Reuters: Top News - Breaking News - World News [March ‘11 Diet]

Started by Reuters, Mar 01, 2011, 12:05 AM

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will elect a new president by the end of the year, the ruling military council said on Wednesday, laying out more details of the political transition which Egyptians hope will produce a democratic government.

Source: Egypt military says presidential election this year


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's legislature on Wednesday passed a Republican measure to curb the collective bargaining rights of about 350,000 state employees, and Governor John Kasich said he will sign it into law.

Source: Ohio legislature passes bill curbing union rights

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NANJING, China (Reuters) - Tightly controlled exchange rate regimes are the main flaw in the international monetary system and the solution is simple, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a G20 meeting on Thursday.

Source: Geithner: inflexible currencies are biggest monetary problem

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