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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Mali president 'to go home' after weeks in Paris
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore plans to return home Friday after a two-month stay in Paris where he travelled for treatment after being attacked, diplomats said.
The 70-year-old was attacked by a mob inside his office in Bamako on May 21, the eve of the official start of a transition period for a return to democratic rule in the troubled west African country after a March coup.
"He let it be understood that he wished to return to Bamako tomorrow (Friday)," a diplomat said, adding that Traore planned to "assume his responsibilities" once he got back home.
Renegade soldiers toppled elected president Amadou Toure on March 22 but, under intense regional and international pressure, later agreed to hand power back to a civilian administration.
Traore was attacked by a group of people backing the coup.
Mali has continued its descent into chaos since the coup and is de facto split in two, with Islamist groups linked to Al-Qaeda controlling the north, a territory larger than France or Texas.
Its efforts to escape a post-coup crisis faced further upset on Wednesday after key political parties called for the prime minister to resign, just days before a deadline to form a new unity government.
Interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has until July 31 to formulate a unity government, demanded by regional mediators to deal with the deepening hold of hardline Islamists on the north, which they seized four months ago.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mali-president-home-weeks-paris-002659962.html
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Obama, Romney views have evolved toward gun rights
President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting during an event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla., Friday, July 20, 2012. Obama, who was scheduled to spend the day campaigning in Florida, is canceling his next campaign event to return to Washington to monitor the shooting. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting during an event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla., Friday, July 20, 2012. Obama, who was scheduled to spend the day campaigning in Florida, is canceling his next campaign event to return to Washington to monitor the shooting. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes a statement on the shootings in Colorado on Friday, July 20, 2012 in Bow, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama takes a moment of silence for the events in Colorado during a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday, July 19, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. He says the event "reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family." (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about the shootings in Colorado at an event in Bow, N.H., Friday, July 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed shock and sorrow over the bloodshed at a Colorado movie theater, neither suggested that tougher gun control could make a difference, a notion that has faded from political debate.
Romney signed a ban on assault weapons as Massachusetts governor. But as the presumptive Republican nominee, he now bills himself as the candidate who will protect gun owners' rights.
Obama called for reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons during his 2008 presidential campaign. But since his election, he hasn't sought to get that done or pushed other gun control proposals, either.
Neither man is likely to raise gun control as a campaign issue ? beyond Romney's insistence that an Obama presidency is bad for gun owners. Both say they'll protect the Second Amendment right to bear arms. A look at the evolution of the candidates' positions and where they stand on guns:
OBAMA
1997-2004: As an Illinois state senator, Obama supports banning all forms of semiautomatic weapons and tighter state restrictions generally on firearms, including a failed effort to limit handgun purchases to one per month.
2005: In the U.S. Senate, Obama votes against protecting firearms makers and dealers from lawsuits over misuse of their products by others. The bill is signed into law by President George W. Bush.
2008: During his first presidential campaign, Obama supports a return to the federal ban on assault weapons, which began during the Clinton administration and expired under Bush. He also endorses requiring background checks for buyers at gun shows. The National Rifle Association attacks him as an anti-gun zealot ? a stand the group continues to take today.
April 2008: Obama is criticized for elitism after sounding dismissive of gun owners in a talk to campaign donors. He said voters in struggling small towns in Middle America "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them" to explain their frustrations.
September 2008: Obama seeks to reassure gun owners: "I believe in people's lawful right to bear arms. ... There are some common-sense gun safety laws that I believe in. But I am not going to take your guns away." Nonetheless, gun sales go up when Obama wins, apparently because of fear that new restrictions are imminent under his administration.
2009: As president, Obama signs a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons in the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and other national parks and wildlife refuges and another that lets people carry guns in their checked bags on Amtrak trains.
2010: The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence gives Obama a grade of "F'' for failing to push even the gun restrictions he supported while campaigning.
2011: Obama says the shooting that severely wounded then-Rep. Gabriel Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed six people should lead to "a new discussion of how we can keep America safe for all our people." He calls for "sound and effective steps" to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, including strengthening background checks on gun buyers. But he's short on specifics, and the Obama administration hasn't proposed any new gun initiatives since then.
March 2012: Obama calls the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida "a tragedy," saying Americans should do some soul-searching and "examine the laws" to figure out why it happened. He hasn't called for any legal changes in response to the case, which mostly brought attention to some states' "stand your ground" laws making it easier for a shooter to claim self-defense. Indeed, most gun regulations are imposed by states. The primary federal law is the Brady law requiring background checks on firearms purchasers.
July 20: Obama says he's heartbroken by the Aurora, Colo., movie theater massacre and calls for Americans to unite in prayer for the victims: "If there's anything to take away from this tragedy it's the reminder that life is very fragile, our time here is limited and it is precious."
Asked whether the mass shooting should prompt a new review of gun laws, White House spokesman Jay Carney declines to comment beyond reiterating Obama's existing stance in support of "common-sense measures that protect Second Amendment rights of Americans, while ensuring that those who should not have guns under existing law do not get them."
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ROMNEY
1994: In his unsuccessful challenge to liberal Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Romney sounds moderate on guns, supporting an assault weapons ban and insisting, "I don't line up with the NRA."
2002: Running for governor of Massachusetts, Romney says he supports and will protect the state's "tough gun laws." The NRA gives his Democratic opponent a higher rating on gun-rights issues and makes no endorsement in the race.
