After 7 Months, British Hacking Case Heads to the Jury
Date: 11 June 2014
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
Katrin BENNHOLD
British phone hacking case of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former lovers and tabloid editors of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct weekly News of the World, heads to jury; the two face charges linked to illegal interception of voice mail messages and are also accused of condoning payments to public officials for information; jurors have up to a month to reach a decision.
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Obama’s Moments of Freedom Send His Aides Scrambling
Date: 11 June 2014
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Julie DAVIS
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Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear
Date: 12 June 2014
By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and NEIL GOUGH
Michael FORSYTHE
Mark Simon, top executive at Hong Kong news media company Next Media Limited, says London-based banks HSBC and Standard Chartered have ended longtime advertising relationships with the company after being told to do so by the Chinese government; banks say their decisions were commercial.
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Cantor’s Loss a Bad Omen for Moderates
Date: 11 June 2014
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Jonathan WEISMAN
News analysis; primary defeat of House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor has torn apart the Republican leadership; Cantor's political demise will pull top echelons of the House even further to the right and most likely doom any ambitious legislation through the next presidential election; Tea Party conservatives are likely to be emboldened by victory of Cantor's opponent David Brat.
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Paul Takes On Clinton Over Her 'Dead Broke' Comments
Date: 11 June 2014
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Jeremy PETERS
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky invited Hillary Rodham Clinton to see what poverty is like for the people of Kentucky.
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Kuwait: Judge Shuts 2 Newspapers
Date: 11 June 2014
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kuwaiti judge orders newspapers Al Watan and Alam al-Yawm to stop publishing for five days for violating media blackout of secret investigation into allegations of a coup plot to overthrow the monarchy; is second time in less than two months that such an order has been given.
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Morocco’s King Slow to Deliver on Pro-Democracy Vows
Date: 12 June 2014
By AIDA ALAMI
Aida ALAMI
Moroccan ruler King Mohammed VI has not lived up to his promises of complete overhaul of past undemocratic practices, more freedom and respect for human rights; pro-democracy activists and journalists have faced increasing repression, as the government tries to tame an opposition emboldened by the 2011 Arab revolutions; Mohammed allowed the creation of a new Constitution, but many say change is purely cosmetic.
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