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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean fishing vessel with seven people aboard is being held by North Korea after sailing into the North's exclusive economic waters off the east coast, the South Korean coast guard said on Sunday.
South Korean fishing vessel held by North: coast guard (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vEhjOdMElz8/idUSTRE6770MW20100808)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has nothing to fear from new sanctions and any move to isolate the country economically will only spur self-sufficiency, its central bank chief said.
Sanctions nothing to fear: Iranian central banker (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/P1azaiEysA0/idUSTRE67715Q20100808)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told an inquiry into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla that Turkey had ignored warnings and appeals "at the highest level" many days before the fatal clash.
Israeli PM says Turkey ignored flotilla warnings (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WObEKWeC8WM/idUSTRE6780NP20100809)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells on Monday, some reportedly landing in South Korean waters, adding to already raised tension on the peninsula.
N.Korea fires artillery near sea border (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gXTrj4Tn-8A/idUSTRE6780R220100809)
The U.S. Mideast peace envoy will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday as the Obama administration presses both sides to launch direct talks as soon as possible.
U.S. envoy to press anew for Israel-Palestinian talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/W2V4S5fRn5M/idUSTRE6784BW20100809)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon, trying to free up cash in the face of a yawning U.S. deficit, unveiled a series of cost-cutting measures on Wednesday that will shed thousands of jobs and shut down an entire military command.
Pentagon to shut military command and cut jobs (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-4WHSxaciMM/idUSTRE67855620100810)
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Jurors can consider Omar Khadr's age in deciding whether he intended to commit a war crime in Afghanistan when he was 15, a U.S. military judge told jury candidates in the Canadian prisoner's trial on Tuesday.
Guantanamo jury can consider Canadian's age (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BYCxm7iJRDM/idUSTRE6792KH20100810)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue flight attendant who became an Internet hero after storming out of a plane with an expletive-filled intercom address and an escape down the emergency chute had bail set at $2,500 on Tuesday.
Steward who fled via emergency chute gets bail (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ooM3hcUEszg/idUSTRE67928S20100810)
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Jurors can consider Omar Khadr's age in deciding whether he intended to commit a war crime in Afghanistan when he was 15, a U.S. military judge told jury candidates in the Canadian prisoner's trial on Tuesday.
Guantanamo jury can consider Omar Khadr's age (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BYCxm7iJRDM/idUSTRE6792KH20100810)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An approaching storm in the Gulf of Mexico will delay by two to three days BP Plc's work on a relief well, the final step in permanently killing the source of the world's worst offshore oil spill, the top U.S. spill official said on Tuesday.
Storm delays BP relief well by 2-3 days (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YcS_Vt-zfTo/idUSTRE65O5TA20100811)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he wanted to get down quickly to full-scale peace talks, as he met U.S. envoy George Mitchell to hear the latest from the Palestinian side.
Direct talks in sight as U.S. envoy sees Netanyahu (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ED7RhYQvcxI/idUSTRE67A2KL20100811)
ORLANDO (Reuters) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday proposed tougher curbs against illegal migrants in his melting-pot state which he said would go "one step further" than a similar contested Arizona law.
Florida AG proposes tougher illegal immigrant curbs (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wMzKVxCs6Is/idUSTRE67A2XS20100811)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dan Rostenkowski, who as Congress' chief tax-writer was one of most powerful U.S. politicians in the 1980s and early 1990s until brought down by a corruption conviction and a 17-month prison sentence, has died at age 82.
Former Representative Dan Rostenkowski dies at 82 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IJPvNM25qEk/idUSTRE67A42M20100811)
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A U.S. Army officer who said the Guantanamo prison camp had eroded America's moral authority was booted from the jury pool on Wednesday in the war crimes trial of a young Canadian.
Keep or close Guantanamo? Military jurors weigh in (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xOudUtEam40/idUSTRE67B01720100812)
SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari tried to comfort victims of devastating floods on Thursday on his first visit to the area after criticism of his trips abroad and his government's perceived slack response.
Pakistani president tries to comfort flood victims (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/NrCP6xamvhk/idUSTRE66T3RS20100812)
GEORGETOWN, Kentucky (Reuters) - Democratic control of Congress and the fate of President Barack Obama's agenda are on the line in congressional elections this November, but some voters do not seem thrilled with their choices.
Congressional election fails to stir voters (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BVQz409lb6Y/idUSTRE67B0I320100812)
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told WikiLeaks it would be the "height of irresponsibility" if it went through with a new threat to publish outstanding documents it had on the Afghan war.
Pentagon cautions WikiLeaks over new document dump (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-KBF5mm_hco/idUSTRE67B53T20100812)
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - For sailors aboard the USS Higgins docked in San Diego, a popular question for visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday was how the austerity drive he announced this week would affect them.
Sailors press Gates on how defense budget hits them (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Z2Zb-aMqfgc/idUSTRE67B54Y20100813)
SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Disease outbreaks pose grave risks to victims of Pakistan's worst floods in decades, aid agencies said on Friday, causing fresh concern about already complicated relief efforts.
Diseases intensify risks in Pakistan flood crisis (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/a8BnAekNkak/idUSTRE66T3RS20100813)
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A young Canadian's Guantanamo war crimes tribunal was suspended on Friday for at least a month because his lawyer was being flown back to the United States for medical treatment.
Canadian's Guantanamo trial halted, lawyer is ill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Q5_6IQDBtjY/idUSTRE67B01720100813)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it will begin loading nuclear fuel into the reactor of Iran's first atomic power station on August 21, an irreversible step marking the start-up of the Bushehr plant after nearly 40 years of delays.
Russia says to start up Iran Bushehr plant August 21 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mTMN1yJVKKg/idUSTRE67C1BE20100813)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Research In Motion has promised India a technical solution for decoding encrypted BlackBerry data, a senior official said on Friday, a step that could allay Indian security concerns about the smartphone and avert a shutdown.
BlackBerry assures India on access to services (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GWS2bzFFqrs/idUSTRE67151F20100813)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama is suing BP Plc, Transocean and Halliburton for "catastrophic harm" caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the state's attorney general said on Friday.
Alabama sues BP for "catastrophic" Gulf oil spill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1XccBRkhirw/idUSTRE67C3BR20100813)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a $600 million bill to beef up security on the U.S. border with Mexico, and his aides pressed lawmakers to set aside election-year politics and work toward broader immigration reform.
Obama signs $600 million border security bill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Vs6x2QFerv8/idUSTRE67B3G720100813)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday backed construction of a proposed mosque and Muslim cultural center near the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York -- a project opposed by conservatives and many New Yorkers.
Obama backs controversial New York mosque project (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/e8gENurDOdY/idUSTRE67D04920100814)
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean militaries will stage their second joint exercise in less than a month from Monday, fuelling tensions with the prickly North and angering regional power China.
U.S.-South Korea drills anger North, worry China (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/o0nsJy29nCk/idUSTRE67E06220100815)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A manager at Apple Inc has been charged in California with taking kickbacks he received after leaking corporate secrets to Asian companies that supplied iPhone and iPod accessories, court documents showed.
Apple manager charged with taking kickbacks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hE4ItsV-Z2c/idUSTRE67D1EC20100815)
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) said on Sunday it had fully exercised an over-allotment option for the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering, taking total proceeds from the offer to $22.1 billion, making the IPO the world's biggest.
AgBank confirms greenshoe as IPO hits record $22.1 billion (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IypNWRBDS4Q/idUSTRE67E0K820100815)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. commander in Afghanistan said he sees "areas of progress" in the war but it was still unclear if President Barack Obama's goal of starting to pull out troops in July 2011 could be met.
Petraeus sees "areas of progress" in Afghan war (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lO-3fS_T-GM/idUSTRE67E0RI20100815)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Growth in Japan's economy slowed to a crawl in the second quarter and analysts see more weakness ahead, adding to policymakers' headaches as they grapple with deflation and a rise in the yen that threatens an export-reliant recovery.
China tops Japan as second biggest economy in Q2 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/kXd0JN5B8Zw/idUSTRE67D0PE20100816)
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An air strike in northern Afghanistan killed an al Qaeda leader who was planning suicide attacks, NATO-led forces said on Monday, underscoring the spread of the insurgency to once-peaceful areas of the country.
Air strike kills al Qaeda cell leader in Afghan north (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tk7tiKSqnvA/idUSTRE67F2TY20100816)
HOUSTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Technical issues on Monday muddled the timing of BP's planned final kill of its blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well as concerns lingered over the environmental and health fallout from the world's worst offshore oil spill.
Technical twists delay timing of BP final well kill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/NfUv9YDVNgY/idUSTRE65O5TA20100816)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama painted Republicans as obstructionist allies of corporate America on Monday as he crossed the United States campaigning for his fellow Democrats fighting to keep control of the Congress and for state governorships in November's elections.
Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4QgaHvMkYKo/idUSTRE67F42G20100817)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rand Paul, a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, has a narrow lead among likely voters in a Senate race in Kentucky, where economic worries top voters' concerns, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday said.
