AP – Back in this town’s darkest days, Jeff Shrock, a third-generation autoworker, would cruise down the streets where he grew up, past the foreclosed homes and four giant Chrysler factories, knowing their future — and his job — were in jeopardy. He sometimes imagined the worst.
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Auto town on the mend, but bailout still divides
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AP – A bomb exploded Friday at a busy Damascus intersection, killing 25 people and wounding dozens in the second major attack in the Syrian capital in as many weeks, officials said, vowing to respond to further security threats with an “iron fist.”
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Bombing in Syrian capital of Damascus kills 25
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Reuters – Opposition activists say Syrian authorities are breaking their promises to withdraw troops from the streets of strife-torn towns, contradicting statements by Arab League peace monitors that government forces have pulled back.
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Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham
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Reuters – In the offices of one of Tunisia’s many political parties, a poster captures the fear that keeps people returning to the streets. It shows a woman in the midst of a protest. She holds up a simple sign: “The martyrs did not die for a new dictatorship.”
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Insight: In home of Arab Spring, a desire for more
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AP – The 37-year-old schizophrenic man who died after a violent police confrontation that was caught on a bystander’s cell phone was loved and cared for by his family but chose to live on the streets, his father said Wednesday.
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AP – Syrian security forces killed at least 17 protesters Friday as hundreds of thousands flooded the streets nationwide in the largest anti-government demonstrations since the uprising began more than four months ago, witnesses and activists said.
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Syrian forces fire on massive rallies; 17 killed (AP)
Reuters – Trash could pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will stay home if the U.S. Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.
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AP – The scope of Moammar Gadhafi’s control was whittled away Wednesday as major Libyan cities and towns closer to the capital fell to the rebellion against his rule. In the east, now all but broken away, the opposition vowed to “liberate” Tripoli, where the Libyan leader is holed up with a force of militiamen roaming the streets and tanks guarding the outskirts.
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Gadhafi hold whittled away as Libya revolt spreads (AP)
AP – Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi’s regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. Protesters called for another night of defiance against the Arab world’s longest-serving leader despite a heavy crackdown.
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Gadhafi’s hold on Libya weakens in protest wave (AP)