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• US removes Gambia from trade agreement

  24-12-2014 20:11
  
  Activists have praised the U.S. government's decision to remove Gambia from a trade agreement, apparently in response to human rights abuses. The White House announced late Tuesday that it is terminating ...
  
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• Sony Asked Apple To Show ‘The Interview’ On iTunes, But Apple Said No

  24-12-2014 14:33
  
  NBC/”Saturday Night Live”Seth Rogen and James Franco, stars of The Interview. Following its decision to pull “The Interview” from most theaters, Sony reached out to Apple to distribute the movie on iTunes, according to a report by The New York Times. Apple said no. It’s unclear from the Times report if Apple didn’t want to show the movie because of hacking concerns, but the story does mention that the quick time crunch might have been a factor. Sony also asked the White House to help
  
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• Senate, CIA agree torture program was mismanaged

  24-12-2014 09:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate report on the CIA's interrogation program and the spy agency's official response clash on almost every aspect of the long-secret operation, including the brutality and effectiveness of its methods and the agency's secret dealings with the Bush White House, Congress and the media. Both reports largely agree on one major CIA failure: the agency's mismanagement of the now-shuttered program.
  
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• US court dismisses immigration lawsuit against Obama

  24-12-2014 08:52
  
  A US federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial actions he took last month shielding millions of undocumented migrants from deportation. The suit brought by Joseph Arpaio, the conservative sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, challenging the constitutionality of the president's actions, was dismissed by Judge Beryl Howell. "The plaintiff's case raises important questions regarding the impact of illegal immigration on this na
  
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• Obama lauds theatres' decision to screen film

  24-12-2014 07:32
  
  Washington, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama has applauded Sony Pictures' decision to authorise the screening of "The Interview" -- a film satirising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un -- in independent theatres, the White House said.
  
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• Obama Hails Sony U-Turn Over The Interview

  24-12-2014 06:58
  
  The White House has praised Sony for reversing its decision to pull the controversial film The Interview, which features the fictional assassination of North Korea's leader.
  
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• 'The Joe Show' Spotlights Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio

  24-12-2014 06:00
  
  Shrugging off charges of racism, Arpaio ponders a White House run
  
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• ‘The Interview’ Is Now Going To Play In More Than 200 Theaters On Christmas

  24-12-2014 04:09
  
  Sony Pictures LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sony Pictures will allow “The Interview” to play in more than 200 U.S. theaters as of Christmas Day, reversing its decision to pull the film, after coming under criticism from President Barack Obama and others for caving in to pressure from North Korea. The White House praised Sony‘s about-face, which the studio said would result in “a limited theatrical release” of the film, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco and is about a fict
  
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• In plot reversal, Sony sends 'The Interview' to 200 theaters

  24-12-2014 03:15
  
  By Eric Kelsey and David Brunnstrom LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sony Pictures will allow "The Interview" to play in more than 200 U.S. theaters as of Christmas Day, reversing its decision to pull the film, after coming under criticism from President Barack Obama and others for caving into pressure from North Korea. The White House praised Sony's about-face, which the studio said would result in "a limited theatrical release" of the film, which stars Seth Rogen and
  
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• In plot reversal, Sony sends 'The Interview' to 200 theatres

  24-12-2014 03:10
  
  By Eric Kelsey and David Brunnstrom LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sony Pictures will allow "The Interview" to play in more than 200 U.S. theatres as of Christmas Day, reversing its decision to pull the film, after coming under criticism from President Barack Obama and others for caving into pressure from North Korea. The White House praised Sony's about-face, which the studio said would result in "a limited theatrical release" of the film, which stars Seth Rogen and
  
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• Sony Pictures moves to release 'The Interview' in about-face

  24-12-2014 00:49
  
  By Eric Kelsey and David Brunnstrom LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sony Pictures will allow "The Interview" to play in some U.S. theaters on Christmas Day, reversing its decision to pull the film, after coming under criticism from President Barack Obama and others for caving into pressure from North Korea. The White House praised Sony's about-face, which the studio said would result in "a limited theatrical release" of the film, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franc
  
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