Republican Paul leads Senate race in Kentucky (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UilFKvwL62s/idUSTRE67G4G820100817)
SEATTLE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Senate Republicans on Tuesday to pass his $30 billion plan to help banks boost lending to small businesses, blasting the opposition for playing "political games" with a measure he says will help generate jobs.
Obama pushes Republicans on jobs bill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LCHfp7zweWM/idUSTRE67G53220100817)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nearly half the $459 million needed to fund initial relief efforts following Pakistan's worst ever floods has been secured after days of lobbying donors and warnings that the country faces a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
U.N. secures more Pakistan flood relief funds (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wu3T9MdDd7k/idUSTRE66T3RS20100818)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Opponents and supporters of a planned Muslim cultural center and mosque near the site of New York's World Trade Center will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks with dueling events.
Sept 11 anniversary set for Muslim center marches (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6DN-98RRZPg/idUSTRE67H39720100818)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Muslims in lower Manhattan who have prayed in a crowded basement or in the streets say they are not looking for confrontation with opponents of a new mosque. They simply need the space.
Muslims in Manhattan say they need a place to pray (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nZlMfxvTyug/idUSTRE67F4VY20100818)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they charged New Jersey with securities fraud for not disclosing to municipal bond investors that it was underfunding its pensions.
SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-ONO3BHzJWQ/idUSTRE67H58S20100818)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states has been expanded and now covers 380 million eggs.
Egg recall expanded in salmonella outbreak (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lYx79RlDmyk/idUSTRE67H5Z920100819)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy faces difficult times ahead with chronic unemployment and slow manufacturing hurting the pace of recovery, the head of Congress' budget agency said on Thursday.
More tough economic times forecast by CBO (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KhpeWEvHbrs/idUSTRE67I0U020100819)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Those seeking a settlement from the BP $20 billion compensation fund may have to waive their rights to sue all major defendants involved with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, not just BP, the New York Times reported on Friday.
BP settlements may shield top defendants: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/drpTZAGJBSA/idUSTRE67J1F920100820)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion may provide some solution next week to help Indian security agencies access corporate email by obtaining encrypted data in readable format, a government source said on Friday.
India sees solution on BlackBerry emails next week: source (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UPTuQH6fwzQ/idUSSGE67J0HC20100820)
SYDNEY/TORONTO (Reuters) - BHP Billiton formally launched its hostile takeover bid for Potash Corp on Friday but a poll of investors suggested the world's biggest miner would need to significantly raise its $39 billion offer to capture the top fertilizer producer.
BHP sets Potash bid but may need to pay much more (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FzB0ECyoBEo/idUSTRE67G1R620100820)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A resumption of Middle East peace talks inspires little hope among Palestinians who say the prospect of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel seems no more than a dream.
Dejected Palestinians see no hope in peace talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Vl7tm0tk7_c/idUSTRE67K1ER20100821)
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revved up his effort on Saturday to curb corporate influence on political campaigns, chiding Republicans for keeping the public "in the dark" by opposing a reform bill.
Obama chides Republicans on corporate campaign cash (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Nk2QLRgSifw/idUSTRE67K0VQ20100821)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc will remove a failed blowout preventer from its ruptured Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico under watchful eyes of investigators probing the deadly April 20 explosion, the top U.S. official overseeing the oil spill response said.
BP told to submit blowout preventer removal plan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/W4X39MQRF0Q/idUSTRE67H44J20100822)
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said on Sunday that the United States has expressed willingness to take in Cuban political prisoners released following diplomatic intervention from Spain and the Catholic Church.
Spain says U.S. willing to accept Cuban political prisoners (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6yNJuriq-6U/idUSTRE67L0LF20100822)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians would be "difficult but possible," acknowledging skepticism over whether talks starting next month could succeed.
Israel's Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1XunjnP-B9E/idUSLDE67L01T20100822)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Danielle formed over the open Atlantic far from land on Sunday and could become a hurricane by Tuesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Danielle forms over Atlantic Ocean (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7uZBn3jSHS0/idUSTRE67L20G20100822)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Musician Wyclef Jean plans to appeal his rejection as a candidate in Haiti's November presidential election, his spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti electoral rejection (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/v5dpjxwRfbk/idUSTRE67L1OZ20100823)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A $20 billion compensation fund for economic victims of the BP Gulf oil spill opens for business on Monday amid accusations that the rules established by its administrator are unfair.
Compensation czar takes charge of $20 billion BP fund (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wqR6bRiD3zs/idUSTRE67J1F920100823)
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police shot dead a sacked former policeman as they stormed a bus on which he was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in central Manila on Monday, and the government said eight hostages were killed.
Gunman, eight hostages killed in Manila bus siege (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ybZVaQIvrs0/idUSTRE67M0DJ20100823)
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian airlines have gained the right to fly their own planes to the United States after an improvement in the West African nation's aviation safety standards, Nigerian and U.S. officials said.
Nigerian airlines gain right to direct U.S. flights (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/97Zvd5FCoeM/idUSTRE67N21X20100824)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election.
Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/k8o-M7wa_VI/idUSTRE67L19A20100824)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had cut its troops in Iraq to below 50,000 before an August 31 deadline set by President Barack Obama as he seeks to keep a promise to end the war.
U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/98JJG-45OLQ/idUSTRE67L15520100824)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - There was "confusion" over the results of a key pressure test of the Macondo well hours before the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April, a senior rig official told federal investigators on Tuesday.
Rig official cites "confusion" over well key test (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vKHL77X2jzE/idUSTRE67N6C520100824)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central bankers from around the world will assess a darkening economic outlook at their annual U.S. mountain retreat this week with discussion of printing yet more money to spur growth on the agenda.
Global outlook casts shadow over Fed mountain retreat (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WkTA2x37Ayc/idUSTRE67O0MF20100825)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's investment firm has asked Gibraltar's supreme court to transfer $73.1 million so it may be used to compensate victims of the imprisoned Ponzi schemer.
Madoff judge asks Gibraltar to hand over $73.1 million (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/JY62RMquxqo/idUSTRE67O2W220100825)
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Obama will address the American public from Oval Office on Tuesday about the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq, the White House said.
Obama to make Oval Office address about Iraq Tuesday (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ceJRbbAXISU/idUSTRE67O5DW20100825)
WASHINGTON () - An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the center of a corruption probe is on the CIA payroll, The New York Times reported, citing Afghan and U.S. officials.
Karzai aide in corruption probe linked to CIA: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/0CwPH_4CwFU/idUSTRE67P0IM20100826)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has begun taking the first steps to crack down on debit-card transaction fees, with the battle between merchants and banks moving from the legislative to the regulatory arena.
U.S. banks lobby Fed on debit card fee limits (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/K6kW10bU9Cs/idUSTRE67P1P220100826)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The land owner and building the long-delayed new World Trade Center sealed a deal on Thursday to speed construction just over a year shy of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
World Trade Center deal may hasten rebuilding (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/95vGpjFMIQw/idUSTRE67P4MS20100826)
DETROIT () - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 1.3 million Corolla and Matrix cars in the United States and Canada because of defective engine control modules that could cause the vehicles to stall.
Toyota to recall 1.3 million cars in U.S., Canada (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iJZ3cqQLEf8/idUSTRE67P3Y220100826)
MIAMI () - Hurricane Danielle strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Friday, becoming the 's first major hurricane as it churned over the Atlantic far from land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Danielle strengthens into a Category 4 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Ojl26KNYQQs/idUSTRE67Q0X520100827)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. () - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from the Iowa farms but would not comment if his office was considering opening an investigation.
U.S. concerned about egg recall, no comment on probe (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/EPDXFU_V19Y/idUSTRE67Q4M120100827)
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co> is recalling about 575,000 Windstar vans in 21 cold-weather U.S. states and Canada from model years 1998 to 2003 because of the possibility that the rear axle may fracture due to corrosion, federal regulators reported on Friday.
Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/kio2ccpuzEc/idUSTRE67Q3YI20100827)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy.
Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/8_Oqke_Y0G8/idUSTRE67Q5BW20100827)
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could "chart its own course" and told Americans the drawdown of U.S. troops helped fulfill a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3EIV56QPBMo/idUSTRE67R0K420100828)
TEHRAN () - Investigations into spying allegations against three American hikers detained in Iran will be completed soon, Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said in a news report on Saturday.
Iran says probe on detained U.S. hikers to end soon (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uBKJ-CQ_niQ/idUSTRE67R0U620100828)
BEIJING/SEOUL () - China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of "holy war."
China seeks fresh nuclear talks with North Korea (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ww5LDeKkcYg/idUSTRE67P0CK20100828)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party holds its biggest meeting in 30 years early next month to pick a new leadership and likely anoint an heir to the dynasty as Kim Jong-il's health deteriorates.
