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Group criticizes detention conditions
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LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Amnesty International says the U.S. government's treatment of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks is inhumane.
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Obama social-network State of Union blitz
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will answer ordinary people's questions live on YouTube two days after his State of the Union address, the White House says.
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Greens pull out of Irish government
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DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Ireland's election will likely be moved up to February after Green Party leader John Gormley announced Sunday the party is leaving the coalition government.
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Tunisian gov't shuts down TV station
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TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Tunisia's oldest and most popular private television station went dark Sunday night and the interim government accused it of treason.
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NIH moving into direct drug development
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. government is establishing a drug development center to take up the slack from fading private research, top officials say.
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Silva re-elected president of Portugal
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LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva won re-election Sunday to a second five-year term in office, results showed.
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Cantor stands by goal of cutting $100B
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Sunday Republicans remain committed to reducing federal spending by $100 billion.
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McCain praises Obama's evolution in office
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday U.S. President Barack Obama has "learned" and "changed" in his two years in office.
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Senators eye improved mood on Capitol Hill
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Three moderate U.S. senators Sunday expressed hope for bipartisan cooperation in Congress after the president's State of the Union address.
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McConnell dubious of Dem 'investment' talk
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate says when President Obama talks about investments in the future, he is still talking about government spending.
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Karzai, Parliament in tentative compromise
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has compromised with Parliament, agreeing to open the new session in a few days, legislators said Saturday.
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Tunisian PM vows to step down
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TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announced in Tunis he will leave politics after the unsettled country's next national election.
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Irish premier resigns party leadership
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DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen quit as leader of his Fianna Fail party Saturday but said he will stay in office through the March 11 election.
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Tense calm in Albania after protest deaths
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TIRANA, Albania, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Albania's capital was calm Saturday as the opposition mourned three people killed in protests Friday.
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Conservatives would further limit abortion
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Conservative lawmakers in dozens of U.S. states are launching aggressive campaigns that would further limit abortion, officials said.
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