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• U.S. Senator Rubio could announce White House bid April 13: report

  28-03-2015 17:49
  
  U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is likely to make an announcement on his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on April 13 in Miami, according to a local news report. The Cuban-American from Florida has reserved the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami for an undisclosed event, the Tampa Bay Times reported on Friday night. It said the venue was a potential spot for Rubio to make his presidential bid official. The 1926 Mediterranean-style building was used to process and help refugees fleeing c
  
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• Nigeria villagers self start the poll as officials fail to appear

  28-03-2015 14:04
  
  Polling was supposed to have begun, but election officials were nowhere to be found, so one community on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital decided to start the election on their own Saturday morning. Shortly after 8:00 am (0700 GMT) Teddy Oheje stood on a ledge at the White House polling station in the town of Maraba, Nasarawa state, writing numbers sequentially in blue ink on scraps of paper, distributing the tickets one-by-one to a large crowd of anxious voters. "They are supposed t
  
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• Massive support for KSA campaign to save Yemen

  28-03-2015 11:39
  
  Five Gulf states said Thursday that they will protect Yemen’s embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi against Shiite rebels. Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby declared his full support for the airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will lead the Saudi delegation to the 26th Arab League Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. The US is coordinating closely with Saudi Arabia and regional allies in the military action, including providing intelligence and lo
  
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• Obama honours two South Asian science, math mentors

  28-03-2015 05:26
  
  Andhra University graduate Murty S. Kambhampati, a professor of biology at Southern University at New Orleans, and Sri Lankan origin Tilak Ratnanather, an associate professor in the biomedical engineering department of the Johns Hopkins University, Maryland will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year. "These educators are helping to cultivate America's future scientists, engineers and mathematicians," President Barack Obama said announcing the names of the award winners F
  
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• Police officer wounded, suspect killed in Boston shootout

  28-03-2015 04:32
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston police say the officer who was seriously wounded in a shootout is a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and was honored at the White House in May as a Top Cop Award winner.
  
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• Obama expresses support for Yemen action with Saudi King

  28-03-2015 03:30
  
  Washington, March 28 (IANS) US President Barack Obama spoke with Saudi King Salman, discussing recent developments in Yemen and emphasised the US support for the action taken by Saudi Arabia and Gulf Cooperation Council members, the White House has said in a statement.
  
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• US military rescues two Saudi pilots off Yemen coast: official

  28-03-2015 02:49
  
  The US military has rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their jet off Yemen's coast, as the kingdom launched air strikes on rebel camps in its violence-wracked neighbor, officials said. The Saudi F-15 fighter jet appeared to be participating in the operations in Yemen, though a US defense official declined to confirm why the men ejected from the plane or why it went down in international waters late Thursday. The official said Saudi authorities had enlisted Washington's help in t
  
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• Clinton wiped email server 'clean': Republican chairman

  28-03-2015 01:40
  
  Hillary Clinton wiped "clean" her private server that hosted her emails while secretary of state, permanently deleting all correspondence, and did not turn over more of the messages, lawmakers said Friday. A simmering scandal over Clinton's admitted use of a private email account for the duration of her four years as President Barack Obama's top diplomat has threatened to mar a spring rollout of her all-but-certain White House campaign. "We learned today, from her attorn
  
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• Obama, in call to Saudi king, expresses support for Yemen action: White House

  28-03-2015 01:20
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Saudi King Salman on Friday and reaffirmed Obama's support for the military action taken in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies, the White House said in a statement. Obama and King Salman agreed that their goal is to achieve lasting stability in Yemen through a negotiated political solution, the statement said. Obama also underscored his commitment to Saudi Arabia's security.
  
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• U.S., British officials call for political solution in Yemen: White House

  28-03-2015 00:20
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met on Friday and agreed that a negotiated political solution would be the best outcome for the crisis in Yemen, the White House said in a statement. The two officials agreed that a military-only approach would lead to further suffering and destabilization in the region, the statement said. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• Virginia Beach Supplier Joins White House Discussion on Energy

  28-03-2015 00:08
  
  ADS, Inc., a Virginia Beach, Va. based federal supplier recently participated in an industry roundtable discussion with President Barack Obama at the White House, along with representatives from SAIC, United Technologies, Honeywell, General Electric and other major U.S.
  
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