New York Gov. to Introduce New Gun Control Law; Ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Launches Effort to Take on Gun Lobby; AIG Considers Joining Shareholders Lawsuit Against U.S.

2013/05/28 Headlines: EU Ends Arms Embargo on Syria; McCain Visits Syrian Rebels; French Journalists Report Witnessing Syrian Chemical Attacks; More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Marine Killed by Police After Shooting Spree; Report: Right-Wing Groups Probed by IRS Tested Limits on Political Activity; Cambodia: Workers Injured by Police During Wage Protest at Nike Factory; Killing of British Soldier Sparks Wave of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; French Soldier Stabbed While on Patrol; Afghanistan: 4 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N.-Affiliated Compound; Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Deal on Land Redistribution; Judge Finds Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated Constitutional Rights of Latinos; Oregon Teen Arrested for Plotting to Blow Up High School; Anti-Monsanto Protests Held in More Than 400 Cities Worldwide

2013/01/11 Headlines: Multiple Bombings Kill 120 in Pakistan; Report: 11 Pakistani Civilians Killed in Escalating U.S. Drone Strikes Since Jan. 1; Report: Karzai, U.S. Discuss Plans for CIA Bases; Obama Admin Prepares for Rejection of Assault Weapons Ban with Alternate Proposals; NRA "Disappointed" with Biden for "Agenda to Attack the Second Amendment"; Colorado Gov. Proposes Universal Background Checks for Gun Sales; Student Critically Wounded in Shooting at California School; Aurora Shooting Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial; Consumer Bureau Unveils New Rules to Prevent High-Risk Mortgages; Obama Nominates Chief of Staff, Ex-Citi Exec Jack Lew for Treasury; Pastor Withdraws from Obama Inauguration over Anti-LGBTQ Views; Study: Half of World's Food Going to Waste; U.S. Declares Natural Disaster Areas in Drought-Stricken Midwest; Thousands Rally for Chávez on Delayed Inauguration Day; Emails: Wal-Mart CEO Was Told of Mexico Bribes; Seattle High School Teachers Vote to Refuse Standardized MAP Tests; Oscar Nods Include Docs on Military Sexual Assault, AIDS Activism, Palestinian Nonviolent Protest

2013/01/14 Headlines: Report: Admin to Propose Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants; Afghan Civilians Killed in Explosion Following U.S. Raid; U.S. Accelerates Timeline for Transfer to Afghan Forces; Karzai: Afghanistan Rejects 1st U.S. Immunity Offer, Jirga to Decide; U.S. Backs French Bombing of Mali; 11 Civilians Reportedly Killed; U.S. Involved in French Raid of Somalia; Israel Raids Palestinian Encampment Protesting Settlement Growth; Mubarak Wins Retrial in Challenge of Life Sentence; Activists Claim 20 Killed in Syrian Government Bombing; Haiti Marks Quake's Third Anniversary; New Cases of Fatal Gang Rape Reported in India; Biden to Meet with Congressmembers on Gun Violence Proposals; Flu Outbreak Prompts Declaration of Public Health Emergencies in NY, Boston; Activists Stage White House Protest for Gitmo's Closure on 11th Anniversary; Relatives of Immigrant Rights Activist Detained in Federal Raid

2013/01/15 Headlines: Obama Preps Gun Control Plan Based on Recommendations by Biden-Led Task Force; Poll: Support for Gun Control Hits 5-Year High; Gun Reform Talk Sparks Massive Spike in Firearm Sales; New York Lawmakers Reach Deal on Sweeping New Gun Limits; Newtown Parents, Survivors Unveil Initiative Against Gun Violence; Connecticut Senator Murphy: NRA Bid to Block Assault Weapons Ban Will Fail; Pentagon: U.S. Military Suicides Broke All-Time Record in 2012; Obama Refuses to Negotiate with GOP on Debt Ceiling; Syria: Death Toll from Gov’t Air Strike in Azaz Reaches At Least 20; Israeli Military Kills 17-Year-Old Palestinian in the West Bank; Egypt: 19 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Train Crash; U.N. Calls for Human Rights Probe in North Korea; Senator Asks CIA Pick Brennan to Explain Legal Basis for Targeting U.S. Citizens Overseas; Napolitano to Stay On as Homeland Security Secretary Despite Criticism over Record Deportations; Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Late Cyber-Activist Aaron Swartz as Tributes Flood the Internet; Lawyer Told Prosecutors Aaron Swartz Was at Risk of Suicide; "Idle No More" Movement Plans New Day of Action amid Wave of Global Solidarity; Tennessee Suspends Gun Permit of CEO Who Threatened to "Start Killing People" over Gun Reform

