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Obama asked to give 'legal justification' for drone strikes
Several White House members and US Congressman Dennis Kucinich have reportedly asked President Barack Obama to provide the targeting criteria for drone strikes and the legal justification for them. Kucinich, Democratic House of Representatives member, expressed concern at the use of signature strikes against suspected militants by the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). "These drone

Europe debt crisis offers bargains for Asian firms: Macquarie

The European debt crisis is presenting bargains for cash-rich Asian firms such as Hong Kong-listed conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and Malaysian gaming company Genting Bhd, Macquarie Securities

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Sandusky asks Pa. court to delay child sex case

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, facing trial next week on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, on Thursday asked a state appeals court to review his case and to delay the

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Ex-Warner Bros. exec becomes Disney studio chief

The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that it hired former president of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Alan Horn, to lead its movie studio as chairman, a personnel move that attempts to right the wrongs

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CVC refers coal block allocation case to CBI

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the case of alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks to public and private companies that

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Disney names Alan Horn to replace Rich Ross at movie studio

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co named Alan Horn chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, replacing Rich Ross, who left the studio in late April following the poor performance of

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