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Pressures mount on Mali junta as rebels, Islamists advance
Mali’s embattled coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo on Friday asked for help to halt advancing Tuareg rebels and Islamist fighters who seized another key northern town from overwhelmed soldiers. The appeal came after the 15-nation regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Thursday threatened a “diplomatic and financial embargo” unless constitutional order is restored within 72 hours. Read more…
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Obama proposal would benefit 1 million illegal immigrants
The Obama administration is proposing to make it easier for illegal immigrants who are immediate family members of American citizens to apply for permanent residency, a move that could affect as many as 1 million of the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally. The proposal is the latest move by the administration to use its executive powers to revise immigration procedures without changing the law. Read more…
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Muslim Brotherhood names a candidate for president of Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s dominant power in parliament, nominated a presidential candidate to run in the May election, a move that may increase tensions between the once-banned group and the country’s ruling generals. Read more…
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