2013/01/16 Headlines: Obama to Unveil New Assault Weapons Ban; NY Gov. Enacts Sweeping Gun Law; House OKs Sandy Relief Bill After GOP Delay; France Launches Ground Operations in Mali; U.S. Considers French Request for "Targeting" Intelligence in Mali; Amnesty Calls for International Human Rights Monitors in Mali; Syria: Bombings at Aleppo University Kill Dozens; Israel Blocks Activists from Returning to Palestinian Anti-Settlement Encampment; Clashes Follow Funeral of Slain Palestinian Teen; U.N. Urges Israel to Halt Expansion of E1 Settlement; Salazar to Resign as Interior Secretary; Maryland Gov. Proposes Repeal of Death Penalty; AWOL Antiwar Sergeant Detained at Fort Irwin; Aaron Swartz's Father Tells Funeral-Goers Son "Killed by Government"; "Aaron's Law" Introduced to Alter Computer Fraud Penalties; 8,000 NYC Bus Drivers Strike over Job Security

2013/01/17 Headlines: Obama Reveals Sweeping Gun Control Plan; NRA Vows "Fight of the Century"; ACLU: Obama's Call for More Police in Schools Could Lead to "Over-Incarceration"; Judge: U.S. Gov't Must Prove Manning Knowingly Aided Al-Qaeda; Algeria: U.S. Citizens, Algerian Workers Taken Hostage in Claimed Retaliation for Mali Bombing; French Troops Launch Ground Operations in Mali; U.S. to Recognize Somali Gov't for 1st Time in 20 Years; U.S. Halts Detainee Transfers to Some Afghan Prisons over Torture Concerns; Syria Allows U.N. to Expand Food Aid; Netanyahu Responds to Reported Obama Criticism; Report Details U.S. Weapon Sales to Bahrain During Crackdown on Protesters; Climate Scientists Urge Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline; Decision Expected Soon; Study: Tar Sands Oil Production Leads to Increase in Cancer-Causing Chemicals; Canada: Protesters Stage Blockades in Solidarity with Idle No More; Boeing 787s Grounded over Safety Concerns; Everett Parker, Media Activist Who Challenged KKK-Backed TV Station, Turns 100

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2013/01/21 Headlines: 5 Family Members Shot Dead in New Mexico; Teenage Suspect Detained; Gun Control Opponents Rally Nationwide; 5 Injured in Accidental Firings at Gun Shows; Obama Sworn in Ahead of Public Inauguration; 3 Activist Groups to Protest Along Inaugural Route; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Obama Admin Exempts Pakistan Drone Strikes from New Rules; Up to 80 Killed in Algeria Hostage Crisis; French Army Advances Toward Northern Mali; U.N. Warns of Displacement; Clashes Break Out in Kabul after Bombing of Police HQ; U.N. Investigators Find Ongoing Torture in Afghanistan; Israel Raids, Removes Palestinian Encampment in West Bank; Colombian Rebels End Ceasefire After Gov't Rejects Pact; Obama Admin Delays New Rules for Fracking Chemicals; Yoko Oko, Sean Lennon Stage Anti-Fracking Bus Tour; Internet Freedom Activist Aaron Swartz Remembered at Public Memorial

