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Friday, June 15, 2012 (2012x120)

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2012/06/15 Headlines: Egyptian Court Dissolves Parliament Days Before Election; Syria: New Reports of Sexual Abuse, Carnage as Gov’t Shells Rebel Areas; British Court Rejects Final Extradition Appeal by WikiLeaks' Julian Assange; Death Toll for U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Hits 2,000; Bahrain Medics Convicted for Treating Protesters Speak Out; U.N., Aid Groups Call for End of Gaza Blockade; Report: Private Companies Play Major Role in U.S. Spying in Africa; Judge Dismisses Suit by Guatemalans Intentionally Exposed to STDs by U.S. Researchers; Chávez: Venezuela Building Drones with Iran's Aid; Protester Attempts Citizen’s Arrest of Britain’s Tony Blair; Texas Billionaire Handed 110-Year Sentence for Ponzi Scheme; Defying Assembly, Virginia Judges Appoint Openly Gay Prosecutor to Bench; Undocumented Activists Occupy Obama Campaign Offices for DREAM Act; Trayvon Martin's Father Issues Appeal for Review of "Stand Your Ground" Laws;$