North Korea's Kim not seen heading for retirement yet (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/MmWTQNuc5YA/idUSTRE67P0CK20100829)
HONG KONG () - Tens of thousands marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to denounce ' bungled hostage rescue in which eight Hong Kong tourists were shot dead.
Hong Kong march denounces bungled Philippine hostage rescue (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/8gJRCSZ3gmM/idUSTRE67S0Y620100829)
KABUL () - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary election next month, officials said on Sunday, another sign of rising insecurity as Washington prepares to review its war strategy.
Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/N5IXrIYto68/idUSTRE67S1GB20100829)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the U.S. economy was expanding, but not quickly enough, and there was no "magic bullet" that will fix its problems.
Obama says economy not growing fast enough (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CbxJPKh9CTY/idUSTRE67O4WF20100830)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most economists in a recent survey said they approved of the Federal Reserve's current course on monetary policy and see deflation as a risk for the short term.
Fed policy on right course, economists say (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/h3inTJ0ijLA/idUSTRE67T0JB20100830)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kareem Hassan Abboud's family of seven share a two room in a makeshift squatter camp in the mainly Shi'ite district of Chukook in northwestern Baghdad. Sewage muddies the dirt road outside.
As U.S. withdraws, Iraqis still live in crisis (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7MM4koHbzMs/idUSTRE67T1ES20100830)
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole southwest border with Mexico from September 1, as it ramps up border security in this election year, a top official said on Monday.
U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border from September 1 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7z3c2zRqGxM/idUSTRE67T5DK20100830)
KABUL (Reuters) - The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan from next July will begin with a general "thinning out" of forces rather than any large-scale drawdown, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Tuesday.
Afghan withdrawal won't be a "hand-off": Petraeus (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/eF7CdgnhTyU/idUSTRE67U1GP20100831)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York voters contradicted themselves over a planned Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site, with majorities saying both that Muslims have the right to build one but that they should be forced to move it, a poll issued on Tuesday finds.
New Yorkers see right to mosque, but want it moved (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/D0ITjb12U9k/idUSTRE67U1K320100831)
PARIS () - France has sent detailed proposals to the European Commission calling for common action to regulate volatile commodities markets before it is due to head the Group of 20 economic powers, ministry officials said.
France proposes EU commodities markets regulation (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1y5yyRN39GA/idUSTRE67U2IP20100831)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration asked a federal judge on Tuesday to lift an injunction halting human embryonic stem cell research, saying it would irreparably harm research and cost more than 1,300 jobs.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - A heated U.S. debate over a planned Islamic center near New York's World Trade Center site is seen by Middle East media, scholars and citizens as more of a domestic American issue rather than an attack on their faith.
Lukewarm reaction to NY imam on Middle East tour (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/J5_sjC7q09M/idUSTRE68030I20100901)
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and promised recession-weary Americans "my central responsibility" now is to repair the U.S. economy.
Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XJ-_i8WH2H8/idUSLDE68002520100901)
HOUSTON () - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium, dealing another blow to the administration.
Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vCOpllDUwL8/idUSTRE68050620100901)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/OPkl0pUTIaM/idUSTRE68102G20100902)
LAHORE, Pakistan () - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IzY-SnHFERY/idUSTRE6804LN20100902)
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX () - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.
Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xp8ZlTlJsFo/idUSTRE68149A20100902)
WASHINGTON () - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.
Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/9iyt_yL0OlQ/idUSTRE68154L20100902)
(Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.
U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xOG_WpXd2_Q/idUSTRE6822SR20100903)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.
BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rlyX0kbfNNA/idUSTRE6813IQ20100903)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/a5o4l94_RoM/idUSTRE6822TV20100903)
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/W-RdypVOH_c/idUSTRE68102G20100903)
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban has been set up, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the latest step in a gradual move toward reconciliation with the Islamist insurgents.
Karzai announces "peace council" to push Taliban talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GA3xTiVdrow/idUSTRE68317220100904)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.
Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LwGI5HxDaFY/idUSTRE66T3RS20100904)
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday.
Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/9XfgSRpM-Z8/idUSTRE6831ND20100904)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said
BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S. (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YdZd_s24UFg/idUSTRE6831KU20100905)
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Taxpayers may face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/RkWwsjo_AQ0/idUSTRE68102G20100905)
LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sAG-4iadZW-j-RwmAOOFh1sEoq8/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sAG-4iadZW-j-RwmAOOFh1sEoq8/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oA3tcVdatvQ:U_ZPDS2QoVw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oA3tcVdatvQ:U_ZPDS2QoVw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/oA3tcVdatvQ)
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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.
Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tutm9MWZdcc/idUSTRE68404Q20100906)
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.
Blair cancels book-signing over protests (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/D7DKzEewF-k/idUSTRE6851VY20100906)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.
Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/u3-GcCV_s4g/idUSLDE68000920100906)
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wIrR9ilP-JA/idUSTRE68528I20100906)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.
Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nncc0iiacpc/idUSTRE68638K20100907)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six months after Iraq held an election many hoped would usher in greater stability and peace, voters like Naseer Challoub are running out of patience with politicians, and also out of faith in democracy.
Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/M4GU5bFiBL0/idUSTRE6862DJ20100907)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.
U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/QQx47Y_nXfE/idUSTRE6864LC20100908)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions.
China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mIN_drza5i0/idUSTRE6860CV20100908)
HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.
Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/huv2HyctcsU/idUSTRE6806IK20100908)
HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.
Fidel Castro says Cuban model no longer works (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/22Y3GV5Y_aY/idUSTRE6874LC20100908)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's capital is ready for its biggest political event in decades: giant billboards proclaim an event to make the country's "history shine forever," the dress rehearsals are complete and the army is ready.
Mysterious N.Korea keeps world guessing on rare meeting (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/MwHfdy0ubgQ/idUSTRE6881C020100909)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the house of a Sunni cleric Thursday and cut his head off before setting him alight in an attack that bore the hallmark of insurgents, a police spokesman said.
Gunmen behead, set alight Sunni cleric in Iraq (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/h8vzvhdWKY4/idUSTRE6883RL20100909)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon release Sarah Shourd, one of three detained American citizens accused of espionage, an Iranian official at the United Nations told Reuters Thursday.
Iran says it will free U.S. detainee Sarah Shourd (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/C63zjApg8ak/idUSTRE6883E420100909)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A set of U.N. goals aimed at drastically reducing poverty and hunger worldwide by 2015 are achievable, despite setbacks caused by the global financial and economic crises, a draft document said.
U.N. goals to slash poverty, hunger achievable: draft (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/DaMRSvgjs0Q/idUSTRE68855D20100909)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday named a member of his inner circle as top White House economist and gave a strong personal endorsement to a leading candidate to run his new consumer protection bureau.
Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/akdf_So0Mb0/idUSTRE6890C720100910)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday.
Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XFTRJHiyCnM/idUSTRE6890DU20100910)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of holding the middle class hostage and defended his efforts to stimulate the sluggish economy as he tries to reverse grim election prospects for his fellow Democrats in November.
Obama says Republicans holding recovery hostage (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/0OfVVXtm9CA/idUSTRE67O4WF20100910)
MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Having offered Eid prayers on Saturday in a tiny, shattered mosque, Mohammad Sadiq is firmer in his faith and determined to rebuild his life and home devastated by Pakistan's worst floods in memory.
Flood-hit Pakistanis celebrate Eid amid hopes (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/946PKt-mZzo/idUSTRE68A0HT20100911)
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States would be ready to resume six-party talks on North Korea if Pyongyang showed "concrete indications" it would try to implement a 2005 nuclear disarmament deal, the U.S. No. 2 diplomat said on Saturday.
North Korea talks need "meaningful way forward": U.S. (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/D6r3Lo8rJLM/idUSTRE68A0C920100911)
CUIDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican police used a controlled explosion early on Saturday to eliminate the threat from a car packed with explosives in this violent city near the border with the United States, local officials said.
Car loaded with explosives disabled in Mexico (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/U9dNjH8hIds/idUSTRE68A1BZ20100911)
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russian nuclear energy support is intended to encourage Iran to play by global arms rules, a top Moscow senator said on Sunday, arguing Tehran's hardline Islamists responded best to diplomatic "chess," not "rugby."
Finesse needed on "difficult" Iran: Russia senator (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1V_zKgkscYg/idUSTRE68B0XV20100912)
KABUL (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Sunday in a third straight day of violent Afghan protests sparked by a U.S. pastor's threat to burn copies of the Koran.
Two Afghans killed as Koran protests simmer (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/z29K2nRyNdk/idUSTRE68709M20100912)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it will free on bail one of three Americans accused of espionage and held for more than a year, a day after her release was unexpectedly halted by the judiciary.
Iran ready to free detained American woman on bail (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/AL1cjxaduQI/idUSTRE68B0E320100912)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study adds to the evidence that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative until recently found in many vaccines, does not increase children's risk of autism.
No link found between vaccine mercury and autism (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/AzYDusJo5Gw/idUSTRE68C1CZ20100913)
LONDON (Reuters) - BP believes compensation claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be less than the $20 billion the oil giant has put into an independent claims fund, analysts at Citigroup said, following a meeting with incoming Chief Executive Bob Dudley.