2003: As governor, Romney upsets gun owners by signing a law that quadruples the state's gun-licensing fee ? from $25 to $100 ? as part of a widespread effort to eliminate the budget deficit.
2004: Romney signs a Massachusetts ban on assault weapons. He mollifies many gun rights advocates by coupling it with looser rules on gun licenses and an extension of the duration of licenses, reducing the effect of the earlier fee increase.
2005: Declares May 7 as "Right to Bear Arms Day" in Massachusetts.
2006: As he prepares for his first presidential run, Romney becomes a lifetime NRA member.
2007: While campaigning, Romney declares he sometimes hunts "small varmints" ? a comment ridiculed by some as an awkward attempt to pander to pro-gun voters.
2008: In a Republican primary debate, Romney says he would have signed the federal assault weapons ban if it came to his desk as president, but he opposes any new gun legislation.
2011: Making his second presidential bid, Romney's campaigns on a promise to protect and promote the Second Amendment.
2012: Romney tells gun owners that Obama wants to erode their rights. "We need a president who will enforce current laws, not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners," Romney told the National Rifle Association's annual convention. "President Obama has not. I will."
July 20: Like Obama, Romney avoids talking politics on the day of the Aurora shooting. He says Americans are coming together in their sorrow: "There is something we can do. We can offer comfort to someone near us who is suffering or heavy laden, and we can mourn with those who mourn in Colorado."
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Olympic stars warm up in British provinces
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Man Finds Long-Lost Son, Ex-Wife via Facebook
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Traveling safe to Lebanon: is a travel insurance necessary?
In Lebanon the crime rate is moderate, but both car theft and burglaries do occur. Violent crime and sexual assault are rare, although petty theft ? such as pick pocketing and purse snatching ? is common in crowded public areas. Police are responsive but often unable to effect a positive outcome. There are no special concerns with regard to targeted victimization of travelers in scams or confidence schemes.
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Generosity greatly changes fortunes of bullied bus monitor
Life hasn't always been kind to Karen Klein.
She was a widow at 51.
She lost her son, Rusty, to suicide 10 years ago.
She had to take out a loan against her paid-off home to make ends meet.
Health problems have limited her hearing and, sometimes, her ability to walk.
Then, last month, a video of the school bus monitor being badgered by four seventh-graders went viral. For 10 minutes, the foul-mouthed boys peppered her with insults about her weight, hearing aids, economic status, and worse.
"You don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they didn't want to be near you," one of the bullies said.
It's no wonder the 68-year-old still has a tough time accepting that thousands of Good Samaritans are about to change her life forever.
"I didn't realize there were so many nice people out there in the world," Klein, who lives in upstate New York, told Yahoo! News this week.
That's because a stranger's online campaign to fund a vacation for Klein also went viral. Instead of pledging the requested $5,000, donors gave nearly $700,000 to the drive, which ends at midnight Friday.
A half-million dollars was raised in the first four days, with pledges coming from 84 countries and every state in America.
"It doesn't seem like this is me that this is happening to," Klein said. "It's just unbelievable. I don't know when I'm going to come back to Earth."
The outpouring took place on Indiegogo.com, a website for online fund-raising. The site combines web payments and social media to enable anyone to raise money for anything.
"It's pretty remarkable," Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin said of the bus monitor campaign.
The co-founder of the 5-year-old site attributed the campaign's success to the viral video, people fed up with bullies, and the technology to respond immediately. The boys had their bus privileges suspended and must attend an alternative school for one year.
"The world came together to act and say, 'Hey, this woman needs a vacation, and more importantly, this is our way of making a statement about bullying,'" he said.
More than 31,000 people have made pledges. The average donation was $21, but one person contributed $3,000.
"Are you kidding? For me? What did I do?" Klein told Yahoo! News. "Why are these people going crazy like this for me?"
Klein will get the money, minus Indiegogo's 4 percent handling fee, next week.
"It's going to be an exciting day," Rubin said.
The amount raised is more than 40 times Klein's $15,506 annual salary as a bus monitor. She's been a bus driver and monitor in Greece, N.Y., for 23 years. Before that she worked as a banquet server and store clerk.
"Yeah, it's time to retire," said Klein, who reportedly will not have to pay taxes on the goodwill.
In retirement, she said she hopes to get involved in causes to prevent bullying and suicide. She'd also like to help special-needs children.
"I'm not a great speaker ? but I would like to try to do something," Klein said. "Kids write to me and tell me that they've been bullied. The kids that get bullied ? I hate it."
Strangers have written asking for money, but she knows she must pay her bills and take care of her family first. Two grandchildren are disabled and other family members are unemployed.
"Things have not been real good in the family," said Klein, who has three children and eight grandchildren. "It's going to go very fast. That's why I need to set some aside. And I don't feel like I'm going to be a different person because of the money. I'm just going to be me."
Besides money from the Indiegogo campaign, she's also received multiple trips and other gifts, including a blanket and pillow from USC's Davis School of Gerontology.
"That's the study of old people," Karen explained with a chuckle.
Cards and letters continue to arrive at her door daily.
"I kind of live in a little world of my own here," she said. "Opening up letter after letter after card after card of people saying how much they like me and what I did, it really boosts your morale."
And her spunk.
"Oh, I did make one big purchase," she said proudly. "A three-wheeled bike. It has a basket on the back, so I could even ride it to the store!"
Enjoy the ride, Karen Klein.
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