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August 20 2010

Pakistan vows clampdown on Islamist charities

A boy sits on a bed in a makeshift roadside camp for flood victims, in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab province on Friday. Pakistan said it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants trying to exploit anger among flood victims, amid fears their involvement in the relief effort would undermine the fight against groups like the Taliban.Pakistan says it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears of their exploitation of anger against the government during flood relief.


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July 24 2010

North Korea vows nuclear response to drills

The U.S. Navy's Aegis destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), arrives for joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises at Donghae Harbor, South Korea, on Saturday.North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a “sacred war” against the United States and South Korea at “any time necessary,” based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to “reckless” military exercises by the allies.


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July 14 2010

Obama vows election aid for House Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second from right, speaks to media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday. Standing with Pelosi from left are House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Jr., D-Md. and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.President Barack Obama promises Democratic leaders that he’ll actively support their agenda and lawmakers facing midterm elections this fall, according to a leadership aide.


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June 28 2010

Kagan vows to be unbiased, deferential to Congress

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged Monday to be properly deferential to Congress if confirmed as a justice and to strive to “consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law.”



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June 14 2010

First lady vows to help Camp Pendleton troops

First lady Michelle Obama told thousands of troops and their families Sunday that she is launching a national challenge for every American to find ways to make life easier for those fighting U.S. wars.

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June 12 2010

NKorea vows to blow up South propaganda facilities

North Korea vowed Saturday to launch an all-out attack against South Korean loudspeakers and other propaganda facilities along their heavily fortified border, warning it can even turn Seoul into a “sea of flame.”

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June 4 2010

Israel vows to stop aid ship nearing Gaza

June 4: Passengers aboard an Irish ship bound for Gaza say they won't divert to an Israeli port, but won't resist should Israeli soldiers board their ship. NBC's Tom Aspell reports. (Other)Israel vowed Friday to keep an Irish aid ship from breaching its blockade of the impoverished Gaza Strip, appealing to pro-Palestinian activists to dock at an Israeli port and avoid another showdown at sea.


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June 4 2010

Aid ship nears Gaza, Israel vows action

A cargo ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza could reach Israel’s 20-mile exclusion zone on Friday, an activist said, but Israel’s prime minister vowed the ship will not reach land.

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June 4 2010

Aid ship heads to Gaza, Israel vows action

A cargo ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza could reach Israel’s 20-mile exclusion zone on Friday, an activist said, but Israel’s prime minister vowed the ship will not reach land.



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May 19 2010

S. Korea vows ‘firm’ action against North

A giant offshore crane salvages the bow section of the South Korean naval ship Cheonan off Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, on April 24.South Korea on Thursday accused the North of sinking a navy ship last March, saying the evidence was overwhelming and that it would take “firm” measures against its isolated neighbor.






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