BP sees oil spill claims below $20 billion: analysts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/De2VVQ2RTdI/idUSTRE68C12L20100913)
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog accused Iran on Monday of hampering its work in the country by barring experienced nuclear inspectors, but Tehran flatly rejected the charge.
U.N. clashes with Iran over barred inspectors (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-whsHJkLvjA/idUSTRE68C23720100913)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of an arms package for Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, U.S. officials said on Monday, a potentially record-breaking deal that may help counter Iran's growing regional muscle. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IjbEZcm7_7SgDyrGM3sL8WAaukQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IjbEZcm7_7SgDyrGM3sL8WAaukQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5zvntikpJ3A:yKOM1EeRrcI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5zvntikpJ3A:yKOM1EeRrcI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5zvntikpJ3A)
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will keep his job after an unexpectedly decisive victory in a ruling party leadership vote Tuesday, but must now unify his party and forge deals with the opposition in a divided parliament.
Japan PM wins party vote but faces more challenges (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hXs02Ntl3Fo/idUSTRE68C59B20100914)
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - BP and its partners in the blown-out Gulf well said on Monday that thousands of fishermen, seafood processors, restaurants, hotel owners and others may not yet have the right to sue over the spill, according to court papers. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PEvp8xoDa5Z7jgE-2fW6bqUfWxo/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PEvp8xoDa5Z7jgE-2fW6bqUfWxo/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=A27_a6mLxNg:dgbO2ret-IU:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=A27_a6mLxNg:dgbO2ret-IU:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/A27_a6mLxNg)
BP and partners say most victims not yet entitled to sue (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/A27_a6mLxNg/idUSTRE68D08I20100914)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two of the world's richest men and most generous donors, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said Tuesday they would not be putting pressure on China's dozens of billionaires during a visit to the country to promote giving.
Buffett, Gates say no pressure on China philanthropy tour (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/OfN6SmzPafk/idUSTRE68D1VD20100914)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held in Iran for more than a year on suspicion of spying, left the country on Tuesday after she was released on bail.
U.S. woman leaves Iran after over a year in jail (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jl6YhWZjozI/idUSTRE6894O820100914)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama edged closer to naming Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren as his new top consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday, but lawmakers were split over how he should do it.
Obama eyes options for naming Warren as regulator (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KlRyRNq-7Fo/idUSWEN973420100915)
MAKLI, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United States tried to showcase on Wednesday its relief efforts for flood victims in Pakistan, an ally considered vital in the war against militancy.
U.S. showcases relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oMcU-aZ8KU8/idUSTRE68E4CE20100915)
FERNDALE, Michigan (Reuters) - Scott Stevenson was only 10 years old when he first heard grown-ups voice the gloomy words that, in retrospect, predicted the disappointing arc his life has taken.
Special Report: Blue-collar, unemployed and seeing red (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vohkzFv4l3o/idUSTRE68E2HH20100915)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate Marco Rubio has opened a clear lead in a Florida Senate race, becoming the latest Tea Party favorite to benefit from voter anger at Washington, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Wednesday.
Tea Party Republican has big lead in Florida (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/BZQDVCFF3qM/idUSTRE68E55P20100915)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Divided Republicans pointed fingers and vowed to regroup on Wednesday after a stunning Tea Party upset in Delaware dealt a blow to their hopes of recapturing control of the Senate in November.
Republicans take stock after Tea Party stunner (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ttwpnkcmuoo/idUSTRE68E0AK20100916)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister signaled on Thursday that authorities would keep intervening to curb yen strength as sagging manufacturing confidence underscored the threat the currency poses to the fragile economic recovery.
Japan PM says ready to step into forex markets again (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tDh0RQmW1oE/idUSTRE68E0AE20100916)
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban renewed a warning on Thursday they would try to disrupt Afghanistan's parliamentary poll and urged a boycott, while poll monitors said the electoral watchdog had not acted forcefully enough against fraud.
Taliban urge Afghan vote boycott, warn of violence (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/epNrRct4gUQ/idUSTRE68F27N20100916)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. poverty rate rose to 14.3 percent in 2009 from 13.2 percent the year before, bringing the percentage of the population living in poverty to the highest level since 1994, as the economic downturn took its toll on jobs, the government said on Thursday.
Poverty rate hits 15-year high (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/zMFM4vZjNOg/idUSTRE68F4K520100916)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Will Sarah Palin use her Tea Party power to launch a run for president in 2012? Nobody knows, but her trip to Iowa on Friday may provide some clues.
Palin to make high-profile visit to Iowa (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2xJYpgEqo9Q/idUSTRE68G0M920100917)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Underlying inflation pressures were muted in August and consumer morale hit a 13-month low this month, keeping fears of deflation alive and spurring bets on further monetary easing.
Core CPI flat, deflation fears linger (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WQq1fb4JTIw/idUSTRE67N3B320100917)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rise of the conservative Tea Party movement will put pressure on the U.S. Congress to cut federal spending and the budget deficit if Republicans make strong gains in the November 2 congressional elections, a senior Republican said on Friday.
Tea Party seen pressuring Congress on spending (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dyq6U6wb_Y4/idUSTRE68G4GS20100917)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and his wife were charged with trying to sell nuclear weapons secrets to a person they believed was a Venezuelan government official, the Justice Department said on Friday.
U.S. scientist charged with peddling nuclear secrets (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/0J2l3sJBV14/idUSTRE68G4DU20100917)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations asked member states Friday for $2 billion to help Pakistan recover from massive floods that have displaced millions of people, the largest natural disaster appeal in U.N. history.
U.N. seeks $2 billion aid for Pakistan flood relief (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/56x7iJnrXfM/idUSTRE68G4H220100917)
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Sarah Palin fed speculation that she might run for president in 2012 on Friday with a high-profile visit to Iowa and a call for unity between battling factions of Republicans ahead of November 2 congressional elections.
Palin in Iowa to test 2012 presidential waters? (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/eF88xQ64u4g/idUSTRE68G0M920100918)
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan showed the power of incumbency on Saturday, mustering the support of more than two thirds of powerful state governors for the launch of his re-election campaign.
Nigerian leader front-runner as election battle begins (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1TVHHs0QfXo/idUSLDE68H03E20100918)
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritanian military forces killed at least 12 members of al Qaeda's North African wing and suffered several fatalities in fighting along the border with Mali, a Mauritanian security source said on Saturday.
At least 12 Qaeda fighters die in Mauritania clash (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uBfHcqoZdzM/idUSTRE68H0V820100918)
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held in Iran for more than a year on suspicion of spying, left Oman on Saturday on her way home to the United States.
U.S. woman held in Iran leaves Oman on way home (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/USDnd41JnTw/idUSTRE68H1O220100918)
KABUL (Reuters) - The top United Nations diplomat in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was too early to describe a parliamentary election as a success, with an expected 4,000 complaints to be heard and turnout figures not yet established.
Fraud and turnout weigh on "miracle" Afghan poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KLO_eZIt9V8/idUSTRE68F27N20100919)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Four people were killed and at least one person seriously injured when a woman armed with a gun opened fire in and around a hospital in the southern German town of Loerrach, authorities said on Sunday.
Woman opens fire in German town, four killed (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4nXAktd3pPw/idUSTRE68I1SI20100920)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American woman released last week after being held in Iran with two friends for over a year on suspicion of spying said on Sunday they were innocent hikers who never intended to cross into Iran from Iraq.
American released from Iran prison says she's no spy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mux-gD985rI/idUSTRE68I23D20100920)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media Monday warned Japan it risked intensified reprisals over a sea dispute and claimed that many back military force to settle a long feud over islands between Asia's two biggest economies.
China media warn Japan over escalating sea row (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2COTfVsGvDE/idUSTRE68I06520100920)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession ended in June 2009, making it the longest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the National Bureau of Economic Research said on Monday.
Recession ended in June 2009: NBER (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5Pmuxy86uzI/idUSTRE68J2JJ20100920)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday said times were still tough for many Americans, as he defended his policies during aggressive questioning after the worst U.S. recession since the 1930s was declared over.
Obama, facing tough questions, says times still hard (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vLzsKMWnuhI/idUSN2026530320100920)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who discovered stem cells and the appetite hormone leptin, who proposed that dark energy is helping the universe expand and who developed "gene chips" are named in the 2010 Thomson Reuters predictions to win Nobel Prizes for medicine, physics and chemistry.
Stem cells, obesity finding lead Nobel predictions (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HB3qsdGOrsY/idUSTRE68K1CG20100921)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party will hold its biggest meeting in decades on September 28 to pick a new leadership, state media reported on Tuesday, and likely anoint an heir to the dynasty as Kim Jong-il's health deteriorates.
