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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Syrian man who was held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has sued Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former military officers, seeking compensation for alleged torture and inhumane treatment during his nine years of detention.

Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues U.S. for damages

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi on Thursday pleaded guilty to a felony corruption charge for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving the $132 billion state pension fund.

Ex-NY comptroller Hevesi pleads guilty in pension scam

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "American Dream" is under siege by an out-of-control federal government that doesn't listen to its people, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader John Boehner said on Friday.

Republican leader says American dream under siege

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OSLO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Jailed Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for two decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity".

China livid as dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named close aide Tom Donilon as his top security adviser on Friday, elevating a skeptic of the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan to oversee a major review of the war.

New Obama security adviser clashed with military

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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Four attorneys from Texas, Louisiana and Florida were appointed on Friday to a committee to lead the hundreds of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc and its partners, according to court documents.

Gulf Coast attorneys to lead U.S. oil spill lawsuits

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SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California on Friday approved a state budget filled with spending cuts and creative accounting to fill a $19.3 billion deficit, 100 days after a spending plan should have been in place.

California budget approved 100 days late

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will immediately reopen a vital supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan 10 days after it was shut following a cross-border air strike by NATO forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Pakistan reopens supply route for NATO forces

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SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks.

Palestinians give U.S. one month to curb settlements

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging powers won a battle on Saturday for heightened IMF scrutiny of rich countries' economic policies as world financial leaders sought to defuse mounting tensions over currencies.

IMF told to toughen scrutiny of rich powers