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Executive Committee member Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (R) congratulates FIFA President Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015.

The men who want to clean up world soccer all have mud on their shoes

Sports

FIFA has cleared five men as candidates to lead the organization. The world soccer body says all five passed a thorough ‘integrity check.’ But all of them are also tainted by their past associations with an organization saddled by years of corruption allegations.

Syrian war refugees not all equally welcome in Jordan

Israeli government rolling out red carpet for Christian tourists

Lifestyle & Belief
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