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5 Die Of Tick-Borne Disease In Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey, (UPI) — Five people have died in the Black Sea region of Turkey of a disease that can be transmitted by tick bites, officials said. Saim Sener, Nigar Orman and Ayse Ortaacar of Kastamonu province in northern Turkey were taken to Ankara Numune Hospital Tuesday and died that day from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, [...]
George W. Bush Says He’s For Romney
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Former President George W. Bush, largely absent during the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign, said he endorsed likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney. After a rare public appearance in Washington, Bush offered his backing in response to a question posed by ABC News as he exited the stage Tuesday. “I’m for Mitt Romney,” Bush [...]
Fatwa Issued Against Iranian Rapper
COLOGNE, Germany, (UPI) — An Iranian rapper who lives in Europe said he was forced into hiding after a religious leader declared his songs crimes and offered money for his execution. Shahin Najafi released a song last week criticizing Iranian society and politics, The Daily Trust reported Wednesday. Najafi, who has lived in Germany since [...]
Romney: Stimulus Was Wasted
DES MOINES, Iowa, (UPI) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney derided President Obama’s economic stimulus package to a Des Moines, Iowa, audience as a “waste” of borrowed money. Romney, speaking before about 200 people at the Hotel Des Moines Tuesday called the $787 billion economic stimulus package “the biggest, most careless one-time expenditure by the [...]
Poll: Most Expect Obama To Win Re-Election
PRINCETON, N.J., (UPI) — U.S. voters overwhelmingly say they expect President Obama to win re-election, the latest Gallup poll indicated Tuesday. The Gallup/USA Today poll found 56 percent of those queried said they expect Obama to win, compared to 36 percent who said they expect presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney to come out on top. [...]
Lawsuit Blames Prison For Tot’s Death
OKLAHOMA CITY, (UPI) — The father of a 3-year-old girl found beheaded in 2001 says the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is responsible for his daughter’s death. Erica Green was born May 15, 1997, to Michelle Johnson, who at the time, had been in prison for five weeks. Convicted for larceny, Johnson had a history of [...]
Bloody Syringes Found In Stores’ Clothes
SHERBROOKE, Quebec, (UPI) — Police in Sherbrooke, Quebec, are urging shoppers to be very careful when handling clothes after the 20th bloody syringe turned up in pants pockets. At a news conference in the city east of Montreal Monday, Police Chief Gaetan Labbe told reporters the most recent discovery was made in a clothing store [...]
Obama: DOMA Is A Bad Idea
NEW YORK, (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama Monday told ABC’s Barbara Walters he supports gay marriage but declined to say he would seek to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Speaking during a recording of the ABC program “The View” for broadcast Tuesday, Obama said he believes same-sex couples should have the right to [...]
Ron Paul Ends His Primary Campaigns
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said Monday he will stop actively campaigning in state primaries for the Republican presidential nomination. The libertarian Texas lawmaker, however, said he will continue to seek delegates, Roll Call reported. “Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process,” Paul told supporters. “We will continue to [...]
In Barnard Speech, Obama Targets Young, Female Voters
NEW YORK, (UPI) — President Obama Monday said the battles fought for women’s rights, voters’ rights and gay rights have helped make the United States a great nation. Obama, giving the commencement address at Barnard College, the all-women’s institution that is a sister school to his alma matter Columbia University, urged the graduates to “fight [...]
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