Rare North Korea meeting on Sept 28, eye on succession (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mUxS7R5zCiU/idUSTRE68K02B20100921)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brilliant but blunt-spoken White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Tuesday he will leave his job, marking a major staff shake-up for President Barack Obama as he faces growing pressure to revive the sluggish economy.
White House adviser Summers stepping down (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/eHOQMOikEbI/idUSTRE68K4RU20100922)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday U.S. banks can meet new higher capital rules through future profits without crimping lending and harming economic recovery.
Geithner: Banks can meet capital rules with profits (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HqXvojsrKOA/idUSTRE68L2AM20100922)
GUAM (Reuters) - The relocation of around 8,600 U.S. Marines and 9,000 dependents to Guam from Japan will take until 2016, two years longer than expected due to a lack of facilities on the island, the U.S. Defense Department said.
U.S. sees delay in Marines' move to Guam from Japan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Qp0NavdxO70/idUSTRE68M0MA20100923)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration's new consumer financial protection czar, said on Thursday that banks are showing early receptiveness to her plans for simplifying their disclosures to consumers.
Consumer czar Warren: banks receptive to change (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dlgkEF0agIQ/idUSTRE68E4BZ20100923)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to pick a more business-friendly successor to economic adviser Larry Summers, a move that would signal a shift to the center.
Summers' successor to set tone on economic policy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IEBIe5PvgM8/idUSTRE68L47F20100923)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy remains in recession, disputing this week's assessment by a leading arbiter of economic activity that the downturn ended more than a year ago.
Warren Buffett: "We're still in a recession" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HySvFW7ZLQA/idUSTRE68M2TZ20100923)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $30 billion small business lending bill cleared Congress on Thursday, giving President Barack Obama's embattled Democrats a hard-won victory just weeks before the November elections.
Congress sends small business bill to Obama (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HjSe1UONY24/idUSTRE68M4NR20100923)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer has extended her narrow lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in her closely watched bid for re-election in November, according to a poll released on Friday.
Boxer leading Fiorina by 6 points in California (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Mc5mdufRzzU/idUSTRE68M3WA20100924)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of New Yorkers say a Muslim group has a right to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks in Manhattan but think it should be built elsewhere, according to a poll released on Friday.
NY voters support right to build Muslim center: poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/joS5T49cnDg/idUSTRE68N3NN20100924)
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A former U.S. Air Force flight nurse expelled from the military after revealing she is a lesbian was ordered reinstated by a federal judge on Friday in a closely watched court challenge to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
U.S. judge orders lesbian Air Force nurse reinstated (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Yqa1BGwd8Hc/idUSTRE68M5X220100924)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators seized three corporate credit unions on Friday and will repackage about $50 billion in troubled assets from these and previous seizures to sell on the open market.
Regulators seize 3 corporate credit unions, to sell assets (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ILNAF7zR3_Y/idUSTRE68N52920100924)
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan refused to apologize on Saturday for detaining a Chinese boat captain, showing no signs of softening in a dispute between the two economic powers after Japan gave ground and released him.
Japan refuses China demand for apology in boat row (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/S5ec9_iAnbA/idUSTRE68I06520100925)
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is "very optimistic" about reaching an agreement in a dispute with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion before an official deadline, a top Abu Dhabi official said.
UAE sees BlackBerry issue solved before deadline (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/S08YG-Fmf0w/idUSTRE68P0CL20100926)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faces a lonely campaign to make China's currency a major issue at the next Group of 20 summit as would-be allies shrink from confronting Beijing.
U.S. set to be a posse of one on China yuan at G20 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ngVTVRbzYUc/idUSTRE68P1F220100926)
LONDON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co, the oilfield services company that cemented the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well which caused the United States' worst-ever oil spill, on Sunday said a BP report into the disaster that laid the blame on the cement job offered a questionable account of events and "erroneous conclusions."
Halliburton slams "erroneous" BP rig blast report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/kESIft7Aemk/idUSTRE68P1WV20100926)
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan said it will ask China to pay for damage to its patrol boats suffered in a collision with a Chinese trawler, as Asia's top two economies continue to bicker over the affair.
Japan seeks damages as China trawler row lingers (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5kDflaE13DE/idUSTRE68I06520100927)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a $30 billion small business lending bill into law on Monday, claiming a victory on economic policy for his fellow Democrats ahead of November congressional elections.
Obama signs small business bill into law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dZ09bGMetcI/idUSTRE68Q4H220100927)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional passage of a bill to pressure Beijing to revalue its currency could further harm U.S.-Chinese trade relations already hampered by mutual mistrust and suspicion, U.S. companies invested in China said on Monday.
U.S. business fears "downward spiral" in China trade (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Nv87G6iZpys/idUSTRE68Q5YQ20100927)
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez and a rejuvenated opposition bloc both claimed victory on Monday in Venezuela's parliamentary election, where challengers dented but did not overturn his Socialist Party's majority.
Both sides hail victory in Venezuela election (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/m2S7QxZYgCM/idUSTRE68P05V20100928)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States appears to have widened drone aircraft attacks against al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan and may have killed a senior leader of the group, Pakistani and U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. lowers threshold for Pakistan drone strikes (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/inkfmV92ulE/idUSTRE68R3XI20100928)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rob Portman, a senior official under former President George W. Bush, has opened a commanding 13-point lead over his Democratic rival in a Senate race in Ohio, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday said.
Poll gives former Bush official big lead in Ohio (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/JgA9XM0rKc4/idUSTRE68D3VQ20100928)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators racing to implement new financial market policing powers will appear together before a Senate committee this week to face questions likely tinged with election-season politics.
Financial regulators to trot out reform plans (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XKvQPsrcfo0/idUSTRE68R61K20100928)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With just two months left before it has to issue a final report, a U.S. commission looking at ways to cut the federal deficit was to meet again on Wednesday amid questions about its hard-headedness.
Deficit-cut panel convenes amid skepticism (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3jsgv0mWKI4/idUSTRE68R4GW20100929)
LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc's incoming Chief Executive Bob Dudley has ousted the oil group's exploration and production chief following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and promised to restructure the company to boost safety.
BP ousts exploration chief, vows to boost safety (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Ab3-nrwxmeQ/idUSTRE68S1B720100929)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels on Wednesday in a day of protests across Europe against government austerity measures, which unions say will slow economic recovery and punish the poor.
Europeans protest, strike against austerity moves (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1eHYyM-n41o/idUSTRE68S2DK20100929)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's massive recall of faulty medicines, including a quiet buyback of its Motrin painkiller, has angered U.S. lawmakers who will question the company's chief executive and a senior health regulator on Thursday.
J&J CEO faces U.S. lawmakers over string of recalls (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/j_XSLVry0dI/idUSTRE68S5DP20100930)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday warned that a House of Represenatives bill to penalize it for not letting the yuan rise faster could seriously affect bilateral ties.
China says U.S. yuan bill could harm ties (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nMM-OgBv9ag/idUSTRE68S0NJ20100930)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration's new consumer financial czar, offered an olive branch to the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday, saying she wanted their help in developing a principles-based approach to rulemaking.
Consumer czar Warren says wants banks' help on rules (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bZw7fzFL2ro/idUSTRE68T0AB20100930)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, one of President Barack Obama's most powerful aides, plans to step down on Friday to pursue a run for Chicago mayor, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Obama aide Emanuel to run for Chicago mayor (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dEEEkXiAGj4/idUSTRE68T4K120100930)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. envoy George Mitchell was shuttling between Israel and the Palestinians for a second day on Friday to save Middle East peace talks threatened with collapse after only four weeks of direct negotiation.
Obama envoy in shuttle to save Middle East talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YHmebBhANdE/idUSTRE68R24A20101001)
DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden criticized relief efforts in Pakistan and called for action against climate change in what appeared to be a new audio tape from the al Qaeda leader issued on Friday in an Islamist forum.
Bin Laden criticizes Pakistan relief, urges climate action (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CJ51Co8Npkc/idUSTRE69028P20101001)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned to low-key insider Pete Rouse on Friday to replace high-profile chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in a prelude to a wider staff shake-up expected at the White House.
Obama names low-key insider Pete Rouse as chief of staff (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ODRXjF_xA5Q/idUSTRE68T4K120101001)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's $814 billion economic stimulus plan is meeting its targets for spending and job creation, White House officials said on Friday, however unpopular it may be with the public.
White House defends economic stimulus plan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/NbnIFAmBhjY/idUSTRE6905LQ20101001)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance backed incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as the next prime minister Friday after months of argument, but he still faces severe obstacles in his bid for a second term.
Iraq's Shi'ite union backs incumbent Maliki as PM (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aEMRc-XfF_w/idUSTRE69038220101002)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new council of U.S. regulators charged with identifying risks to the financial system acted on Friday to begin implementing the new financial regulatory overhaul law.
Risk council takes first steps on Dodd-Frank (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SSRhpg3U5xg/idUSTRE6900GS20101002)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amid growing public anger over home seizures, Bank of America Corp has suspended some of its foreclosures and JPMorgan Chase & Co has come under investigation in California and Connecticut.
