By Reuters
U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - one million for each year in the doctor's sentence. (7:28 am)
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PAKISTAN, AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, HILLARY CLINTON, CONGRESS
By IBTimes
The Republicans in the recently formed Women's Policy Alliance don't actually support legislation intended to aid women. (May 22)
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ABORTION
By IBTimes UK
A new chapter in spaceflight was opened today as Spacex became the first private firm to launch a vessel to the International Space Station. (May 22)
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NASA, TWITTER, RUSSIA, FLORIDA
By IBTimes
The U.S. sale of advanced F-16s fighter jets to Taiwan is looking more likely than ever of being formalized into law, after being approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. (May 22)
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CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, INVESTMENT, WHITE HOUSE
By IBTimes
Speaker of the House John Boehner rebuffed questions about his ability to lead a notoriously fractious Republican caucus, saying an influx of freshmen had made his job more difficult. (May 21)
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WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, CONGRESS
By IBTimes
During my many years of following American political thought, one overwhelming truth has emerged: There is nothing as powerful as an idea (be it intelligent or stupid) whose time has come. (May 21)
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CHINA, FEDERAL RESERVE, WAL-MART
By IBTimes
Human Rights Watch released a new report that documents an epidemic of sexual harassment and sexual violence against female immigrant farmworkers by employers, supervisors, and others in the workplace. (May 18)
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CALIFORNIA, HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW YORK
By IBTimes
Lawmakers rejected the Smith-Amash amendment, which would have barred the indefinite military detention, without charge or trial, of terror suspects apprehended on U.S. soil. (May 18)
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BARACK OBAMA, COURT, NEW YORK