A.M. Links: Campaigner-in-Chief Campaigning Again, Prison Company Withdraws From Stadium Naming Deal, U.S. May Sanction Pakistan Over Deal With Iran

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    President Obama is in Colorado campaigning for gun control.

  • Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford won his GOP House primary yesterday.
  • The GEO Group, a private prison company, withdrew from a deal to name Florida Atlantic University's football stadium after it sparked protests.
  • The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions on Pakistan for a $7 billion pipeline deal the country made with Iran.
  • Cyprus has agreed to a $12.8 billion bailout that includes a doubling of tax on interest income and a hike in the corporate tax rate.
  • The British government says it won't cut the minimum wage despite complaints from small businesses, but it may freeze it.
  • South Korea's defense minister says military action is an option in response to North Korea's threats.
  • A Saudi man who stabbed his best friend ten years ago, when he was 14, was sentenced by a court to be paralyzed, just like his victim.

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