BofA suspends foreclosures in 23 states (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FXbg0DgbogM/idUSTRE68S5KY20101002)
PETARUKAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed or badly injured when two trains collided in Indonesia's central Java province early on Saturday, officials said.
Dozens killed and injured in Indonesian train crash (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WPjemLnVqX4/idUSTRE69103T20101002)
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with an ally critical to Washington's war effort in Afghanistan.
U.S. drone strikes kill 18 militants in Pakistan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gN0H2x_4CVw/idUSTRE6910M020101002)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections.
Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/DO5hZwrwI0M/idUSTRE6911YX20101003)
BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Christian Wulff said Sunday that Islam had a place in Germany, during a speech celebrating two decades of reunification.
German president welcomes Islam during unity speech (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/heifm3wwnws/idUSTRE69218Z20101003)
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has begun disbanding private security companies operating in the country, shutting down eight firms and seizing over 400 weapons, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Afghanistan begins disbanding private security firms (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/peiCnzpDhdw/idUSTRE6920N820101003)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rahm Emanuel announced in an online video posted on Sunday he is running for mayor of Chicago, urging residents to tell him in "blunt Chicago terms" how to make the nation's third-largest city better.
Emanuel announces candidacy for Chicago mayor online (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iWN7dkTCKKc/idUSTRE6921ZD20101004)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in the American Sociological Review.
Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/pHBEtw6p34c/idUSTRE6930K520101004)
BEIT FAJJAR, West Bank (Reuters) - Jewish settlers opposed to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians were accused of setting fire to a mosque in the West Bank on Monday, burning the Koran and scrawling threats in Hebrew on its walls.
Korans burnt in West Bank mosque attack (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/d54kaUVyrO4/idUSTRE6933BG20101004)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States was facing an "untenable fiscal situation" and would have to get serious about tackling its federal deficit.
Obama says fiscal situation "untenable" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1ZpmUZHIikQ/idUSTRE6934PV20101004)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans maintain an edge among voters ahead of next month's congressional elections, but Democrats are gaining ground, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Tuesday.
Republicans retain lead ahead of November 2 vote: poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GaR6vowq1VU/idUSTRE6940NZ20101005)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guarding water wells and granaries from enemy raids is as old as war itself. In the Middle Ages, vital resources were hoarded behind castle walls, protected by moats, drawbridges and knights with double-edged swords.
Special report: The Pentagon's new cyber warriors (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Kbhc8aNsRvE/idUSTRE69433120101005)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Russian-born scientists shared the 2010 Nobel Prize for physics for showing how carbon just one atom thick behaved, a discovery with profound implications from quantum physics to consumer electronics.
Duo wins 2010 physics Nobel for super-thin carbon (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SP_CCKWwWRo/idUSTRE6941I520101005)
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has told its U.S. dealers it expects to drop about 175 Lincoln dealerships in and around urban markets as part of a plan to overhaul the brand with a new look and high-end stores.
Ford to cut dealers in Lincoln revamp (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YIqvJldogR4/idUSTRE69407U20101005)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidates hold a narrow advantage in the run-up to November's congressional elections in California where big-spending Republican Meg Whitman is struggling in the race for governor, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.
Democrats hang on to leads in California (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/o8jyf4KNrb0/idUSTRE69451X20101006)
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Taliban and Afghan government hold talks to end war: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tO0XCYXsrXM/idUSTRE6945RJ20101006)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A U.S. and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for inventing new ways to bind carbon atoms with uses that range from fighting cancer to producing thin computer screens.
American, two Japanese share Nobel for chemical tool (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LoXfpa-7Lco/idUSTRE6951TB20101006)
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday renewed its support for an Afghan reconciliation effort aimed at ending a 9-year-old war that has worsened, despite the presence of nearly 150,000 foreign troops in the country.
U.S. backs Afghan reconciliation, no comment on talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/tO0XCYXsrXM/idUSTRE6945RJ20101006)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Syrian man who was held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has sued Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former military officers, seeking compensation for alleged torture and inhumane treatment during his nine years of detention.
Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues U.S. for damages (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/yUYlxc-lYws/idUSTRE6963W820101007)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi on Thursday pleaded guilty to a felony corruption charge for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving the $132 billion state pension fund.
Ex-NY comptroller Hevesi pleads guilty in pension scam (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/O9zGqTBh-qI/idUSTRE6962VM20101007)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "American Dream" is under siege by an out-of-control federal government that doesn't listen to its people, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader John Boehner said on Friday.
Republican leader says American dream under siege (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/r84rRtMz550/idUSTRE68T51N20101008)
OSLO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Jailed Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for two decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity".
China livid as dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3EXVLZKY-X8/idUSTRE6964LP20101008)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named close aide Tom Donilon as his top security adviser on Friday, elevating a skeptic of the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan to oversee a major review of the war.
New Obama security adviser clashed with military (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/cuLragM9q-c/idUSTRE69731820101008)
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Four attorneys from Texas, Louisiana and Florida were appointed on Friday to a committee to lead the hundreds of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc and its partners, according to court documents.
Gulf Coast attorneys to lead U.S. oil spill lawsuits (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hA8gsEhE9-I/idUSTRE6980A820101009)
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California on Friday approved a state budget filled with spending cuts and creative accounting to fill a $19.3 billion deficit, 100 days after a spending plan should have been in place.
California budget approved 100 days late (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/MWB5od7N6M0/idUSTRE6972R920101009)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will immediately reopen a vital supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan 10 days after it was shut following a cross-border air strike by NATO forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Pakistan reopens supply route for NATO forces (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/P3I-Qyb6a1k/idUSTRE69804T20101009)
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks.
Palestinians give U.S. one month to curb settlements (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/W8tTJR6hpvY/idUSLDE69804F20101009)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging powers won a battle on Saturday for heightened IMF scrutiny of rich countries' economic policies as world financial leaders sought to defuse mounting tensions over currencies.
IMF told to toughen scrutiny of rich powers (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2bD1MdXuHGY/idUSTRE6952N820101010)
SMOLENSK, Russia (Reuters) - The first ladies of Poland and Russia said the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others in April brought the nations closer together, during a ceremony Sunday at the accident site.
Russian and Polish first ladies remember air crash (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lKGbxoMdxO0/idUSTRE69919C20101010)
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea's leader-in-waiting, the youngest son of ailing ruler Kim Jong-il, took center stage during a big military parade on Sunday, making his first national appearance in the secretive state.
North Korea's heir debuts at giant military parade (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/TElFCBBL2u4/idUSTRE6981MS20101010)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of U.S. state attorneys general plan this week to launch a joint probe into charges some banks used fraudulent paperwork to kick struggling borrowers out of their homes, a source familiar with the effort told Reuters on Sunday.
Pressure intensifies on mortgage lenders (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IeQ9LvXy9Js/idUSTRE6991YG20101010)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-nine countries show alarming levels of hunger and more than a billion people were hungry in 2009, according to a new report on global hunger.
29 countries' hunger levels "alarming": report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Y3wqgrK1Mrg/idUSTRE69A3QP20101011)
CORAL GABLES, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Monday of peddling "snake oil" in their campaigns to gain power in Congress on November 2 and urged Democrats to get motivated about the elections.
Obama accuses Republicans of peddling "snake oil" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nj3dtJdTJD8/idUSTRE69929420101011)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large Wall Street banks are unlikely to accelerate bonus payouts, even if doling out bonuses in December would cut the tax bills of employees, compensation experts said.
Not many early bonuses for Wall Street banks: experts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/y403K0OLckI/idUSTRE69A4Q920101012)
OSLO (Reuters) - China broadened its retaliation against Norway on Tuesday for the selection of a Chinese dissident for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, cancelling a second cabinet-level meeting and a Norwegian cultural event in China.
China steps up retaliation against Norway for Nobel (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/OH9JTI9dF0k/idUSTRE6971XY20101012)
LONDON (Reuters) - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill will push up costs and reduce the number of offshore oil and gas operators in U.S. waters for a long time to come, oil company executives told an industry conference on Tuesday.
Higher costs, risk lasting legacy of Gulf spill (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/y35tXcO9ElU/idUSTRE69B3RJ20101012)
KABUL (Reuters) - Cash from the U.S. military and international donors destined for construction and welfare projects in restive parts of Afghanistan is ending up in the hands of insurgents, a contractor and village elders said.
Afghan firms "pay off Taliban with foreign cash" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/PaJAUOnOkjo/idUSTRE69C1GZ20101013)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's shares cruised past $300 for the first time on Wednesday, as investors anticipated another strong earnings report from the iPhone maker next week.
Apple stock breaks $300 for first time (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vlpB3gUVC38/idUSTRE69C47J20101013)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ministers met on Thursday to chart NATO's course for the next decade, hoping to agree on new defenses against missile and cyber warfare and on a mandate for global missions despite shrinking European military budgets.
