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• US congratulates Japan's Abe on re-election

  14-12-2014 20:04
  
  The United States welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's easy re-election victory Sunday in snap polls, hailing his "strong leadership" on international crises. "The US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement. Media exit polls showed his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito had swept the ballot, with an unassailable two-thirds majority in
  
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• Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine

  14-12-2014 19:26
  
  Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. The meeting in Rome comes as tensions soar after US lawmakers passed a bill -- dubbed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act -- calling for additional sanctions against Russia and the delivery of up to $350 million (280 million euros) worth of US military hardware to Kiev. "Undoubtedly, we will not be able to leave thi
  
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• Jeb Bush to release emails from time as Florida governor

  14-12-2014 18:46
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Jeb Bush says he plans to release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, part of an e-book that he is writing as he mulls taking the plunge on a 2016 presidential bid. There has been intense speculation that Bush, brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H. W. Bush, may be gearing up to enter the White House race as a Republican candidate. In a television interview that aired on Sunday, Bush said releasing the emails showed
  
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• White House says Sony Pictures apology 'appropriate' post 'Obama racist slur' revelation

  14-12-2014 08:20
  
  Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): The White House has termed the apology issued by Sony Pictures executives for sending "derogatory emails" about President Barack Obama as "appropriate" after they were leaked following a cyber attack on the Hollywood studio.
  
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• Jeb Bush, eyeing presidential run, to release emails

  14-12-2014 07:05
  
  Washington (AFP) - vJeb Bush, a son and brother of US presidents, says he plans to release an ebook and his emails from his Florida governorship, in the strongest indication yet he may throw his hat in the 2016 White House race.
  
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• Senate Passes Long Term Spending Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown

  14-12-2014 03:07
  
  In a rare Saturday session, the Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending measure that would fund most of the government for nine months, capping off a week of high-stakes drama over the funding bill and avoiding any government shutdown in the near future.The Senate voted 56 to 40 to approve the measure. The bill will now head to the White House for President Obama's signature.The spending measure will fund the government, except for the Department of Homeland Security, through next Septembe
  
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