2013/01/22 Headlines: Obama Stresses Equality in 2nd Term Inaugural Address; Report: Obama Plans "Administrative" Actions on Climate Change; Algeria Confirms Death Toll in Hostage Crisis; French Ground Troops Seize 2 Towns in Mali; 30 Killed in Syria Bombing; Rebels Battle Kurds in North; Hundreds March for Gun Control in New York City; Brooklyn Protesters Allege Police Brutality, Anti-LGBT Slurs in Arrest of Jabbar Campbell; Los Angeles Catholic Church Hid Priests' Child Abuse

2013/01/23 Headlines: Obama Admin Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Until Spring; Nebraska Gov. Approves New Route; Supreme Court Rebuffs Industry Challenge to EPA Air Pollution Regulation; Obama Backs Temporary Plan to Lift Debt Ceiling; Protests Mark Roe v. Wade's 40th Anniversary; Poll Finds Record Support for Abortion Rights in U.S.; 3 Wounded in Shooting at Texas College; Police: New Mexico Suspect Planned More Shootings; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Yemeni Minister Criticizes U.S. Drone Strikes; U.S. Begins Flying French Troops to Mali; 17 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Netanyahu Claims Narrow Victory in Israeli Election; Molestation Victims Call for New Probe of L.A. Church Leaders for Concealing Abuse; Pentagon Clears Gen. Allen of Wrongdoing in Petraeus Scandal

2013/01/24 Headlines: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Women in Combat; House Votes to Suspend Debt Limit Until May; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Yemen; Dozens Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Attack in 6 Months; Clinton Defends Benghazi Response in Last Congressional Appearance as Sec. of State; Cameron Vows U.K. Referendum on EU Membership; Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Woman in Occupied West Bank; Unionization of U.S. Workers Hits Lowest Mark in 76 Years; Virginia GOP Advances Gerrymandering Bill in State Senator's Absence

2013/01/25 Headlines: Dems Unveil New Assault Weapons Ban in Senate; Kerry Recalls Anti-Vietnam War Activism After Protester Disrupts Senate Hearing; Obama Appoints Former Prosecutor to Head SEC; Cordray Renominated to Continue Heading Consumer Protection Bureau; Pentagon Lifts Ban on Women in Combat; Critics Denounce Filibuster Deal as "Capitulation"; U.N. to Probe Alleged War Crimes in U.S. Drone Strikes; North Korea Vows to Target U.S. with Nuclear, Rocket Tests; Ex-DEA Informant Sentenced to 35 Years for Role in Mumbai Bombings; Indigenous Chief Theresa Spence Ends 6-Week Hunger Strike in Canada

2013/01/28 Headlines: Newtown Residents Join Gun Control March in D.C.; Ex-CIA Officer and Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to 30 Months; Report: Gov't Officials Facing Pressure for Cyberwarfare Leak; Pentagon Expands Cybersecurity Force Fivefold; Bipartisan Agreement Reached on Immigration; French, Malian Troops Advance in North; U.S. Expands Military Aid; U.N. Urges Greater Assistance for Mali; Troops, Rebels Cited for Abuses; Morsi Declares State of Emergency as Protests Rage; Labor Rights Groups Urge Safety Standards After 7 Die in Bangladeshi Factory Fire; 9/11 Suspects Seek Preservation of CIA Prisons; Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments to NLRB; Chambliss, Harkin Announce Senate Retiremements; Obama Taps Longtime Aide for Chief of Staff; Teacher Boycott of Standardized Tests Wins Local, National Backing

2013/01/29 Headlines: Obama Expected to Back Bipartisan Immigration Plan; New Yorkers Urge Immigration Reform to Stop Separation of Families; Obama Meets with Police Chiefs Touched by Shootings in Gun Control Push; Report: U.S. Preparing New Drone Base in Northwest Africa; French and Malian Troops Retake Timbuktu from Rebels; Egypt: Mass Protests Continue in Defiance of Morsi’s Curfew; Syria: U.N. Warns Lack of Funding Threatens Food Aid; Obama Admin Shutters Office Working to Close Guantánamo; Report: Treasury Approved Huge Pay Hikes for Bailed-Out Firms; Barge Oil Spill Shuts Down Section of the Mississippi River; Brazil: 4 Detained over Fatal Nightclub Blaze; Brazilian Landless Leader Cícero Guedes Shot Dead; Anonymous Hacks DOJ Site in Retaliation for Aaron Swartz Case