NATO to chart future course in time of austerity (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/_eXeKGTlo-M/idUSTRE69D1P520101014)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of homes taken over by banks topped 100,000 for the first time in September, though foreclosures are expected to slow in coming months as lenders work through questionable paperwork, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday.
September home foreclosures top 100,000 for first time (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aa_6KqA-GKU/idUSTRE69D0SF20101014)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors say Arthur Nadel, the elderly former Florida fund manager dubbed "mini-Madoff," should serve at least 19-1/2 years in prison, describing him as "a con man dressed up as a kind, old soul." (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QpzBdyxET2KpuH77e2RSrIv9QS0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QpzBdyxET2KpuH77e2RSrIv9QS0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=IsiZyzGJrJk:otigaS5_Eyo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=IsiZyzGJrJk:otigaS5_Eyo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/IsiZyzGJrJk)
U.S. seeks 19 to 24 years for elderly "mini-Madoff" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IsiZyzGJrJk/idUSTRE69D50V20101014)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday asked a judge to allow the Pentagon to keep its ban against openly gay men and women in the military while it appeals her decision that ruled the "don't ask, don't tell" policy was unconstitutional.
Judge asked to stay ruling on military gay ban (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/RghKR4Wp4Rg/idUSTRE69D5HQ20101014)
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 322,409 model year 2009 and 2010 Chevrolet Impala sedans because front seat belts may not be properly anchored, the automaker and federal regulators said on Friday.
GM recalls Chevy Impalas on seat belt issue (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iAUR44ctlkA/idUSTRE69E2S620101015)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pakistan will press on with tax reforms which the United States considers vital for financing relief efforts after devastating floods, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday.
Pakistan to press on with tax reforms after floods (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/fXk2MeQiBZo/idUSTRE69E3ZX20101015)
LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Countrywide chief Angelo Mozilo agreed to a settlement of $67.5 million to resolve charges of duping the home lender's investors while lining his own pockets, but Bank of America Corp will pick up two-thirds of the tab.
Mozilo settles Countrywide fraud case at $67.5 million (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Bv8CUAFx4Yg/idUSTRE69E4KN20101016)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI received a tip three years before the 2008 Mumbai attacks that an American man who helped scout the targets was tied to the Pakistani group behind the plot, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
FBI got tip about American in Mumbai attacks: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5zXQo-nZ3oY/idUSTRE69F07Q20101016)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton took to the stump on Friday night in support of former rival Jerry Brown as the two men publicly buried the hatchet ahead of the November 2 election for California governor.
Bill Clinton stumps for ex-foe Brown in California (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lFryoT-P0uw/idUSTRE69F0AT20101016)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched through Tokyo on Saturday to demonstrate against what they called China's invasion of disputed islands that both countries claim.
Japan rallies against China over disputed islands (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/krWQIHMrPJ8/idUSTRE69F0PH20101016)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp customers in the New York area could miss Major League Baseball playoff games and NFL games this weekend because the cable operator failed to reach a programing deal with News Corp's Fox Networks before a midnight deadline on Saturday.
Cablevision customers lose Fox channels in fee dispute (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FI4LuMg_Bk4/idUSTRE69F10P20101016)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A planned Israeli-Palestinian summit due to be held in Paris by the end of the month has been rescheduled, the Israeli prime minister's office said on Saturday, a sign of increased strain over stalled peace talks.
New date sought for Paris peace summit: Israel (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/9BPloWvPYOk/idUSTRE69F1FS20101016)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's housing secretary said on Sunday "it's shameful" that financial institutions may have made the housing crisis worse by improperly processing foreclosures.
Foreclosure problems "shameful": Housing Secretary (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UXvGl2ar9k0/idUSTRE69G10J20101017)
PARIS (Reuters) - Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said on Sunday that French had been warned by Saudi Arabia that al Qaeda was targeting Europe and especially France.
Saudis say al Qaeda targeting France: minister (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/idnJ7xDEBSA/idUSTRE69G1HA20101017)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Sunday it had a 120-member team prepared to review a massive leak of as many as 500,000 Iraq war documents, which are expected to be released by the WikiLeaks website sometime this month.
Pentagon braces for huge WikiLeaks dump on Iraq war (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dzgWbANQQ5o/idUSTRE69G19520101018)
PARIS (Reuters) - French truck drivers staged go-slow operations on highways, trains were canceled and petrol stations ran out of fuel on Monday as strikers dug in ahead of a Senate vote this week on an unpopular pension overhaul.
French protests intensify, government stands firm (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/fquzv9mLNfw/idUSTRE69E43320101018)
ROME (Reuters) - The United States recognises that Iran has a role to play in resolving the Afghan conflict, U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Monday, as Tehran joined talks with a high-level group on Afghanistan for the first time.
U.S. says Iran has a role in Afghan talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4gdYC7DKVqc/idUSTRE69H2MZ20101018)
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A federal judge tentatively refused Monday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military while the government appeals her decision declaring the policy unconstitutional.
Judge tentatively upholds gays-in-military order (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/K50tG2RcvBU/idUSTRE69H5AY20101019)
DUBAI (Reuters) - Canadian police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai but offered Dubai police no information on the matter, the Gulf emirate's police chief said on Tuesday.
Dubai says hit team suspect arrested in Canada (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jyKhnfD9FWE/idUSTRE69I22020101019)
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, 85, was admitted to hospital in London on Tuesday for tests related to a recent flu illness, a government source said.
Former UK PM Thatcher taken to hospital for tests (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/TGoTDsnDTmU/idUSTRE69I5LJ20101019)
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday hopes for peace and reconciliation after almost 10 years of war had increased.
Afghan leader sees hope for peace, reconciliation (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/qa6omwSOFNc/idUSTRE69J1OY20101020)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence minister confirmed on Wednesday that two U.S. citizens detained for more than a year will face trial, news reports said.
Iran confirms two detained Americans to face trial (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3pTKUf70LNo/idUSTRE69J1AP20101020)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley reported a surprising third-quarter loss, suggesting the bank is losing hard-won ground in the battle with Goldman Sachs for Wall Street supremacy.
Morgan Stanley falls further behind Goldman (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/I15Pq5YsFXc/idUSTRE69J21T20101020)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Pentagon may temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay men and women in uniform while a lengthier stay in favor of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is considered.
Appeals court stays ruling on gays in military (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2AlIAMGgI0k/idUSTRE69J3Y120101021)
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Several U.S. lenders including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, and their legal advisers, have started talks with state attorneys general to resolve a probe of foreclosure practices, the Wall Street Journal said.
Lenders in talks with states on foreclosure probes: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gnqmKRiU79s/idUSTRE69K0H020101021)
ANKARA (Reuters) - A top U.S. government official prodded Turkey on Thursday to enforce international sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure on Ankara to scale back its flourishing trade ties with its neighbor.
U.S. presses Turkey to enforce sanctions on Iran (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iitmfUmCdT0/idUSTRE69K46920101021)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Richard formed over the Caribbean Sea on Thursday and could become a hurricane by the weekend on a forecast track taking it into the Gulf of Mexico next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Richard seen on Gulf of Mexico track (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sbcAnz7_m7U/idUSTRE69K5R620101021)
KABUL (Reuters) - Mid-level Taliban insurgency commanders do not believe their leaders have begun tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, with many vowing on Friday not to give up the fight after nearly 10 years of war.
Afghan insurgents dismiss peace talks, NATO upbeat (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vg7ZtrL14UA/idUSTRE69L1F720101022)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A Detroit man on Friday pleaded guilty to trying to get a job with the Central Intelligence Agency in order to spy for China and to hiding contacts and money he got from Chinese intelligence agents.
American pleads guilty to trying to spy for China (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UQxOfq_3DlA/idUSTRE69L3CK20101022)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little more than a month into her job as President Barack Obama's top adviser on consumer financial issues, Elizabeth Warren has been trying to make peace with the financial industry she once attacked and that rarely had good things to say about her.
In charge of consumer bureau, Warren takes new tone (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oynKwwhRdw0/idUSTRE69L54R20101022)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc admitted for the first time its "Street View" cars around the world accidentally collected more personal data than previously disclosed -- including complete emails and passwords -- potentially breathing new life into probes in various countries.
Google says its cars grabbed emails, passwords (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2W6Ka8LEqLg/idUSTRE69L4KW20101022)
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers reached the World Series for the first time in their 50 years as a franchise by beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on Friday to win the American League Championship Series.
Rangers down Yanks to reach first World Series (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1ud88xK9shM/idUSTRE69M0BB20101023)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq vowed on Saturday to probe allegations that police or soldiers committed crimes in the country's sectarian war, after WikiLeaks released classified U.S. files that revealed prisoner abuse by Iraqi forces.
Iraqi officials vow to probe any abuse cases (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/lgV86NLqRXA/idUSTRE69M1D920101023)
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a large brown slick floating near the mouth of the Mississippi river and said on Saturday it could be weathered oil from the BP spill or just algae bloom.
