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Monday, April 29, 2013 (2013x85)

Uitzenddatum: Apr 29, 2013

2013/04/29 Headlines: Military Admits 100 Prisoners on Hunger Strike at Guantánamo; Fire Erupts in Wreckage of Bangladesh Factory; Death Toll Rises to About 400; Syrian Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Pakistan Hit by Wave of Violence Ahead of Elections; Iraq Suspends Licenses of 10 TV Channels, Including Al Jazeera; Report: Troves of CIA Money Fueling Corruption in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 4 U.S. Servicemembers Die in Plane Crash; Obama Urges Congress to Take Action on Sequester Cuts; Authorities Arrest New Suspect in Ricin Mailings; Iranian Scientist Released After More Than a Year in U.S. Detention; Mexico: Hundreds March to Demand Justice for Slain Journalist; Obama Jokes About Race, Republicans at White House Correspondents' Dinner; Report: African-American Voter Turnout Topped White Turnout in 2012; Obama to Tap Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Post; 31 Arrested for Protest at Drone Base in Upstate New York; Court Denies Early Release for Jailed Pussy Riot Member; Oklahoma City Mosque Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime; Tens of Thousands Remain Homeless 6 Months After Superstorm Sandy; Feminist Journalist Mary Thom Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68; Georgia Students Attend School's 1st Racially Integrated Prom