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  Did You Hear the One About the Comedian Who Became President?

  NBC News - By Reuters

  A former TV comedian who has never held office swept to power in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday. GUATEMALA CITY — A former TV comedian who has never held office swept to power in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday after milking public anger over a corruption scandal that …

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  Jose Carlos Ramos Zepeda

  Oct 26, 2015
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  3 Named to Top Posts of Latino Group’s ‘Super PAC’

  The New York Times - 6:55 am ET

  A Latino “super PAC,” the Latino Victory Fund, announced three Democrats as its first co-chairs on Monday — Representative Joaquín Castro of Texas; Melissa Mark-Viverito, the New York City Council speaker; and Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles. The Latino Victory Fund is the …

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  Weeks of Violence Between Israelis and Palestinians

  The Atlantic - Alan Taylor

  Several weeks ago, an eruption of new violence began across Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, fueled in part by disagreements and rumors about restricted access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Militant groups, including Hamas, have called for “Days of Rage,” encouraging a surge in …

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  U.S. adds charges against Macau billionaire in U.N. bribe case

  Reuters - Nate Raymond

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors unveiled more charges against a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving a former president of the United Nations General Assembly. The charges were in an indictment in Manhattan federal court …

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  U.S. and Pacific Nations Reach Landmark Trade Deal

  TIME - Sam Frizell

  The United States reached an historic trade agreement with 11 Pacific Rim nations on Monday, setting global commerce and worker standards that would bind together 40% of the world’s economy including Japan, Chile and Vietnam. The so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership, a product of nearly eight years …