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Gulf rulers take sharper aim at Web speech, sentence people for 'cyber-dissent'

Something unusual happened on Kuwait's normally boisterous online universe after back-to-back convictions this week for insulting the emir on Twitter: There was hardly... Read more »

Jan. 9, 2013

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What will the new year bring us? Here are 2013 predictions

Since leaving the Senate and re-engaging with the private sector, I have rediscovered the forces within America that have the capacity to shape the future in... Read more »

Dec. 31, 2012

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Iraq Sunnis protest against government Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province

Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province, raising the prospect of... Read more »

Dec. 26, 2012

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Pope's Christmas message focuses on Mideast, China

In his Christmas message to the world Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the slaughter in Syria and for more meaningful negotiations between Israelis and... Read more »

Dec. 25, 2012

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Couple from LDS Charities serves Syrian refugees in Jordan

In the last few months, Jim and Karyn Anderson have made hundreds of new memories; one for every Syrian refugee family they've helped with food aid, hygiene and... Read more »

Dec. 18, 2012

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What next in Syria?

After 20 months and tens of thousands of deaths, the civil war in Syria may be reaching a turning point. The ragtag group of rebels that took up arms during the Arab... Read more »

Dec. 7, 2012

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