Selasa, 01 Mei 2012

Outside View: Why Johnny can’t pay his student loans

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Outside View: Why Johnny can't pay his student loans
PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 1 (UPI) -- Many college graduates are trapped in positions that don't earn them enough money to repay their college loans -- the blame for that belongs in several laps. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: The fog of war and poor battlefield judgment
JAMES ZUMWALT || UPI Outside View Commentator
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- Instead of blaming U.S. warriors for being solely responsible for questionable behavior, U.S. leaders need do some soul-searching as to what -- and who -- put the fighters in those situations. [ FULL STORY ]
Walker's World: France, growth and Europe
MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor Emeritus
PARIS, April 30 (UPI) -- The French presidential election has taken on a broader meaning with France offering a growth-oriented alternative to the German-led politics of austerity. [ FULL STORY ]

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U.S. official defends drone strikes as legal, effective
ANDY MATARRESE, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE || Writen for UPI
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- The White House's top counter-terrorism adviser defended the administration's use of drones against suspected terrorists as legal and effective tools. [ FULL STORY ]
Pyongyang displays weakness, Obama says
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Provocative actions by the government in North Korea are a sign of weakness and growing isolation, U.S. President Barack Obama said. [ FULL STORY ]
HRW documents abuses in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali, April 30 (UPI) -- Tuareg rebels and armed militias operating in northern Mali are suspected of committing crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said. [ FULL STORY ]
Trouble brewing in DRC
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1 (UPI) -- Refugees reported heavy gunfire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as government forces clashed with fighters loyal to war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda. [ FULL STORY ]
Sierra Leone sets up rights commission
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, April 30 (UPI) -- Sierra Leone has shown a commitment to international humanitarian law by establishing a rights committee in Freetown, the ICRC said. [ FULL STORY ]

 Energy Resources More Energy Resources
BP to press ahead in Gulf of Mexico
HOUSTON, May 1 (UPI) -- It would be wrong for British energy company BP to abandon work in the Gulf of Mexico despite the fallout from the 2010 spill, a company executive said. [ FULL STORY ]
Putin upbeat on weakened Nabucco
MOSCOW, April 30 (UPI) -- Russia might be able to take advantage of the doubts emerging over the planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline, an analyst said. [ FULL STORY ]
Libyan oil minister found dead in Austria
VIENNA, April 30 (UPI) -- The body of the former leader of Libya's state-run National Oil Corp. has been found in the Danube River, Austrian officials said. [ FULL STORY ]
U.S. rolls out 10-year climate study
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- A 10-year research plan outlined by the White House will focus on how human economic activity influences climate change, the administration said. [ FULL STORY ]
Jordan considers nuclear power
AMMAN, Jordan, April 30 (UPI) -- The Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission said it was considering two offers to build a nuclear reactor in the kingdom. [ FULL STORY ]

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Jordan's King Abdullah walks a tightrope on reform
AMMAN, Jordan, April 30 (UPI) -- King Abdullah II has gone through three prime ministers in 18 months as he struggles to avoid the Arab Spring political upheaval. [ FULL STORY ]
Pyongyang displays weakness, Obama says
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Provocative actions by the government in North Korea are a sign of weakness and growing isolation, U.S. President Barack Obama said. [ FULL STORY ]
Cairo lays out presidential campaign rules
CAIRO, April 30 (UPI) -- Egyptian presidential candidates have a $1.6 million spending limit and 60 minutes of free air time for the first round of voting, an elections commission said. [ FULL STORY ]
Red Cross condemns slaying of Pakistan aid worker
QUETTA, Pakistan, April 30 (UPI) -- The killing of member of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Pakistan was an act of barbarism, the organization said. [ FULL STORY ]
Trouble brewing in DRC
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1 (UPI) -- Refugees reported heavy gunfire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as government forces clashed with fighters loyal to war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda. [ FULL STORY ]

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