2013/01/30 Headlines: Obama Backs Bipartisan Immigration Plan, Rejects "Us vs. Them" Mentality; Senate Confirms Kerry as Secretary of State; 80 Bodies Found Shot, Bound in Syrian City of Aleppo; U.N. Envoy Brahimi: "Syria is Being Destroyed"; U.S. Signs Deal to Build Drone Base in Niger; 12 Bodies Recovered After Band's Abduction in Mexico; Israel Makes Landmark No-Show at U.N. Human Rights Council Session; Report: Brennan Was Regularly Briefed on Torture Under Bush; Defense Attorneys Seek 48-Hour Visit to Guantánamo; Parents, Students Confront Education Dept. on School Closures; Gunman Kills 1, Kidnaps Child on Alabama School Bus; Newtown Parent Pleads for Assault Weapons Ban; Georgia Man Detained for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Immigrant in Driveway; Texas Woman Wins Delay of Execution; Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Activists Settle TransCanada Lawsuit; Boy Scouts Reviewing Anti-Gay Ban

2013/01/31 Headlines: Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control; NRA Chief LaPierre, Durbin Spar on Background Checks; 1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Phoenix Shooting; Teen Who Performed at Obama Inauguration Shot Dead in Chicago; Obama Predicts Passage of Gun Control, Immigration Reform; Israeli Warplanes Bomb Syria, Killing 2; Syrian Opposition Figure Offers Dialogue; Dutch Court Rules Shell Partially Liable for Nigeria Oil Spills; Rare January Tornadoes Kill 2 in Southern U.S.; William Cowan Appointed to Fill Kerry's Senate Seat

2013/02/01 Headlines: Turkey: At Least 2 Dead in Suicide Attack on U.S. Embassy; Hagel Grilled on Israel Stance During Senate Confirmation Hearing; Hagel: Iraq War Was Worst U.S. Decision Since Vietnam; Kerry to be Sworn In as Secretary of State; U.N. Report: Israel Must End West Bank Settlements or Potentially Face ICC Charges; Anti-Morsi Protesters Return to the Streets After Rival Groups Hold Rare Meeting; Gitmo Judge Orders End to Secret Gov't Censors at 9/11 Trial; Mexico: 25 Dead in Blast at State-Owned Oil Company; Mexico: Thousands Protest Bid by U.S. Firms to Plant GMO Corn; Former Guatemalan Dictator Goes on Trial for Genocide; Report: U.S.

2013/02/04 Headlines: Obama Admin Enacts Right for Preemptive Cyber-Attacks; White House Proposes Compromise to Provide Contraceptive Insurance; 35 Killed in Pakistan Attack; Taliban Claims Revenge for U.S. Drone Strikes; Suicide Attack Kills 33 at Police Headquarters in Iraq; France Continues Mali Bombing; Amnesty Calls for Probe of Civilian Deaths; Iranian Foreign Minister Backs Direct Talks with U.S.; Video Shows Egyptian Police Beating Naked Protester; Damage to Philippines Reef by U.S. Ship Worse Than Previously Thought; Study: Suicide Rate of U.S. Vets Jumps 20 Percent; Iraq War Vet Detained for Shooting Death of Famed Sniper, Companion; Somali American Convicted in Alleged Entrapment Case; Panetta: Bin Laden Could Have Been Found Without Torture; Hundreds Mark 1st Anniversary of Ramarley Graham Killing; Family Sues NYPD; Appeals Court Sides With Gov. Secrecy in WikiLeaks, Twitter Case; WikiLeaks Founder Assange Awarded Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts