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GENEVA (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said he held fruitful and frank discussions with his European Union counterpart on Monday that he hoped would lead to further talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Source: Iran says it hopes for further nuclear talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/f3h8denFQlw/us-iran-nuclear-salehi-idUSTRE71R6B020110228)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal to avert a government shutdown took shape in Congress on Monday, but the short-term spending measure would do nothing to resolve the bitter debate over federal spending.
Source: Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle remains (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4ALoBVbcu9s/us-usa-budget-idUSTRE71G6CQ20110228)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The average price U.S. drivers paid for gasoline soared 19.4 cents in the latest week to $3.38 a gallon, the biggest jump in pump prices since Hurricane Katrina disrupted petroleum supplies in September 2005, the Energy Department said on Monday.
Source: U.S. gasoline price jump biggest since Katrina (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6KgP6B4JGqE/us-usa-gasoline-price-idUSTRE71R7Q720110301)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP has bought nearly 600 U.S. shopping malls from Australia's debt-laden Centro Properties for $9.4 billion in one of the biggest global property deals since the credit crisis.
Source: Blackstone buys Centro's U.S. malls for $9.4 billion (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oQ76Qjq9Pr4/us-centro-deal-idUSTRE71R1AA20110301)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley experienced a "very sensitive" break-in to its network by the same China-based hackers who attacked Google Inc's computers more than a year ago, Bloomberg reported, citing leaked emails from an Internet security company.
Source: Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/AEa3tfghOEc/us-morganstanley-hacking-idUSTRE7200KY20110301)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian security forces fired teargas and clashed with anti-government protesters demonstrating against the treatment of opposition leaders, pro-reform websites reported on Tuesday.
Source: Iran forces fire teargas at protesters: pro-reform websites (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GdCstdFtseg/us-iran-opposition-forces-idUSTRE7203DJ20110301)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich is expected to take a step this week toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, a senior Republican official said on Tuesday.
Source: Newt Gingrich to take step towards presidential bid (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Ct5vfQrLbFE/us-usa-campaign-gingrich-idUSTRE72064H20110301)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the surge in oil prices is unlikely to hurt the U.S. economy unless it is sustained, even as investors sold off equities on fears of a slowdown.
Source: Bernanke says costly oil no threat to U.S. economy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WCpjs3ebZ0g/us-usa-fed-bernanke-idUSTRE7200ZW20110301)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director leaked secret details to Galleon Group hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam about Warren Buffett's plan to invest $5 billion in the Wall Street bank at the height of the financial crisis, a U.S. securities regulator charged.
Source: SEC charges ex-Goldman director in insider case (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/h1UBm7ygeCY/us-insidertrading-gupta-idUSTRE7204PO20110301)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to extend government funding for two more weeks, a move that would avert a federal shutdown but do nothing to resolve a bitter debate over the federal budget.
Source: House passes bill to avert government shutdown (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Jk6U7GtSwg0/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110302)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is "coming back" and does not need more stimulus, despite an uneven recovery that mirrors the fortunes of businesses at his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Source: Buffett sees uneven recovery, craves big deals (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CUwz3S-ullg/us-berkshire-buffett-idUSTRE7212AW20110302)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a Republican spending cut plan would not cause a big dent to U.S. economic growth, but could cost around 200,000 jobs over two years.
Source: Bernanke sees 200,000 hit to jobs from budget cuts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sIv1BO7IWzI/us-usa-fed-bernanke-idUSTRE7200ZW20110302)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police arrested a man on Wednesday after two U.S. airmen were shot dead and two wounded in an incident on a U.S. Army bus at Frankfurt airport, authorities said.
Source: Gunman kills two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/VlVVlEyC4T4/us-germany-shooting-idUSTRE7214L020110302)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A partisan divide over the budget hardened on Wednesday even as Congress sent President Barack Obama a stopgap spending bill that averts an imminent government shutdown.
Source: Congress averts shutdown, sends stopgap to Obama (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Jk6U7GtSwg0/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110302)
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc sold $9.6 billion worth of MetLife Inc shares on Wednesday, producing gross proceeds of about $6.3 billion to accelerate its payback of U.S. Treasury bailout funds.
Source: Treasury expects $6.3 billion from AIG's MetLife sale (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/qUbO5vXaHBQ/us-aig-treasury-metlife-idUSTRE7220AB20110303)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio joined Wisconsin on Wednesday in advancing a plan to restrict public sector unions, posing a new threat to labor union power in one of the most politically and economically important states.
Source: Ohio advances union restrictions as dispute spreads (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-Wp8B_U0pbY/us-ohio-unions-idUSTRE7202UC20110303)
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The gunman who shot dead two U.S. airmen in a U.S. Army bus at Frankfurt airport on Wednesday was probably a lone operator motivated by radical Islamist beliefs, German authorities said Thursday.
Source: Frankfurt attack may be linked to radical Islamism (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2b8x8Lgchp4/us-germany-shooting-islamism-idUSTRE7222L220110303)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond fund manager, on Thursday urged lawmakers to cut the massive federal deficit but not so swiftly as to choke off the nascent economic recovery.
Source: PIMCO's Gross urges slow pace of deficit cuts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aUbpNvKMsd8/us-usa-congress-budget-insider-idUSTRE72254020110303)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul was unconstitutional, allowing the White House to continue implementing the landmark legislation for now. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mxjpdn14smAF9ygoLxE0Kgvu_vc/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mxjpdn14smAF9ygoLxE0Kgvu_vc/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=AmrSjcWHYHE:O3QLTTUyh2U:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=AmrSjcWHYHE:O3QLTTUyh2U:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/AmrSjcWHYHE)
Source: Judge stays healthcare ruling, gives White House deadline (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/AmrSjcWHYHE/us-usa-healthcare-states-idUSTRE7225IH20110303)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it has seen recent indications that a former FBI agent who vanished in Iran in 2007 is being held in southwest Asia, a rare public signal that it has reason to believe he is alive. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J3AIe4GEWddSSiUrCGRdBkVu-54/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J3AIe4GEWddSSiUrCGRdBkVu-54/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zedVmMwVO0E:2kDT17qs1Fc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zedVmMwVO0E:2kDT17qs1Fc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/zedVmMwVO0E)
Source: U.S. has signs ex-FBI agent held in southwest Asia (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/zedVmMwVO0E/us-iran-usa-levinson-idUSTRE7226WD20110303)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The NFL and the players' union have agreed to a 24-hour extension in their negotiations over how to carve up their $9 billion empire in a last-ditch attempt to save America's most popular and richest sport from a lockout. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hWenSoGwHRtcNsron-uZalWouNI/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hWenSoGwHRtcNsron-uZalWouNI/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=N98cMnrJCUc:G0MvndiuY04:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=N98cMnrJCUc:G0MvndiuY04:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/N98cMnrJCUc)
Source: NFL and union extend deal talks by 24 hours (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/N98cMnrJCUc/us-nfl-dispute-wrap-idUSTRE72201020110304)
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - A lone gunman enraged over the war in Afghanistan probably acted alone when he shot dead two U.S. airmen and wounded two others at Frankfurt airport this week, a German prosecutor said on Friday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdVd_oshlu77S39CTsh2f26C7ns/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdVd_oshlu77S39CTsh2f26C7ns/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jr-pOZYChl8:DXY3683WNps:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jr-pOZYChl8:DXY3683WNps:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/jr-pOZYChl8)
Source: Germany says shooting of U.S. airmen a solo act (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jr-pOZYChl8/us-germany-shooting-idUSTRE7231XF20110304)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Lockheed Martin wanted to sell C-130 military transport planes to the government of Chad in early 2007, the U.S. embassy in N'Djamena was ready to lend a hand. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znnBq6pJa1jQVAiSzDtToh5eepM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znnBq6pJa1jQVAiSzDtToh5eepM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JFtOltDlYHI:eqLUWkA7Fxc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JFtOltDlYHI:eqLUWkA7Fxc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/JFtOltDlYHI)
Source: Special report: Weapons and the art of diplomacy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/JFtOltDlYHI/us-wiki-diplomacy-business-idUSTRE72335820110304)
(Reuters) - Banks received a proposal from state attorneys general and several federal agencies that could require them to reduce loan balances of troubled mortgage borrowers, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLrB6QhUNRFLQLb6oyrLAZz03m4/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLrB6QhUNRFLQLb6oyrLAZz03m4/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4Rp_9L4uSiU:MXeVnJNR0xc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4Rp_9L4uSiU:MXeVnJNR0xc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/4Rp_9L4uSiU)
Source: Banks receive proposals on troubled mortgages: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4Rp_9L4uSiU/us-usbanks-loanmodifications-idUSTRE7230U120110304)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sweeping insider trading case that shook the hedge fund world is finally set for trial, with onetime billionaire Raj Rajaratnam fighting to stay out of prison in a courtroom drama over corporate secrets, tapped telephones and friends-turned-government witnesses. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2ubwxhKJajwpWeWEmsok_uy2RM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2ubwxhKJajwpWeWEmsok_uy2RM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=XsiLYPg4eeA:7f5S70F3SEE:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=XsiLYPg4eeA:7f5S70F3SEE:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/XsiLYPg4eeA)
Source: Courtroom showdown in sweeping U.S. trading probe (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XsiLYPg4eeA/us-galleon-rajaratnam-idUSTRE72323820110304)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Friday pushed for a vote next week on their new proposal to trim $6 billion from spending while protecting President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul and other priorities. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUGqlEd57DHHK6oYqnRUjDKNIsk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gUGqlEd57DHHK6oYqnRUjDKNIsk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xnbnw8zy2Uw:mxdaMSDittI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xnbnw8zy2Uw:mxdaMSDittI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/xnbnw8zy2Uw)
Source: Senate to debate rival spending bills next week (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xnbnw8zy2Uw/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110304)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline prices are spiking and with them the savings for U.S. commuters who rely on public transportation, a transit group said on Friday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69kVPA00z9qjYlioJC2SIX-6WlI/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/69kVPA00z9qjYlioJC2SIX-6WlI/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=voSw5YS41lQ:-UkjLRMNEPg:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=voSw5YS41lQ:-UkjLRMNEPg:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/voSw5YS41lQ)
Source: Gas prices rise, as do savings for transit riders (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/voSw5YS41lQ/us-usa-gasoline-transit-idUSTRE7236UP20110304)
VIENNA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of the European Union's safety net for countries struggling with public finances said on Saturday he did not think any more members would have to tap the euro zone rescue fund, for now. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h6Gi4GERO7ozQyBO4lFm9-VZhtE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h6Gi4GERO7ozQyBO4lFm9-VZhtE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JdcxTD53pKA:lVDcSmBElr0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JdcxTD53pKA:lVDcSmBElr0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/JdcxTD53pKA)
Source: Regling sees no more countries using EU safety net (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/JdcxTD53pKA/us-eu-regling-idUSTRE7241AS20110305)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Kraft Foods Inc for possible corruption at an Indian facility of its Cadbury unit, the company said in a regulatory filing. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qmbjauoX2GQeBJfFgI2fvqmhQYU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qmbjauoX2GQeBJfFgI2fvqmhQYU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=QYzbGv2SrJw:CItXg97TLz4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=QYzbGv2SrJw:CItXg97TLz4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/QYzbGv2SrJw)
Source: SEC investigating Kraft for corruption in India (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/QYzbGv2SrJw/us-kraft-investigation-idUSTRE7241JQ20110305)
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia warned potential protesters on Saturday that a ban on marches would be enforced, signaling the small protests by the Shi'ite minority in the oil-producing east would no longer be tolerated. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gYPSRljwT3LO2R1yW_X9A3grF7k/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gYPSRljwT3LO2R1yW_X9A3grF7k/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HFLCmfQLPeg:AGMkosCDAh8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HFLCmfQLPeg:AGMkosCDAh8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/HFLCmfQLPeg)
Source: Saudi Arabia says won't tolerate protests (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HFLCmfQLPeg/us-saudi-protests-idUSTRE72419N20110305)
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday reiterated that he would remain in power until his term ends in 2013, rejecting an opposition plan for him to step aside this year. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0y-7otDY9wat-yb-I2MHyYwmRk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0y-7otDY9wat-yb-I2MHyYwmRk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rKXVzPHDbvc:8lEI1Osaipk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rKXVzPHDbvc:8lEI1Osaipk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/rKXVzPHDbvc)
Source: Yemen President reiterates to stay in power until 2013 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rKXVzPHDbvc/us-yemen-idUSTRE72338020110305)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Countries that share the euro currency must grant debt-strapped Greece and Ireland easier terms on loans they have provided, European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn told a German newspaper. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5fPiMOZ6p1PjXfP2kCfqfJyiX7Q/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5fPiMOZ6p1PjXfP2kCfqfJyiX7Q/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=vB7a1WVZpGc:XjYZzScnSfI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=vB7a1WVZpGc:XjYZzScnSfI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/vB7a1WVZpGc)
Source: EU's Rehn says Ireland, Greece need cheaper loans (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vB7a1WVZpGc/us-eurozone-debt-rehn-idUSTRE7241W220110305)
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Thousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a day after the state's chief executive followed through on his threat to issue layoff warning notices to unions representing state workers. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAf1Ga8YqJlc0As51kwbHb2iYG4/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAf1Ga8YqJlc0As51kwbHb2iYG4/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zfUJDIoDkaw:ZyfNCjJqF80:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zfUJDIoDkaw:ZyfNCjJqF80:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/zfUJDIoDkaw)
Source: Protesters rally in Wisconsin after governor threatens layoffs (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/zfUJDIoDkaw/us-wisconsin-protests-idUSTRE7242K720110306)
HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban court will rule in a few days on whether U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross is guilty of crimes against the state after prosecutors presented evidence he was involved in a "subversive project" to "defeat the revolution," the Cuban government said on Saturday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iFxJIqH0wkELUQk_zIu0o3_KiJQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iFxJIqH0wkELUQk_zIu0o3_KiJQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6ZhRwlLWsp8:9ov1eksBrSQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6ZhRwlLWsp8:9ov1eksBrSQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6ZhRwlLWsp8)
Source: Cuban court to rule in U.S. contractor case (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6ZhRwlLWsp8/us-cuba-usa-contractor-idUSTRE7230RE20110306)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned on Sunday to take responsibility for accepting donations from a foreign national, adding to unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan's troubles as he battles to keep his own job. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jv56ct9RC8yKAFbbpvpvD2T2-_o/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jv56ct9RC8yKAFbbpvpvD2T2-_o/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=gcJvUOe72Q8:KtDo6obdhfc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=gcJvUOe72Q8:KtDo6obdhfc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/gcJvUOe72Q8)
Source: Japan foreign minister quits in fresh blow to PM (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gcJvUOe72Q8/us-japan-politics-idUSTRE72516Q20110306)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin drew a line in the sand on Sunday in his party's budget battle with Republicans, who are pushing deep spending cuts to trim the federal deficit. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMiAC0-yRUtQkXerJDp8zAQSmQw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMiAC0-yRUtQkXerJDp8zAQSmQw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BnV1-HZdU4s:xwvAQO5fqs8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BnV1-HZdU4s:xwvAQO5fqs8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/BnV1-HZdU4s)
Source: Top Democrat draws line in sand in budget fight (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BnV1-HZdU4s/us-usa-budget-congress-idUSTRE7252IY20110306)
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange is eyeing a takeover of its rival Nasdaq just weeks after announcing a merger with the Toronto stock exchange, the Sunday Times reported. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCRVaOfBiNG7PQszTI_3Ey687vs/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCRVaOfBiNG7PQszTI_3Ey687vs/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Fa9_Jrhvr9Q:jIK0BYOOWW0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Fa9_Jrhvr9Q:jIK0BYOOWW0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Fa9_Jrhvr9Q)
Source: London Stock Exchange mulls Nasdaq takeover: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Fa9_Jrhvr9Q/us-lse-nasdaq-idUSTRE72603920110307)
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state more than two weeks ago to block a vote on a Republican plan to limit public union collective bargaining said on Sunday they have no immediate plans to return. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62_gKdBI6863LMMHudttwL-_sX0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62_gKdBI6863LMMHudttwL-_sX0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BGzGvG7tt7c:bCJPh589G2E:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BGzGvG7tt7c:bCJPh589G2E:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/BGzGvG7tt7c)
Source: Wisconsin Senate Democrats say no date set for return (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BGzGvG7tt7c/us-wisconsin-democrats-idUSTRE7260V520110307)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most economists believe the Federal Reserve's bond-purchase program is helping to support U.S. growth, though many remain skeptical, a survey released on Monday found. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2iPjpAS3Lpf_YUHyed0DdpeSmsU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2iPjpAS3Lpf_YUHyed0DdpeSmsU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ZjUc5vpzXfo:2T5SikkZ1UA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ZjUc5vpzXfo:2T5SikkZ1UA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ZjUc5vpzXfo)
Source: Most economists say Fed easing is helping: survey (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ZjUc5vpzXfo/us-usa-economy-poll-fed-idUSTRE7260TX20110307)
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. government reiterated that it could tap its strategic oil reserves in order to safeguard economic growth as surging gasoline prices increase pressure for action. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gfUct31tH87T1pSjvAmLiRxnogo/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gfUct31tH87T1pSjvAmLiRxnogo/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=yPyUlP6uKjE:y8tI3RVDy8o:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=yPyUlP6uKjE:y8tI3RVDy8o:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/yPyUlP6uKjE)
Source: U.S. could tap oil reserves as gasoline price surges (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/yPyUlP6uKjE/us-usa-oil-idUSTRE7252X520110307)
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Saturday recalled about 22,000 sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks because of tire-deflation monitoring systems that may fail, regulators said. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fP-SpSQnH-F5jGWJDimRk2AYTmE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fP-SpSQnH-F5jGWJDimRk2AYTmE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5zKPiGfpxrM:FUX0bxWXdOM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5zKPiGfpxrM:FUX0bxWXdOM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5zKPiGfpxrM)
Source: Toyota recalls 22,000 vehicles over tire monitors (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5zKPiGfpxrM/us-toyota-recall-idUSTRE7262WS20110307)
ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Moody's slashed Greece's credit rating by three notches on Monday due to an increased default risk, raising the specter that the distressed euro zone sovereign may have to restructure its debt, perhaps before 2013. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dgz--XutWrOrnGDouwy0baWyng/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dgz--XutWrOrnGDouwy0baWyng/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Z9Kc19tqoq0:QWvuZmxSkjI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Z9Kc19tqoq0:QWvuZmxSkjI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Z9Kc19tqoq0)
Source: Moody's downgrade tips Greece closer to brink (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Z9Kc19tqoq0/us-eurozone-idUSTRE72345N20110307)
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker dismissed as "ridiculous" a request on Monday from the leader of absent Senate Democrats to meet and negotiate a compromise in their standoff over Republican plans to limit public sector union powers. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1nVP9s5cjs6-RnSNW-8Mhpv4MkA/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1nVP9s5cjs6-RnSNW-8Mhpv4MkA/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BGzGvG7tt7c:nCDOenq1698:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BGzGvG7tt7c:nCDOenq1698:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/BGzGvG7tt7c)
Source: Wisconsin's Walker dismisses Democratic overture (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BGzGvG7tt7c/us-wisconsin-democrats-idUSTRE7260V520110307)
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Five possible Republican White House hopefuls including Newt Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty courted conservative voters on Monday in Iowa, the state that holds a critical early contest on the road to the party's 2012 presidential nomination. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QgNDws9Pe3Snz0zoj81fgZll0nI/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QgNDws9Pe3Snz0zoj81fgZll0nI/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jA54SscWgQc:lWvAgd9Zp50:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jA54SscWgQc:lWvAgd9Zp50:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/jA54SscWgQc)
Source: Five Republicans woo Iowa voters ahead of 2012 race (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jA54SscWgQc/us-usa-campaign-republicans-idUSTRE7265E220110308)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lifted a two-year freeze on new military trials at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and suggested on Monday Congress was hurting national security by blocking his attempts to move some trials into U.S. civilian courts. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DyAmAkpCAc5Q2hafnKpHgO4tTe4/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DyAmAkpCAc5Q2hafnKpHgO4tTe4/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BCda8Vv6EWA:oT4zS1w6Mas:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BCda8Vv6EWA:oT4zS1w6Mas:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/BCda8Vv6EWA)
Source: Obama restarts Guantanamo trials (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BCda8Vv6EWA/us-guantanamo-idUSTRE7265KL20110308)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yet another U.S. budget stopgap spending bill was being crafted on Tuesday in the House of Representatives as the Senate bickered over when to vote on two longer-term measures that appeared sure to fail. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-G0Ft3NSLqBs2alkqEQzIZHF1aw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-G0Ft3NSLqBs2alkqEQzIZHF1aw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=In9Ft6HXR18:igpRozK2rJQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=In9Ft6HXR18:igpRozK2rJQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/In9Ft6HXR18)
Source: House Republicans draft new stopgap spending bill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/In9Ft6HXR18/us-usa-congress-republicans-idUSTRE7274JG20110308)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican voters looking for their party's 2012 challenger to President Barack Obama will choose from a field that has as many perceived weaknesses as strengths. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvgbsiv5tubwNS1gLkfBdEiCSbM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvgbsiv5tubwNS1gLkfBdEiCSbM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6uA5_PKDQRY:4mR-4lt4ra0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6uA5_PKDQRY:4mR-4lt4ra0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6uA5_PKDQRY)
Source: Republican 2012 candidates have doubts to overcome (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6uA5_PKDQRY/us-usa-campaign-republicans-doubts-idUSTRE72750D20110308)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for investors hurt by Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme said he hopes to begin distributing money "in the near future" but that lawsuits challenging his efforts are causing delays. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hWCfqbaNcOpWKCriwHrYpSOtDgg/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hWCfqbaNcOpWKCriwHrYpSOtDgg/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=p9Zslo_FmqU:37sZF-QX4R0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=p9Zslo_FmqU:37sZF-QX4R0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/p9Zslo_FmqU)
Source: Madoff trustee: Lawsuits delay money for victims (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/p9Zslo_FmqU/us-madoff-trustee-idUSTRE72768Y20110308)
SANGIN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Five months ago, when U.S. Marines took over this sandbagged outpost in Sangin, deep in southern Afghanistan's Taliban country, they were pounded by insurgent fire every time they stepped foot off base. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kEH3cGHdxY-KGMbatUrjE_5cCL4/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kEH3cGHdxY-KGMbatUrjE_5cCL4/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zRSmEoKL1c0:MPTKcr9_2Z4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=zRSmEoKL1c0:MPTKcr9_2Z4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/zRSmEoKL1c0)
Source: U.S. seeks surge success from lethal Afghan outpost (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/zRSmEoKL1c0/us-afghanistan-sangin-idUSTRE72809M20110309)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers crafted another stopgap spending bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to keep the government running while the Senate set votes for Wednesday on two longer-term measures that appeared doomed to failure. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4jShH-hhWVt_f9ji8aSZa_-vHF8/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4jShH-hhWVt_f9ji8aSZa_-vHF8/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=7FR6XbfYdas:GicajCT-rr0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=7FR6XbfYdas:GicajCT-rr0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/7FR6XbfYdas)
Source: Senate sets votes on competing spending bills (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7FR6XbfYdas/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110309)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Idaho state legislature approved a bill on Tuesday to strip public school teachers of many of their collective bargaining rights while protesters in six states rallied against Republican efforts to curb union power. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RifIDOlqgJTwn4Ojs2soT1CUmc/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RifIDOlqgJTwn4Ojs2soT1CUmc/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=SqD33uah4-o:Sn9IMJ0TREk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=SqD33uah4-o:Sn9IMJ0TREk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/SqD33uah4-o)
Source: Idaho passes Republican bill to curb union rights (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SqD33uah4-o/us-states-unions-idUSTRE72802320110309)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will rely more on emerging markets for sales and launch about 10 new hybrid models under a long-term strategy aimed at nearly doubling profits before 2015, its president said on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_AHv58_9U1P3cQ8oq_MUA8yMlk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_AHv58_9U1P3cQ8oq_MUA8yMlk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=i1frwv680ME:C_mHfc4Yvjs:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=i1frwv680ME:C_mHfc4Yvjs:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/i1frwv680ME)
Source: Toyota bets on emerging markets (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/i1frwv680ME/us-toyota-idUSTRE7280CT20110309)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of National Public Radio resigned on Wednesday after the organization's chief fund-raiser was secretly videotaped criticizing conservatives and questioning whether NPR needs its government funding. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dbJLRH-PmdFBAbgeQLdS4r6aRTQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dbJLRH-PmdFBAbgeQLdS4r6aRTQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VYrAZkHfIwc:rvzHjvhenek:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VYrAZkHfIwc:rvzHjvhenek:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/VYrAZkHfIwc)
Source: NPR chief resigns amid controversy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/VYrAZkHfIwc/us-usa-radio-idUSTRE7284C620110309)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans' confidence in the way the country is going has slumped to a two-year low in the last month, and one pollster blamed soaring gas prices. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpMNmdUtYKSOJSMfBOrvq54B88A/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpMNmdUtYKSOJSMfBOrvq54B88A/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=lr-VXfj4vFc:j7Pm23K7YTA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=lr-VXfj4vFc:j7Pm23K7YTA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/lr-VXfj4vFc)
Source: Americans see U.S. on wrong track: Reuters/Ipsos poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lr-VXfj4vFc/us-obama-poll-idUSTRE7284SZ20110309)
TAWKE, Iraq (Reuters) - In this part of Iraq, the hillsides sweat oil. Without any coaxing, the sticky black treasure oozes from the layered rock and gathers in pools that bubble as dissolved gases surface. Gradually, as the crude slips down the hillsides, it solidifies into a grey mass that resembles a hardened lava flow. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvMdft-idwqNSUd_TuOKazzuYF0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvMdft-idwqNSUd_TuOKazzuYF0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ibmyLLMuhdA:H9azLmyTuEw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ibmyLLMuhdA:H9azLmyTuEw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ibmyLLMuhdA)
Source: Special Report: Risk, reward and Kurdistani oil (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ibmyLLMuhdA/us-kurdistan-oil-idUSTRE72921820110310)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden told Vladimir Putin on Thursday the United States was determined to strengthen economic ties with Russia, but gently rebuffed the prime minister's call for visa-free travel between the nations. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s7GFHpEKiGdyu0UL08QK_A2c3X4/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s7GFHpEKiGdyu0UL08QK_A2c3X4/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=tou65cCT4bQ:Enq9zK_4a0I:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=tou65cCT4bQ:Enq9zK_4a0I:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/tou65cCT4bQ)
Source: Biden meets Putin, opposition leaders in Moscow (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tou65cCT4bQ/us-russia-usa-biden-idUSTRE7293LQ20110310)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Household wealth rose by $2.1 trillion in the fourth quarter and their debt contracted at the slowest pace since 2008 as consumers stepped up spending and boosted the fragile economic recovery.
Source: Household wealth jumps $2.1 trillion in last quarter (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/EWMGpkGosUI/us-usa-economy-wealth-idUSTRE7295GV20110310)
MADRID (Reuters) - Moody's downgraded Spain's sovereign debt rating on Thursday as it more than doubled its estimate on the banking sector's funding needs, but the Bank of Spain said the shortfall was much less.
Source: Bank of Spain and Moody's differ on bank funding needs (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jQZUg-5ecmI/us-spain-downgrade-idUSTRE7291GX20110310)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration wrestles over what to do about Libya, the voices on Capitol Hill offer no consensus on military action. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mq4RXnl7BYyeFeVEVy5bAtLGp90/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mq4RXnl7BYyeFeVEVy5bAtLGp90/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=LtKAAkSDC_4:hbJ9NRoTH1Q:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=LtKAAkSDC_4:hbJ9NRoTH1Q:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/LtKAAkSDC_4)
Source: No consensus seen in Congress for U.S. Libya action (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LtKAAkSDC_4/us-libya-usa-congress-idUSTRE7297E720110310)
TOKYO (Reuters) - A ship carrying 100 people was swept away by the tsunami which smashed into northeastern Japan Friday following a massive earthquake, Kyodo news agency reported. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AIsHCUA0CBntmowy4DqT8yP4mbE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AIsHCUA0CBntmowy4DqT8yP4mbE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uQAbGZBYwBY:Jwh0I15WeaE:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uQAbGZBYwBY:Jwh0I15WeaE:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/uQAbGZBYwBY)
Source: Ship with 100 people swept away in tsunami: Kyodo (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uQAbGZBYwBY/us-quake-japan-ship-idUSTRE72A24Q20110311)
VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear wathchdog that a heightened state of alert has been declared at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after Friday's major earthquake, the Vienna-based agency said. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u8pIan1cXvDvbekkr0Lc9uyN_SM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u8pIan1cXvDvbekkr0Lc9uyN_SM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4EW1na1dYBM:fYO0u3tg_7Y:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4EW1na1dYBM:fYO0u3tg_7Y:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/4EW1na1dYBM)
Source: Heightened state of alert at Japan atom plant: IAEA (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4EW1na1dYBM/us-quake-japan-iaea-statement-idUSTRE72A2F820110311)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Regardless of whether hedge fund chief Raj Rajaratnam ends up testifying at his criminal trial, jurors are going to hear a lot from him. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9p7fyRzgSEBkjYHfuixTfNXfdRE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9p7fyRzgSEBkjYHfuixTfNXfdRE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mqFWPopBJjk:NexklDw3qnE:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mqFWPopBJjk:NexklDw3qnE:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/mqFWPopBJjk)
Source: Rajaratnam tapes to get lots of play at trial (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mqFWPopBJjk/us-galleon-rajaratnam-idUSTRE72A6YX20110311)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled most of their flights to and from Japan on Friday, although limited service remained after the country suffered a major earthquake that hobbled operations at Tokyo's main international airport at Narita. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zvt-B5UeKFPE10iBPB4HF1SZuQY/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Zvt-B5UeKFPE10iBPB4HF1SZuQY/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4OLYea_7E3g:WwbrPsrKbyk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4OLYea_7E3g:WwbrPsrKbyk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/4OLYea_7E3g)
Source: U.S. airlines halt most service in Japan after quake (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4OLYea_7E3g/us-japan-quake-airlines-usa-idUSTRE72A3UR20110311)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales posted their largest gain in four months in February as shoppers stepped up purchases of autos, clothes and other goods even as they spent more for gasoline. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ks9sRcvHmlt-x-c2FBU72i57yeU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ks9sRcvHmlt-x-c2FBU72i57yeU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=X2jPT0xSFtM:GdH9TAMrxk4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=X2jPT0xSFtM:GdH9TAMrxk4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/X2jPT0xSFtM)
Source: Shoppers shake off high gasoline costs in February (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/X2jPT0xSFtM/us-retail-idUSTRE72A2UQ20110311)
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Hawaii ordered evacuations of its coastal areas and braced for a possible tidal wave set off by Friday's earthquake in Japan as a tsunami warning was extended to most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4hPkob1A2-Qp02FtRCuwcbq-i-w/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4hPkob1A2-Qp02FtRCuwcbq-i-w/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=GsIeVJR4pzs:DosVDSzo9O0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=GsIeVJR4pzs:DosVDSzo9O0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/GsIeVJR4pzs)
Source: Hawaii orders evacuations in Pacific tsunami threat (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GsIeVJR4pzs/us-japan-quake-tsunami-hawaii-idUSTRE72A1OW20110311)
SAN FRANCISC0/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts as the iPad 2 went on sale on Friday, signaling a strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it created.
Source: Big crowds greet Apple's iPad 2 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/G7T8QdV-8po/us-apple-idUSTRE7294X920110312)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders agreed on Saturday to strengthen the euro zone bailout fund, make its loans cheaper and lower the interest rate on loans extended to Greece, a move to get on top of the year-long debt crisis.
Source: Euro zone leaders agree to strengthen bailout fund (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LXYEKK1LG2Y/us-eurozone-summit-idUSTRE7298KV20110312)
SANAA (Reuters) - One person died and scores were hurt on Sunday when Yemeni police fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters in Sanaa demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule, medical sources said.
Source: One dead as Yemen police open fire on protesters (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/l6Ry3i5krAA/us-yemen-idUSTRE72C0Y320110313)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior lawmakers in both parties said on Sunday that Congress will pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown this week, but warned there are still big obstacles to long-term deals on the budget and debt. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/88zC6hwbQDfIApyN8ap5d0Ncvtc/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/88zC6hwbQDfIApyN8ap5d0Ncvtc/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=wF4Xu5qW6FE:H4W1PA7fQto:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=wF4Xu5qW6FE:H4W1PA7fQto:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/wF4Xu5qW6FE)
Source: Lawmakers confident on short-term budget deal (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wF4Xu5qW6FE/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110313)
TOKYO (Reuters) - While images of brutal destruction wreaked by a devastating earthquake and tsunami have stunned the nation and the world, Japanese are finding both inspiration and reasons to vent in the aftermath of the disaster. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xtiLrLEcifQdV8b4T8Yl1ANyaXo/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xtiLrLEcifQdV8b4T8Yl1ANyaXo/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=E99sdK6U97I:ehc7BXgPRPk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=E99sdK6U97I:ehc7BXgPRPk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/E99sdK6U97I)
Source: Japanese inspired and angered; resigned to more quakes (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/E99sdK6U97I/us-japan-quake-mood-idUSTRE72C35M20110313)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned on Sunday after reports that he labeled as "stupid" and "ridiculous" the Pentagon's treatment of a U.S. soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g27AjsudxRfs7LgKMN5AzghVUMk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g27AjsudxRfs7LgKMN5AzghVUMk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ATLsFWvlm7w:3fUlbAHsH1k:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ATLsFWvlm7w:3fUlbAHsH1k:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ATLsFWvlm7w)
Source: State Department spokesman Crowley steps down amid flap (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ATLsFWvlm7w/us-usa-wikileaks-crowley-idUSTRE72C30J20110313)
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Scott Walker, Wisconsin's newly elected Republican governor, won his battle last week to get the curbs he backed on public-sector unions approved by the state legislature and signed into law. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5P7CS6NcdAyQPkP90y7yO06Oro/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5P7CS6NcdAyQPkP90y7yO06Oro/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=XQiMrYV9dUc:MiIpvp7mOwY:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=XQiMrYV9dUc:MiIpvp7mOwY:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/XQiMrYV9dUc)
Source: Wisconsin Democrats say down but not out in union fight (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XQiMrYV9dUc/us-wisconsin-democrats-idUSTRE72C3QX20110313)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, released on Monday emails that it obtained from someone who said he is a former Bank of America Corp employee. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mTFCebMzYH4tfC1f5_5WrNLt8YQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mTFCebMzYH4tfC1f5_5WrNLt8YQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HOEMnjm1y9s:qVYnjULl0z4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HOEMnjm1y9s:qVYnjULl0z4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/HOEMnjm1y9s)
Source: Hacker group releases BofA employee correspondence (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HOEMnjm1y9s/us-bankofamerica-emails-idUSTRE72D1VZ20110314)
TOKYO (Reuters) - A massive selloff on the Tokyo Stock Exchange wiped out some 23.5 trillion yen ($287 billion) from the market's value on Monday with investors dumping stocks as the country recoiled from a devastating earthquake and struggled to avert nuclear disaster. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xEIzqmRDb8U_ExhOQXpaY3PJkU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xEIzqmRDb8U_ExhOQXpaY3PJkU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=YUO5ZpfUJBc:GglYICRewRU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=YUO5ZpfUJBc:GglYICRewRU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/YUO5ZpfUJBc)
Source: Quake selloff wipes $287 billion off Tokyo stock market (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YUO5ZpfUJBc/us-japan-quake-markets-volume-idUSTRE72D2PM20110314)
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima is built right on the shoreline in northeast Japan. So when an 8.9 magnitude earth quake struck on Friday, the giant tsunami waves it spawned crashed over the reactors and put them at risk of a meltdown.
Source: Special report: Can Japan find "New Deal" after triple whammy? (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/VddlKthmLvo/us-japan-quake-specialreport-idUSTRE72D25B20110314)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc struck a deal to buy lubricant maker Lubrizol Corp for $9 billion in a bet on industrial growth in emerging economies.
Source: Buffett bets on emerging markets with Lubrizol buy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/d0qMjrfoO04/us-berkshire-lubrizol-idUSTRE72D2SZ20110314)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austria on Monday called for European nuclear power plants to face stress tests to reassure people worried by the crisis in Japan while Britain and France urged calm.
Source: Europe split over nuclear safety amid Japan crisis (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Kinvg0IuicY/us-eu-nuclear-idUSTRE72D5OR20110314)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives is likely to pass yet another in a series of stopgap spending bills on Tuesday to keep the government running, as both Republicans and Democrats try to move on to address longer-term fiscal problems. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQiUFJyZu_4hR0UaDfLzoRjz1ok/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQiUFJyZu_4hR0UaDfLzoRjz1ok/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=d5hdV_GfYWQ:g-2LaGPEK9U:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=d5hdV_GfYWQ:g-2LaGPEK9U:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/d5hdV_GfYWQ)
Source: House vote will paper over splits on funding (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/d5hdV_GfYWQ/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110315)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operation before 1980 and it is unclear whether they will start up again, the government said on Tuesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EK6lSuhXoEZX2AoXiErlX41Cc8c/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EK6lSuhXoEZX2AoXiErlX41Cc8c/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iJ2j3S_GjXY:8gPJA6QcaPM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iJ2j3S_GjXY:8gPJA6QcaPM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/iJ2j3S_GjXY)
Source: Germany to shut down pre-1980 nuclear plants (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iJ2j3S_GjXY/us-germany-nuclear-merkel-idUSTRE72D51520110315)
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - A widening cloud of radiation on Tuesday added to the misery of millions of people in Japan's devastated northeast, already short of water and food and trying to keep warm in near-freezing temperatures. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlCqt6iyatkvxaZGgsuU3Kpp1Rg/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlCqt6iyatkvxaZGgsuU3Kpp1Rg/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pikBg62moRA:V8WjNJojzJM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pikBg62moRA:V8WjNJojzJM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/pikBg62moRA)
Source: Worries mount, food runs short for Japanese victims (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/pikBg62moRA/us-quake-japan-humanitarian-idUSTRE72D64O20110315)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned Saudi Arabia and its ally Washington on Tuesday the deployment of foreign troops in Bahrain to help quell an uprising could pitch the region toward a crisis with "dangerous consequences." (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zw62s6cmsTtRtO77VmbwjNSPdLQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zw62s6cmsTtRtO77VmbwjNSPdLQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=UHxpLx6P4ac:SbGq9RtHLhw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=UHxpLx6P4ac:SbGq9RtHLhw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/UHxpLx6P4ac)
Source: Iran objects to foreign troops in Bahrain (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UHxpLx6P4ac/us-bahrain-usa-idUSN1417591520110315)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven of 10 F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp were cleared to resume flight tests this week as government auditors raised questions about the long-term affordability of the program. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Jz94_MRJ-CSTADnP6lqqRhAy6s/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Jz94_MRJ-CSTADnP6lqqRhAy6s/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=hfXI0xanBQ0:xEf6cyg5Pz4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=hfXI0xanBQ0:xEf6cyg5Pz4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/hfXI0xanBQ0)
Source: Some Lockheed F-35 fighters cleared for flight (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hfXI0xanBQ0/us-lockheed-fighter-idUSTRE72F05G20110316)
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's attempt last year. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XHODczWb4W3IPFz5Z-tYuQUeq5c/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XHODczWb4W3IPFz5Z-tYuQUeq5c/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5yH36isvoaQ:ZiU9NoTo9Jw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5yH36isvoaQ:ZiU9NoTo9Jw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5yH36isvoaQ)
Source: Utah governor signs immigration law like Arizona (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5yH36isvoaQ/us-immigration-utah-idUSTRE72F0OS20110316)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels to Latin America this week seeking to reassert economic leadership in a region Washington once dominated but where it now faces growing competition from China.
Source: Obama to refocus on Latin America amid Chinese push (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aVcn9zqU94U/us-obama-latinamerica-idUSTRE72F19520110316)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's devastating earthquake and deepening nuclear crisis could result in losses of up to $200 billion for the world's third largest economy but the global impact remains hard to gauge five days after a massive tsunami battered the northeast coast.
Source: Economic hit from Japan quake seen up to $200 billion (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/esmFyFiDzxw/us-japan-economy-idUSTRE72F3FJ20110316)
SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - - Heavy snow blanketed Japan's devastated northeast on Wednesday, hindering rescue workers and adding to the woes of the few, mainly elderly, residents who remained in the area worst hit by last week's massive earthquake and tsunami.
Source: Snow muffles rescue work in Japan's devastated northeast (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/e7W3EfpPVTs/us-japan-quake-snow-idUSTRE72F2WN20110316)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four journalists covering the fighting in Libya for the New York Times are missing, the newspaper said Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irvJYIhVMejIbAcVW9azlfWXTMM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irvJYIhVMejIbAcVW9azlfWXTMM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=gV3THRjMSWU:7P3O8Pm7sZU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=gV3THRjMSWU:7P3O8Pm7sZU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/gV3THRjMSWU)
Source: Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gV3THRjMSWU/us-libya-usa-journalists-idUSTRE72F7L620110316)
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Wednesday approved eight of 20 bills making up Governor Jerry Brown's state budget plan but did not take up its cornerstone, legislation asking voters to extend tax increases. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LkBThQ_9zPr6DtOgTnurEuiHZR8/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LkBThQ_9zPr6DtOgTnurEuiHZR8/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=F8xhzHVEQb4:iDfRcIahpXg:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=F8xhzHVEQb4:iDfRcIahpXg:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/F8xhzHVEQb4)
Source: California lawmakers approve some budget plan bills (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/F8xhzHVEQb4/us-economy-california-budget-idUSTRE72G0XV20110317)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Airlines scrambled on Thursday to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo as fears about Japan's nuclear crisis mounted and the United States joined other nations urging their citizens to leave. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Ki1ZlzSdhmi_ZT0BjV53FLVe60/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Ki1ZlzSdhmi_ZT0BjV53FLVe60/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=nRYWdP6uoqU:sFkwd8JlegA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=nRYWdP6uoqU:sFkwd8JlegA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/nRYWdP6uoqU)
Source: U.S. urges citizens to leave Japan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nRYWdP6uoqU/us-japan-travel-idUSTRE72G1J320110317)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp, the No. 2 package delivery company, sees improving revenue and profit this quarter and beyond, even as fuel prices mount, and shares of the economic bellwether rose more than 4 percent. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHgzNMHYRcWIYBNpkOt_bUjqTTY/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHgzNMHYRcWIYBNpkOt_bUjqTTY/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=80p0i7nMDvI:w-vmjcHNl9Q:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=80p0i7nMDvI:w-vmjcHNl9Q:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/80p0i7nMDvI)
Source: FedEx offers strong outlook for this quarter and beyond (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/80p0i7nMDvI/us-fedex-idUSTRE72G0R320110317)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices increased at their fastest pace in more than 1-1/2 years in February as fresh data showed growth was accelerating, but underlying inflation pressures remained generally contained. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99Sjjw7gxk4X669XBhVygs04V1w/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99Sjjw7gxk4X669XBhVygs04V1w/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6RyNgrC2nEs:EVizhpERh00:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6RyNgrC2nEs:EVizhpERh00:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6RyNgrC2nEs)
Source: Consumer prices turn higher, economy gains steam (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6RyNgrC2nEs/us-usa-economy-idUSTRE72G37Z20110317)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday bought itself more time to work out a much-delayed budget deal as the costs of the stalemate were increasingly felt across the globe.
Source: Congress buys more time for budget dispute (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bekZRb9bod8/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7205MS20110317)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had requested a comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear facilities, maintaining his support for atomic energy while seeking to apply lessons from the crisis in Japan.
Source: Obama requests nuclear review, sees risk in Japan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/noID-tA8Ous/us-japan-nuclear-usa-idUSTRE72G6ZC20110317)
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Thursday rejected five immigration bills, placing a major stumbling block in the way of state conservatives' hopes to pass more laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.
Source: Arizona Senate votes down immigration bills (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/80pAWFFzeMk/us-arizona-immigration-idUSTRE72H0LA20110318)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four New York Times journalists who were captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there will be released on Friday, the Times reported. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JukhdZz6eVhC3GGHVRYEypitJ_g/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JukhdZz6eVhC3GGHVRYEypitJ_g/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pS65cBpM76o:7zUcOGygvK8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pS65cBpM76o:7zUcOGygvK8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/pS65cBpM76o)
Source: Libya set to release NY Times journalists: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/pS65cBpM76o/us-libya-usa-journalists-idUSTRE72H5W920110318)
PARIS (Reuters) - France called for clear signals on job protection after U.S. group General Mills Inc entered into exclusive talks to buy half of cherished yoghurt brand Yoplait. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oMZ4jaGFWwnUhgm-k-sMKAjjp4c/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oMZ4jaGFWwnUhgm-k-sMKAjjp4c/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=siEU7W-okd4:lFHGtbJUTFk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=siEU7W-okd4:lFHGtbJUTFk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/siEU7W-okd4)
Source: France calls for job commitments after Yoplait deal (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/siEU7W-okd4/us-yoplait-idUSTRE72G5VK20110318)
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A letter that had prompted Mark Hurd's abrupt resignation as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co was ordered unsealed by a Delaware judge, potentially revealing more details of his dramatic exit last year. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UDuIiFiiv_S1HbrkVXLKvFdkUs/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UDuIiFiiv_S1HbrkVXLKvFdkUs/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cTapdYxc4Oc:uwydeP_Sp_o:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cTapdYxc4Oc:uwydeP_Sp_o:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/cTapdYxc4Oc)
Source: Letter tied to Hurd's HP ouster to be unsealed (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/cTapdYxc4Oc/us-hp-hurd-letter-idUSTRE72H4JJ20110318)
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee unions of key collective bargaining rights. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ytdGX3bYv9D7ZSBhj7QuYMkyA9M/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ytdGX3bYv9D7ZSBhj7QuYMkyA9M/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Otr_hKNRot0:FWzWcbRySeI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Otr_hKNRot0:FWzWcbRySeI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Otr_hKNRot0)
Source: Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Otr_hKNRot0/us-wisconsin-unions-order-idUSTRE72H5L020110318)
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators gave major banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co the green light on Friday to boost dividends, loosening the reins on the industry 2-1/2 years after the government bailed out the financial system. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_iBfxH5ovWwKIdgqvpNXQ3H-J8U/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_iBfxH5ovWwKIdgqvpNXQ3H-J8U/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iSGGtaeyt6E:ypMe-UNP_dM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iSGGtaeyt6E:ypMe-UNP_dM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/iSGGtaeyt6E)
Source: JPMorgan, others boost payouts after Fed tests (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iSGGtaeyt6E/us-usa-banks-stresstests-idUSTRE72H4SI20110319)
TOKYO (Reuters) - It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3s4e35PeKNhouhpYfP1Yt0BFSZ0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3s4e35PeKNhouhpYfP1Yt0BFSZ0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=3fDY45E4nE8:C7hyWTCQ-pc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=3fDY45E4nE8:C7hyWTCQ-pc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/3fDY45E4nE8)
Source: Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3fDY45E4nE8/us-japan-survivor-idUSTRE72I0AC20110319)
SANAA (Reuters) - Two prominent members of Yemen's ruling party resigned on Saturday in protest against the killing of dozens of anti-government protesters, while troops enforced a state of emergency in the capital. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k1AObxEHWEXVrOfXtJIvFi4rX7E/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k1AObxEHWEXVrOfXtJIvFi4rX7E/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=r7BCmbYqp3Y:LvtP-xESxfQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=r7BCmbYqp3Y:LvtP-xESxfQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/r7BCmbYqp3Y)
Source: Yemeni troops on streets as two party members quit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/r7BCmbYqp3Y/us-yemen-idUSTRE72H2Z720110319)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of American hostages in Iran, died in California at age 85.
Source: Warren Christopher, U.S. negotiator, dies at 85 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/qBOUJOjWFiE/us-usa-christopher-idUSTRE72I12V20110319)
CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Jazeera television said on Saturday that the Libyan authorities had detained one of its reporting teams several days ago when working in west Libya.
Source: Al Jazeera says reporting team detained in Libya (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SLdBjS27FQs/us-libya-targets-rebels-idUSTRE72I48L20110319)
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico's newly elected Republican governor lost her attempt to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants on Saturday, when the bill died in the state Senate.
Source: New Mexico governor loses bid to block licenses for illegals (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/yjPpnvRlS-g/us-licenses-newmexico-idUSTRE72I4BI20110319)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Sunday said aircraft from Qatar were moving into position near Libya to participate in the Western military operation that has effectively established a no-fly zone. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cvLhV4cyjTQhlxGvaru5zEj-l2A/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cvLhV4cyjTQhlxGvaru5zEj-l2A/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4IuGGYXiTjc:YOkE4WBfmdM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=4IuGGYXiTjc:YOkE4WBfmdM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/4IuGGYXiTjc)
Source: Qatar planes taking positions near Libya: Mullen (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4IuGGYXiTjc/us-libya-usa-mullen-idUSTRE72J1MW20110320)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to join Western intervention in Libya is raising concerns in the United States about the cost and duration of the military operation. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbHDo-IQueNH6e-QXb_MaotQ5KQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbHDo-IQueNH6e-QXb_MaotQ5KQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=F-gcjFxaQGQ:B10tG8FJnWo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=F-gcjFxaQGQ:B10tG8FJnWo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/F-gcjFxaQGQ)
Source: Air strikes in Libya raise concern in U.S. on cost (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/F-gcjFxaQGQ/us-libya-usa-cost-idUSTRE72J3XA20110320)
CAIRO (Reuters) - A big majority of Egyptians approved amendments to the constitution in a referendum, results showed, opening the door to early elections seen as favoring Islamists and figures affiliated with the old ruling party. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-KJEt8Qx8l4-_taKoQSjuS4iGs/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-KJEt8Qx8l4-_taKoQSjuS4iGs/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pSxQNZ4QBfY:EXaggSWkgRo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pSxQNZ4QBfY:EXaggSWkgRo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/pSxQNZ4QBfY)
Source: Egypt approves reforms in historic referendum (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/pSxQNZ4QBfY/us-egypt-referendum-idUSTRE72J2KL20110320)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Crowds set fire to a headquarters of the ruling Baath Party in the Syrian city of Deraa on Sunday, residents said, as the wave of unrest in the Arab world shook even one of its most authoritarian states. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xTw82H10aEcBWSLIXwc4ubI1tcg/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xTw82H10aEcBWSLIXwc4ubI1tcg/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sKuz9WLiRGc:1ps60mDxO-U:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sKuz9WLiRGc:1ps60mDxO-U:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/sKuz9WLiRGc)
Source: Wave of unrest shakes Syria, crowds torch party HQ (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sKuz9WLiRGc/us-syria-idUSTRE72J1VZ20110320)
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 747-8 Intercontinental, the new passenger version of its legendary jumbo jet, completed its maiden flight without a hitch on Sunday, marking a key milestone for the aircraft model more closely associated with Boeing than any other plane. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bry3MqPVn1qKrMuHzQSuQsWT_cU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bry3MqPVn1qKrMuHzQSuQsWT_cU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=RDBUv-BDEVg:RvSjGZ9ox2M:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=RDBUv-BDEVg:RvSjGZ9ox2M:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/RDBUv-BDEVg)
Source: Boeing's new 747 completes first test flight (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/RDBUv-BDEVg/us-boeing-idUSTRE72J3B120110320)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report on Monday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dsGrnwJ0IMlrt9Dp-zv4Yf3lix0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dsGrnwJ0IMlrt9Dp-zv4Yf3lix0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=705mtDoFZis:BhjmJyrqGvg:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=705mtDoFZis:BhjmJyrqGvg:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/705mtDoFZis)
Source: World Bank sees Japan slowdown as temporary (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/705mtDoFZis/us-japan-economy-worldbank-idUSTRE72K0D020110321)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Google Inc on Monday accused the Chinese government of making it difficult for Gmail users to access the service in the country, the latest development in a rocky relationship between the two.
Source: Google accuses China of blocking Gmail (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hF2gFYFsmoQ/us-google-china-idUSTRE72K1VV20110321)
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes Japan's devastating earthquake is the kind of extraordinary event that creates a buying opportunity for shares in Japanese companies.
Source: Japan a "buying opportunity," will recover: Buffett (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UkzPDtIbK3c/us-buffett-korea-idUSTRE72K0DL20110321)
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libya released four New York Times journalists on Monday, nearly a week after they had been captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there, although three journalists for other outlets remained missing.
Source: New York Times journalists released from Libyan custody (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bsbrt4ba8rE/us-libya-turkey-journalists-idUSTRE72K2TH20110321)
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for a "new era of partnership" with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbors in the region. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/INumuNI3USf3li7vQT5sqoeflXs/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/INumuNI3USf3li7vQT5sqoeflXs/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VMgrJUK4euc:27eWEplxQYo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VMgrJUK4euc:27eWEplxQYo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/VMgrJUK4euc)
Source: Obama offers new U.S. partnership with Latin America (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/VMgrJUK4euc/us-obama-latinamerica-idUSTRE72G6YT20110322)
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered Jared Lee Loughner, the college dropout charged in January's Arizona shooting rampage, to undergo a mental evaluation in Missouri to see if he is competent to stand trial. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmsIGxe65x5XEb6KyltJHe2HHaI/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmsIGxe65x5XEb6KyltJHe2HHaI/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=kmZEncYNDus:EkJsO1wh50I:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=kmZEncYNDus:EkJsO1wh50I:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/kmZEncYNDus)
Source: Judge orders Loughner mental evaluation in Missouri (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/kmZEncYNDus/us-loughner-evaluation-idUSTRE72L0Q720110322)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned markets on Tuesday it would act again to keep the yen in check and prevent its rapid gains from derailing Tokyo's effort to rebuild areas ravaged by this month's deadly earthquake and tsunami and revive the struggling economy. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yftPKzhFcpyLxkMP0HwwUM9iMRM/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yftPKzhFcpyLxkMP0HwwUM9iMRM/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=tSN5RWqGbuY:vrRQFfwU6W0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=tSN5RWqGbuY:vrRQFfwU6W0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/tSN5RWqGbuY)
Source: Japan warns again on yen, extra budget seen by May (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tSN5RWqGbuY/us-japan-economy-idUSTRE72L06V20110322)
LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter jet crashed in Libya overnight after a mechanical failure but its crew was safe, a spokesman for the U.S. military Africa Command said on Tuesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYGWuC0ZQSvbYLg9pPzVoZGrs_s/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYGWuC0ZQSvbYLg9pPzVoZGrs_s/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5o5k4vCPaCA:QFvZXaU3zyc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5o5k4vCPaCA:QFvZXaU3zyc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5o5k4vCPaCA)
Source: U.S. fighter jet crashes in rebel-held Libya (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5o5k4vCPaCA/us-libya-usa-crash-idUSTRE72L20E20110322)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least six people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in the southern city of Deraa, site of unprecedented protests challenging President Bashar al-Assad's Baathist rule, residents said.
Source: Syrian forces kill 6 in mosque attack: residents (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/RNebUc0WKUM/us-syria-gunfire-idUSTRE72M04T20110323)
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unannounced two-day visit where he is expected to discuss operations in Libya and offer U.S. assistance during Egypt's transition to democracy.
Source: Gates to discuss Egypt, Libya in Cairo visit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/cgLiVvujsOo/us-egypt-usa-gates-idUSTRE72M2R820110323)
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament started a key debate on Wednesday on government austerity measures which opposition parties were expected to reject, setting the stage for the possible collapse of the minority Socialist administration a day before a European summit.
Source: Portugal government may collapse before EU summit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/B6OTkxd0Rbc/us-portugal-crisis-idUSTRE72M2CK20110323)
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris' Eiffel Tower was briefly evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package alert at one of the world's most visited tourist sites, the monument's operating company said. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_4-K1LdhY79VKAwogLrnc-wbbig/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_4-K1LdhY79VKAwogLrnc-wbbig/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=8Aa_9Fp6HnI:x6t6EOboKXo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=8Aa_9Fp6HnI:x6t6EOboKXo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/8Aa_9Fp6HnI)
Source: Eiffel Tower briefly evacuated over suspect package (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/8Aa_9Fp6HnI/us-france-eiffeltower-idUSTRE72M6KI20110323)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will act aggressively and responsibly to preserve quiet and security after violence with Palestinians escalated over the past week. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xwOu_Yuwq0jCcd--ZK3AKifXnmU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xwOu_Yuwq0jCcd--ZK3AKifXnmU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=bJR_pj-mw5I:oILhqCp6sOU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=bJR_pj-mw5I:oILhqCp6sOU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/bJR_pj-mw5I)
Source: Israel will act aggressively to preserve security: PM (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bJR_pj-mw5I/us-palestinians-israel-netanyahu-idUSTRE72M7I620110323)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by the inability of attached cutting devices to shear and seal the pipe of the leaking well, the U.S. government said on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gCqUNvlPNYpfITIWM985oyyvq8Y/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gCqUNvlPNYpfITIWM985oyyvq8Y/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JJCSAMHWLbg:0izwfA_yWQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=JJCSAMHWLbg:0izwfA_yWQ8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/JJCSAMHWLbg)
Source: U.S. examines blowout preventer in BP oil spill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/JJCSAMHWLbg/us-bp-oil-spill-idUSTRE72M6TU20110323)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc is poised to report its third straight quarter of same-store sales declines on weak demand for televisions and entertainment software in the all-important holiday season. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iwBWgEeeDSgXfQvzz7mPz-en8YE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iwBWgEeeDSgXfQvzz7mPz-en8YE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sUk8156_zgk:aiNqkE2fLSQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sUk8156_zgk:aiNqkE2fLSQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/sUk8156_zgk)
Source: Weak TV demand seen hurting Best Buy results (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sUk8156_zgk/us-bestbuy-idUSTRE72N0VJ20110324)
By Paul Carrel, Mark Felsenthal, Pedro da Costa, David Milliken and Alan Wheatley FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a warm, Lisbon day last May, Jean-Claude Trichet, the ice-cool president of the European Central Bank, was asked whether the bank would consider buying euro zone governments' bonds in the open market. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HdwrrPynAjayNlUn4Elu36Shi2M/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HdwrrPynAjayNlUn4Elu36Shi2M/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mPrulXyYvoc:gB8-O5OBE2g:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mPrulXyYvoc:gB8-O5OBE2g:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/mPrulXyYvoc)
Source: Special report: The revolution in central banking (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mPrulXyYvoc/us-central-banking-idUSTRE72N21H20110324)
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured Egypt's military ruler of sustained American aid Thursday, as Cairo warned that tourism revenue is nosediving in the wake of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28OCCOwVWMJUP2LFmIFHRgYt7Co/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28OCCOwVWMJUP2LFmIFHRgYt7Co/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=CJTZbNsTZ5U:4KnV1PZgdeA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=CJTZbNsTZ5U:4KnV1PZgdeA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/CJTZbNsTZ5U)
Source: Gates assures Egypt on sustained U.S. aid (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CJTZbNsTZ5U/us-egypt-usa-gates-idUSTRE72N3BU20110324)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc gave a fiscal-year profit outlook that could miss Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious U.S. shoppers show little interest in buying big-ticket items like televisions, and its shares fell more than 5 percent.
Source: Best Buy shoppers shun pricey TVs; outlook dim (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sUk8156_zgk/us-bestbuy-idUSTRE72N0VJ20110324)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will break nearly 100 years of tradition at the U.S. central bank next month when he begins talking to the media after policy meetings.
Source: Fed to hold media briefings in historic shift (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3csYAC0y5QE/us-usa-fed-idUSTRE72L4ZQ20110324)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Robert Gates on Friday became the first U.S. Defense Secretary to visit the West Bank, meeting Palestinian leaders keenly aware of every little nod to their hopes of achieving statehood.
Source: Gates first U.S. defense chief to visit Palestinians (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sHbowfPN8pU/us-israel-palestinians-gates-idUSTRE72O2WC20110325)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders agreed a new package of anti-crisis measures at a two-day summit, but were forced to delay increasing their rescue fund and acknowledged they faced new threats from a government collapse in Portugal.
Source: EU agrees crisis package, Portugal clouds summit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1rg7KWQZbd0/us-eu-summit-idUSTRE72M8XF20110325)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the fourth quarter, the government said on Friday, but signs of softer consumer and business spending may slow its momentum in early 2011.
Source: U.S. bumps up Q4 growth, seen slowing in early 2011 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Rnw73U490i4/us-usa-economy-idUSTRE72N35U20110325)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has brought forward plans to deploy an "Iron Dome" rocket interceptor system because of increased mortar and rocket fire from the Hamas Islamist ruled Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said Friday.
Source: Israel to deploy rocket shield system near Gaza (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7cu0r6s9AeE/us-palestinians-israel-shield-idUSTRE72O61A20110325)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is unlikely to extend its bond-buying program with the U.S. economy now on firmer footing, several Fed officials said on Friday, with one inflation hawk saying the Fed will have to raise rates and sell assets in the "not-too-distant future."
Source: Fed unlikely to extend QE2, officials say (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/fC8zivB7RFs/us-usa-fed-idUSTRE72L4ZQ20110325)
SANAA (Reuters) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday he was ready to cede power to stop more bloodshed in Yemen, but only to what he called "safe hands" as tens of thousands rallied against him in "Day of Departure" protests.
Source: Yemen's Saleh says wants to put power in safe hands (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7088EAiFl44/us-yemen-idUSTRE72M92520110325)
BOSTON (Reuters) - Mike Huckabee holds a small lead in the field of potential Republican presidential candidates, while Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin have slipped, according to a Gallup Poll released on Friday. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Es67Rr-KaYg:90iTlUuNSa0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Es67Rr-KaYg:90iTlUuNSa0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Es67Rr-KaYg)
Source: Huckabee leads Republicans for president: poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Es67Rr-KaYg/us-usa-politics-poll-idUSTRE72O6ZO20110325)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, given added poignancy by Japan's nuclear disaster, which raises doubts about nuclear power as a possible solution. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=s0g1-Bq8stQ:rPoRRdjgeok:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=s0g1-Bq8stQ:rPoRRdjgeok:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/s0g1-Bq8stQ)
Source: Japan nuclear crisis gives Earth Hour added poignancy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/s0g1-Bq8stQ/us-climate-earthhour-idUSTRE72P0H920110326)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic congresswoman who became the first woman on a major party presidential ticket as Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984, died on Saturday at the age of 75, her family said. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6YhZe-6vveA:sqnEWhWN0fU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6YhZe-6vveA:sqnEWhWN0fU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6YhZe-6vveA)
Source: Geraldine Ferraro, first woman on U.S. presidential ticket, dies (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6YhZe-6vveA/us-usa-ferraro-idUSTRE72P1IL20110326)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans about U.S. military involvement in Libya on Saturday, saying the mission is limited and the United States will not intervene everywhere there is a crisis. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=aS0ITm94OyM:xtHJPPbE5WA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=aS0ITm94OyM:xtHJPPbE5WA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/aS0ITm94OyM)
Source: Obama seeks to reassure Americans about Libya (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aS0ITm94OyM/us-libya-obama-idUSTRE72O55320110326)
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba's Catholic Church and the island's Jewish community during a Havana visit starting on Monday amid speculation he will seek the release of a jailed American aid contractor. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rQd2tEpOzHM:B2wqOJ4qV2w:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rQd2tEpOzHM:B2wqOJ4qV2w:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/rQd2tEpOzHM)
Source: Carter to meet Castro, religious leaders in Cuba (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rQd2tEpOzHM/us-cuba-usa-carter-idUSTRE72P2EU20110326)
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Stress tests on Ireland's four main lenders will reveal a capital hole of around 20 billion euros ($28.2 billion), The Sunday Business Post reported, without citing any sources. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=_v9EsuLhmSI:DQYUvaoysH8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=_v9EsuLhmSI:DQYUvaoysH8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/_v9EsuLhmSI)
Source: Irish bank tests to show 20 billion euros hole: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/_v9EsuLhmSI/us-ireland-banks-tests-idUSTRE72Q0V120110327)
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - It's 8 p.m. at Sao Paulo's sublimely overcrowded international airport and Marvin Curie, seeing all the chairs around him taken, decides to join dozens of other business travelers and sit on the floor. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rH4Vs94mfLo:twvlR30fUBs:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rH4Vs94mfLo:twvlR30fUBs:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/rH4Vs94mfLo)
Source: Special Report: Brazil's Olympic push isn't winning any medals (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rH4Vs94mfLo/us-brazil-infrastructure-idUSTRE72Q18820110327)
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as tensions remained high despite signals on both sides of the border of a readiness to return to a de facto ceasefire. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=z2tHFxnET80:IQVgzsGz93A:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=z2tHFxnET80:IQVgzsGz93A:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/z2tHFxnET80)
Source: Israeli air strike kills 2 Palestinian militants (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/z2tHFxnET80/us-israel-palestinians-violence-idUSTRE72Q0JH20110327)
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's largest Shi'ite opposition group Wefaq has accepted Kuwait as a mediator with Bahrain's government to end a political crisis gripping the tiny kingdom, a member of Wefaq said on Sunday. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=wwxqDycGeIk:gckipLwkhzw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=wwxqDycGeIk:gckipLwkhzw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/wwxqDycGeIk)
Source: Kuwait to mediate in Bahrain crisis (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wwxqDycGeIk/us-bahrain-protests-kuwait-idUSTRE72Q0C520110327)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration's defender of financial consumers, will venture into the corporate lion's den this week, along with Jamie Dimon, CEO of banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5ksD-ZR9N0M:DzmZiShpvoQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5ksD-ZR9N0M:DzmZiShpvoQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5ksD-ZR9N0M)
Source: On financial regulation, it's Warren vs. Dimon (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5ksD-ZR9N0M/us-financial-regulation-idUSTRE72Q25O20110327)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad, facing the gravest crisis in his 11-year rule, deployed the army in Syria's main port of Latakia for the first time after nearly two weeks of protests spread across the country. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=8ToQD2Yh0Ug:9W_KaLIANy8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=8ToQD2Yh0Ug:9W_KaLIANy8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/8ToQD2Yh0Ug)
Source: Syria's Assad deploys army in port to keep order (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/8ToQD2Yh0Ug/us-syria-idUSTRE72N2MC20110327)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will re-open 12 of its Seiyu stores in Japan which were affected by the earthquake, and is hoping to open the remaining 12 impacted stores as soon as possible, a spokesman for the U.S.-based retailer said. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=-qi00aaL-50:Je66r6bMBV0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=-qi00aaL-50:Je66r6bMBV0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/-qi00aaL-50)
Source: Wal-Mart to reopen 12 quake-hit stores in Japan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-qi00aaL-50/us-walmart-idUSTRE72R07320110328)
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his popularity plummeting as he faces a string of legal cases, appeared in court for the first time in eight years on Monday. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uENcGAQAcAg:S0fyqciMBPM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uENcGAQAcAg:S0fyqciMBPM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/uENcGAQAcAg)
Source: Italy PM Berlusconi in court for fraud trial (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uENcGAQAcAg/us-italy-berlusconi-idUSTRE72R1FX20110328)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists were released by Syrian authorities on Monday, two days after they were detained in Damascus. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=CtSTFLUtVqs:4f8gUppR_T0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=CtSTFLUtVqs:4f8gUppR_T0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/CtSTFLUtVqs)
Source: Reuters journalists freed in Syria (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CtSTFLUtVqs/us-syria-reuters-idUSTRE72R3U920110328)
BOSTON (Reuters) - Smoke billowing from an equipment elevator at a New Hampshire nuclear plant briefly triggered an "unusual event" on Monday but did not impact operations or affect any employees, officials said. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=EAivfTKnvHU:wvORJXlP55U:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=EAivfTKnvHU:wvORJXlP55U:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/EAivfTKnvHU)
Source: Smoke seen, controlled at New Hampshire nuclear plant (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/EAivfTKnvHU/us-newhampshire-nuclear-idUSTRE72R5OB20110328)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian forces fired into the air on Monday to disperse a pro-democracy protest in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, where reformists want to overthrow the 41-year rule of the Assad family. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ZcleSc9kneY:d03r5tqZ6Ww:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ZcleSc9kneY:d03r5tqZ6Ww:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ZcleSc9kneY)
Source: Syrian forces fired warning shots in Deraa (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ZcleSc9kneY/us-syria-idUSTRE72N2MC20110328)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Army soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians in cold blood did not act clandestinely as the Pentagon has implied but in plain view of their combat unit, Rolling Stone magazine reported on Monday. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=7qPxiQq6b4o:u3YW4PwFkYY:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=7qPxiQq6b4o:u3YW4PwFkYY:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/7qPxiQq6b4o)
Source: Soldiers in Afghan killings operated openly: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7qPxiQq6b4o/us-usa-soldiers-crimes-idUSTRE72S0NZ20110329)
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni protesters demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule said on Tuesday they would insist he leave power soon, blaming him for violence that has raised U.S. fears of chaos that could benefit militants. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=a4ZtqOBghAc:ixYrQoKi3L8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=a4ZtqOBghAc:ixYrQoKi3L8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/a4ZtqOBghAc)
Source: Yemenis blame Saleh as security deteriorates (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/a4ZtqOBghAc/us-yemen-idUSTRE72R1UJ20110329)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Over the past two weeks, Japanese government officials and Tokyo Electric Power executives have repeatedly described the deadly combination of the most powerful quake in Japan's history and the massive tsunami that followed as "soteigai," or beyond expectations. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HRbc79GbKfc:MA_oOQfF_V0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=HRbc79GbKfc:MA_oOQfF_V0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/HRbc79GbKfc)
Source: Special Report: Japan engineers knew tsunami could overrun plant (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HRbc79GbKfc/us-japa-nuclear-risks-idUSTRE72S2UA20110329)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former portfolio manager at Raj Rajaratnam's Galleon Group described pressure at the hedge fund to get "an edge" in trading and said he gave inside tips from a Morgan Stanley investment banker to his boss. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oucKcJgLi-k:rzA2YdESvdI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oucKcJgLi-k:rzA2YdESvdI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/oucKcJgLi-k)
Source: Rajaratnam manager testifies he gave his boss tips (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oucKcJgLi-k/us-galleon-rajaratnam-idUSTRE72S55820110329)
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective bargaining by public unions while she hears a legal challenge to the proposed law. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uJk2Tfsm9OU:kK707OH6qN8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uJk2Tfsm9OU:kK707OH6qN8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/uJk2Tfsm9OU)
Source: Judge again blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uJk2Tfsm9OU/us-wisconsin-appeal-idUSTRE72S41R20110330)
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that makes the state the first in the nation to outlaw abortions performed on the basis of the race or gender of the fetus. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=o25nclaNeek:O9EeNhKVtBU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=o25nclaNeek:O9EeNhKVtBU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/o25nclaNeek)
Source: Arizona enacts ban on abortions based on gender, race (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/o25nclaNeek/us-arizona-abortion-idUSTRE72T0TH20110330)
LONDON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's most influential English-language preacher said revolts sweeping the Arab world would help rather than harm its cause by giving Islamists freed from tyranny greater scope to speak out. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6LcUizKShY4:CzuleMikHg8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6LcUizKShY4:CzuleMikHg8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6LcUizKShY4)
Source: Qaeda: Arab revolts herald "great leap forward" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6LcUizKShY4/us-arabs-qaeda-idUSTRE72T1OW20110330)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to kill President Barack Obama's signature program to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=NsM4lTrDG-o:2DPhEFjT23c:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=NsM4lTrDG-o:2DPhEFjT23c:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/NsM4lTrDG-o)
Source: House votes to kill main Obama foreclosure aid (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/NsM4lTrDG-o/us-usa-housing-congress-idUSTRE72S7R720110330)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad defied calls on Wednesday to lift a decades-old emergency law and said Syria was the target of a foreign conspiracy to stir up protests in which more than 60 people have been killed. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=qCzcNtQlWi0:hqenlM7UI7I:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=qCzcNtQlWi0:hqenlM7UI7I:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/qCzcNtQlWi0)
Source: Assad sees Syria plot, unyielding on emergency law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/qCzcNtQlWi0/us-syria-idUSTRE72N2MC20110330)
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. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jyAujjBOtLk:68IHxe74lNA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jyAujjBOtLk:68IHxe74lNA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/jyAujjBOtLk)
Source: Egypt military says presidential election this year (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jyAujjBOtLk/us-egypt-idUSTRE72T4SF20110330)
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. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rY9dJByjdHo:i6xSxsWiHMU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rY9dJByjdHo:i6xSxsWiHMU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/rY9dJByjdHo)
Source: Ohio legislature passes bill curbing union rights (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rY9dJByjdHo/us-unions-ohio-idUSTRE72T6OM20110331)
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. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Tn-etlxjYxU:zxY9eAqPlfo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Tn-etlxjYxU:zxY9eAqPlfo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Tn-etlxjYxU)
Source: Geithner: inflexible currencies are biggest monetary problem (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Tn-etlxjYxU/us-g20-geithner-china-idUSTRE72U0IK20110331)