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July 3, 2012
25 Killed in Iraq Bombing After Bloodiest Month Since U.S. Withdrawal
Assad Voices Regret for Downing of Turkish Jet; Rebels Skip Cairo Meeting
U.N. Urges End to Arming of Rebels, Assad Forces
Mexican Students Protest Election Results; López Obrador Refuses to Concede
Peña Nieto Affirms Commitment to Drug War Crackdown
Afghan Officer Kills 3 NATO Troops
Pharma Giant GlaxoSmithKline Fined Record $3 Billion for Health Care Fraud
U.S. Accounts for Bulk of Gov’t Requests on Private Twitter Accounts
Florida to Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion
Scores Arrested Protesting Vermont Nuclear Plant
Shell Wins Protest-Free Buffer Zone Around Arctic Drilling Ship
U.S. Denies Visa to Afghanistan-Based Peace Activist
Psychiatrist, Gay Rights Advocate Dr. Richard Issay Dies at 77
HRW: Torture Widespread Under Assad Regime