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Monday, May 09, 2011 (2011x91)

: 09, 2011

2011/05/09 Headlines: U.S. Targets American-Born Cleric in Assassination Attempt in Yemen; Obama: Bin Laden Had “Support Network” Inside Pakistan; Name of CIA Station Chief in Islamabad Leaked to Pakistani Press; Syria President Deploys Tanks in Third Largest City amid Sweeping Dissident Arrests; Bahrain Authorities Bulldoze Shiite Mosques in Nationwide Crackdown; Boat of African Migrants Fleeing Libya Left to Die by NATO, European Units; Human Rights Group Accuses Libyan Government in Attacks on Civilians; Salafist Muslims Attack Coptic Christians in Cairo; 12 Killed, Nearly 200 Wounded; National Unemployment Rises, Florida Governor Scott Slashes Unemployment Benefits; CEOs Received Massive Pay Increases in 2010; President Obama Pushes Congress to Eliminate Tax Breaks for Oil Producers; Mining Industry Campaign Donations Hampered Safety Legislation; Muslim Imams en Route to Islamophobia Conference Removed from Flight; New York City Mayor Bloomberg Set to Lay Off More than 4,000 Teachers; CUNY Expected to Reverse Decision to Block Honorary Degree for Tony Kushner; Peace Activist Father Daniel Berrigan Celebrates 90th Birthday