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Mexico’s President Acknowledges Distrust, Fear

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto acknowledged Wednesday that the country’s crime, corruption and economic troubles have caused distrust and anger among Mexicans. While Pena Nieto stressed his administration’s achievements in structural reforms and government programs, his state-of-the-nation address Wednesday contained a dose of realism. Pena Nieto began the annual speech by mentioning the disappearance of …

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Jimmy Carter to be treated for brain tumors

90-year-old former president Jimmy Carter has publicly stated that he will receive radiation treatment for melanoma, a type of skin cancer, on his brain. He was recently treated for liver cancer, and thought that the cancer was confined there. However, an MRI scan showed that the cancer had spread. President Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, …

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Jimmy Carter reveals that he has cancer

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, now 90 years old, revealed on Wednesday that he is battling with cancer. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body,” said Carter in a statement. Carter will undergo treatment at the Emory Healthcare Center in Georgia, and said he will …

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President Obama meets with 110-year-old veteran Emma Didlake

Friday afternoon, Emma Didlake, the oldest living United States veteran, met with President Barack Obama in the White House. The veteran was born in 1905 in Bolingee, Alabama. Known as “Big Mama”, Didlake joined the military at the age of 38 in 1943, where she served for seven months as an Army private and a …

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Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Federal Prison

Next week, President Obama will be paying a historic visit to Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno to meet with inmates and law enforcement officials. This visit will make him the first US President to visit a federal prison while in office. Located in central Oklahoma, El Reno is a medium-security prison that houses around 1,300 …

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