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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 (2014x21)

: 29, 2014

2014/01/29 Headlines: Obama Seeks Guantánamo Closure, Support for Iran Deal in SOTU Address; GOP Suggests Challenge to Minimum Wage Hike for Federal Workers; Syria Talks Resume after Assad Regime Cites "Terrorist" Backing; Homs Remains Without Aid Despite Gov't Pledge; Egypt Orders Trial for 20 Detained Al Jazeera Journalists; U.N. Security Council Approves European Troop Deployment to Central African Republic; Latin American, Caribbean Leaders Meet in Cuba; Tunisia Approves Landmark Constitution; Study: 85 Richest People Hold Wealth Equal to 3.5 Billion Poorest; GOP Rep. Resigns Following Cocaine Arrest; Postal Workers Rally Against Gov't Contract With Staples; College Football Team Seeks Unionization; Player Comes Out as Gay; Supreme Court Halts Missouri Execution over Disclosure of Lethal Drug; 11 Arrested Protesting Agri-giant Monsanto