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Tuesday, October 08, 2013 (2013x201)

Uitzenddatum: Okt 08, 2013

2013/10/08 Headlines: Parties Trade Blame as Government Shutdown Enters 8th Day; Military Contractors Head to Work Despite Gov't Furloughs; DOJ Asks for Delay in <span class="caps">NSA Case Due to Shutdown; Brazilian President Demands Explanation from Canada over Spying Report; Report: Chronic Electrical Failures Plague Massive NSA Data Center in Utah; Libya: Protesters Decry U.S. Capture of Suspect from Streets of Tripoli; Maldives Court Invalidates 1st Round of Voting in Blow to Former President Nasheed; Kerry Touts Secretive TPP Trade Deal at <span class="caps">APEC Summit; President Karzai Blasts U.S.-Led Occupation of Afghanistan on 12th Anniversary; Afghanistan: Funeral Held for Civilians Killed in Alleged NATO Strike; Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Key Campaign Finance Case; Arizona to Launch Two-Track Voting System for Those Lacking Proof of Citizenship; California Governor Signs TRUST Act, Rejects Bill to Allow Non-Citizens on Juries; Ohio Bridge Bomb Plot Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years After Gov't Sting; Police Officer Who Called Shooting Victim Kenneth Chamberlain a Racial Slur Is Fired; Vietnam Veterans Mark Anniversary of Afghan Occupation; Idle No More Movement Holds Day of Action on 250th Anniversary of Royal Proclamation; Study: 1 in 10 Young Americans Has Committed Sexual Violence