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Monday, August 05, 2013 (2013x155)

: 05, 2013

2013/08/05 Headlines: U.S. Extends Closing of 19 Diplomatic Posts amid Security Fears; NSA Critics Hold 2nd Nationwide Protest; New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Urges End to Sanctions; Zimbabwean Opposition Disputes Re-Election of President Mugabe; U.S. Issues Conflicting Messages on Pakistan Drone Strikes; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Face Trial; Nobel Winner Tawakkul Karman Denied Entry; Israeli Cabinet Expands List of Settlements Eligible for Subsidies; Honduran President Orders Militarization of Prison After Fatal Riot; Judge Rules Woman with Down Syndrome Can Live with Friends; U.S. Judge Extends Hold on Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Plot to Kill Abortion Doctor; Sikhs Mark 1st Anniversary of Temple Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin; More Than 200 Arrested in "Summer Heat" Protest at Chevron Refinery in California; Dream Defenders Win "Stand Your Ground" Hearings, Remain in Florida Capitol; Sculptor Removes Contested Quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial; Civil Rights Attorney Julius Chambers Dies at 76