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Dalai Lama urges U.S. to address rich-poor issue

The Dalai Lama, accepting a human rights prize from a U.S. foundation Tuesday, chastised the United States for not fully addressing the economic divide between its poorest and richest citizens.

Rep. Tom Lantos of California dies at 80

Rep. Tom Lantos, the Democratic chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, died Monday due to complications from cancer, his office said. Lantos was 80.

Time.com: House GOP Opposes AIDS Program Changes

House Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortions

Yahoo settles dissidents suit

Internet giant Yahoo has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of a Chinese dissident and a journalist, who claim they were jailed after the company cooperated with Chinese authorities, according to court documents.

Lawmaker rips into State Department for passport delays

A lawmaker ripped into the State Department Wednesday for widespread delays in issuing passports, calling them "a travesty" and "a national embarrassment" reminiscent of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. lawmakers arrested at Sudanese Embassy protest

Five Democratic members of Congress were arrested at the Sudanese Embassy and led away in plastic handcuffs Friday to protest the atrocities in the Darfur region.

House passes savings bill for guard, reserve forces

The House passed unanimously a bill Wednesday to give financially strapped National Guard troops and reservists serving in Iraq and Afghanistan the ability to make penalty-free early withdrawals from their retirement funds.

Fortune: Sex at the SEC, Washington learns from the Mafia, a couple of big Dukakis fans, and other matters. THE OTHER HUD SCANDAL

What has gone before: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is rocked by scandal. It seems that ''influence peddlers'' have actually exerted influence on certain HUD decisions. Led b...

Fortune: Arabian slights

California consultant Sam Bamieh has some advice for Americans doing business in Saudi Arabia: ''If you're there, get out. If you're not, don't go.'' Thanks to the oil glut, the once flush desert k...

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