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'The Cove' star: Dolphin activists need to ease up The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese village's infamous dolphin hunt said Monday that activists trying to stop the killing might need to back off and allow the Japanese people to tackle the issue themselves. Cove - Academy Award - Japan - Japanese people - Documentary film AD: Israeli FM: Settlement slowdown will end Israel's hard-line foreign minister says his party will block any extension of Israel's settlement slowdown, which could upend new Mideast peace talks. Israel - Middle East - Warfare and Conflict - Israel-Palestine - West Bank 2 activists convicted of whale meat theft in Japan A Japanese court on Monday convicted two members of the environmental group Greenpeace of stealing whale meat they claim was intended for illegal consumption, giving each suspended jail terms. Japan - Whaling - Greenpeace - Asia - Environment Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head. But the perpetually tanned, chain-smoking Ohioan might be the next House speaker and a huge force in national politics, trying to manage an increasingly libertarian-leaning Republican caucus while leading the opposition to President Barack Obama's policies. Barack Obama - John Boehner - United States - Republican - Speaker

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