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With next election in mind, Karunanidhi strikes
It was Friday January 16. By the afternoon it had become clear that not only was Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh headed for major heart surgery but that he would no longer be able to handle the stressful Finance Ministry portfolio and present the interim budget slated for February.
 
Obama's missing freedom agenda
On his second full day in office, President Barack Obama made a major gesture toward restoring the Constitution and the rule of law by signing two executive orders: one closed the prison at Guantánamo Bay, and the other restored America to the company of civilized nations by closing so-called "black sites" that facilitated state-sanctioned torture.
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