Coast Guard investigates slick off Gulf coast (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/EfI9NYbnuGs/idUSTRE69N05020101024)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Palestinians on Sunday not to take unilateral steps toward statehood, saying Israel was working closely with Washington on ways to restart peace talks.
Netanyahu warns Palestinians against unilateral acts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mx41eE5auig/idUSTRE69N0JK20101024)
LANZHOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese police on Sunday broke up protests against Japan in the northwestern city of Lanzhou over a territorial dispute that has stoked tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.
China breaks up anti-Japan protests (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/PNbgnVBPEHA/idUSTRE69N0C320101024)
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Deep in the red heart of Texas, a Democrat is fighting for his political life.
Democrat fights for political life in Bush country (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/psMKgLh76J8/idUSTRE69N16720101024)
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Dubai court restarted a fraud trial against two former executives of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Sunday having changed their status to government officials, making a stricter punishment more likely.
Former Dubai bank executives face heavier penalty (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ZqU01cBUCJ4/idUSTRE69N1IO20101024)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators will issue a report next month on foreclosure practices at large financial institutions, following allegations that lenders cut corners to illegally evict homeowners, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
Regulators reviewing foreclosure practices: Bernanke (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wrbD0polr7w/idUSTRE69O22320101025)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.5 under the ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday sparked initial tsunami warnings, but the Indonesian earthquake agency later withdrew the alert.
Tsunami warning called off after Indonesia quake (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Sr13kBubv7U/idUSTRE69O30320101025)
LONDON (Reuters) - BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever oil spill in the United States.
BP CEO slams media, rivals for stoking spill fears (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gu6yM_X8RlU/idUSTRE69O1NH20101025)
NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Delegates at a global U.N. meeting to preserve natural resources moved closer on Tuesday to agreeing ways to set aside about $4 billion to help developing nations save tropical forests, as studies highlighted the plight of nature.
Forestry takes center-stage at U.N. talks on nature (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/PE1FG_zObFE/idUSTRE69P0L820101026)
BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States has dropped out of the "top 20" in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday.
U.S. slips to historic low in global corruption index (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/9jmfIpJP4Q8/idUSTRE69P0X620101026)
LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of British Airways has criticized airport checks as "completely redundant" and said Britain should stop "kowtowing" to U.S. demands for increased security, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGFyMLUC6KO0OxMTXvxiFshMX_8/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eGFyMLUC6KO0OxMTXvxiFshMX_8/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jaxu8qajbso:6kHUe0K918s:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=jaxu8qajbso:6kHUe0K918s:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/jaxu8qajbso)
UK airline chief criticizes U.S. security demands (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/jaxu8qajbso/idUSTRE69Q05J20101027)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Hungary and are awaiting extradition to the United States, where they face charges of seeking to buy microchips banned from export to China, state media said on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRZg2gZGQ87icuMcXFGHSYFNVPQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRZg2gZGQ87icuMcXFGHSYFNVPQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mEiE_NN7nzk:PBGWuGbd9RQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=mEiE_NN7nzk:PBGWuGbd9RQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/mEiE_NN7nzk)
Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mEiE_NN7nzk/idUSTRE69Q0OG20101027)
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jim Schneller is not the type of congressional candidate a political progressive or liberal Democrat would ordinarily support.
Special report: Tea Party candidates only a Democrat could love (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/f9cJVcJ__08/idUSTRE69Q4XS20101027)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The board of bailed-out insurer American International Group on Wednesday said Chairman Steve Miller would become interim chief executive if CEO Bob Benmosche is sidelined by his cancer treatment.
AIG sets contingency plans for CEO Benmosche (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/7LViQ1knEJo/idUSTRE69Q5O320101027)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For lifelong Republican Joe Errigo, deciding to cross party lines and support a liberal Democrat for New York governor wasn't nearly as difficult as one might expect.
Tea Party-backed Republicans spur party switches (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Nzt6L6gkSMs/idUSTRE69R0JQ20101028)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a three-month low but the underlying trend still points to labor market stagnation.
Jobless claims fall to three-month low (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/K0-1Ie2F06U/idUSN1519104820101028)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida Democrat running a distant third in the state's three-way U.S. Senate race vowed on Thursday to stay in the contest and denied that former U.S. President Bill Clinton asked him to withdraw.
Florida Senate candidate denies he was asked to quit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FO4HaRZPev8/idUSTRE69S02320101029)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide unintended-acceleration problems from safety regulators and the public, a revised lawsuit claims.
Toyota secretly bought problem cars, lawsuit says (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uIMPyeRqOhc/idUSTRE69S05820101029)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several shots were fired at a Marine Corps museum near Washington overnight, police said on Friday, in the latest of a series of shootings at military buildings around the U.S. capital. No one was injured.
More shots at Marine museum in evolving sniper case (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Ogut8wAXcN8/idUSTRE69S2SQ20101029)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment worsened more than expected in October, hitting its weakest level since November, with concern about the economy high leading into next week's election, a survey showed on Friday.
Consumer sentiment dips to lowest since November (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5cry1ve5TVg/idUSTRE69S2KY20101029)
BELTSVILLE, Md (Reuters) - President Barack Obama touted a proposal on Friday to provide tax relief for businesses, calling on Democrats and Republicans to join together after Tuesday's election to boost the economy.
Obama pushes tax break plan for businesses (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FsSpawHXBE4/idUSTRE69S1C720101029)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. official for Afghanistan sought to play down reports on secret peace talks with the Taliban, saying on Friday that no high-level discussion was under way with insurgent leaders.
U.S. plays down reports of Afghan peace talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/64xO4OyYXvs/idUSTRE69S51L20101029)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal investigators will have access to materials Halliburton Co used in the cementing job on BP Plc's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well after a New Orleans federal judge overseeing litigation related to the disaster ordered its release.
Judge releases Halliburton cement to government (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GJGEVawMsmA/idUSTRE69S30Y20101029)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More voters in Washington state oppose than favor a closely watched measure on the November 2 ballot that would impose an income tax on the state's wealthy, according to poll results released on Friday.
Washington state voters snubbing income tax measure (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XqMIWN1P-XM/idUSTRE69S5NZ20101029)
HANOI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held informal talks on Saturday morning, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama told reporters.
Japan, China leaders met informally: Japanese official (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/S39P8ZW6tCk/idUSTRE69H05P20101030)
RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer on Saturday to host all-party talks to resolve months of political stalemate because it said it was confident a deal could be struck in Baghdad on a new government.
Iraq's Shi'ite politicians turn down Saudi offer (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-mVeW6TQUic/idUSTRE69U00P20101031)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of America's best-known television comedians drew tens of thousands of people to a rally on Saturday that was part variety show, part Halloween celebration and part political rally to call for common sense before Tuesday's congressional elections.
Comedians' pre-election rally throngs Washington (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uCloNMvVaIw/idUSTRE69T1IX20101031)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc sued rival Motorola Inc, claiming the Droid smartphone maker infringes on three iPhone patents.
Apple sues Motorola, further escalating cellphone wars (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/eL1io9EcoOQ/idUSTRE69U1LH20101031)
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Steve Girsky remembers sitting at his kitchen table in New York on the eve of President Barack Obama's election when he realized that General Motors was going to run out of cash.
Special Report: For GM IPO, the government is back-seat driver (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oafMb1byoSo/idUSTRE69U0X820101101)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have delayed the trial of two Americans arrested near the Iraqi border in July 2009, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday, less than a week before they were due their first day in court.
Iran postpones trial date for U.S. "hikers" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/OftJvDO-vzM/idUSTRE6A02VY20101101)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. judges considering whether to let Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants take effect asked attorneys tough questions on Monday about the constitutionality of the law and whether federal authority prevents the state from taking action.
Judges ask tough questions on Arizona immigration law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/kh8OM_6JLu8/idUSTRE6A04XF20101102)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers are poised to report their weakest monthly sales gains in six months as unseasonably warm weather and fewer shopping events hurt demand for fall merchandise in a slowly recovering U.S. economy.
Warm weather and fewer events to hurt October sales (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Bf0Rpj2L5Lk/idUSTRE6A10I320101102)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Government officials and aid partners in earthquake- and cholera-ravaged Haiti scrambled on Monday to prepare crowded quake survivor camps and coastal towns for a possible hit by a hurricane later this week.
Haiti scrambles to prepare for feared hurricane hit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vInBdMGzQiw/idUSTRE6A03BI20101102)
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating how box cutter blades got onto a Delta Air Lines flight from Japan, but reported no incident on Tuesday's flight and said passengers were unharmed.
Box cutters cause FBI probe on Portland plane (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wr1N6wpY5fM/idUSTRE6A153520101102)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toxic chemicals at levels high enough to kill sea animals extended deep underwater soon after the BP oil spill, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Toxic chemicals found deep at BP oil spill site (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hhHJJgCYqdk/idUSTRE6A15T520101102)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California voters soundly rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday that would have made it the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
California marijuana legalization goes up in smoke (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xo7Q6ayWmfE/idUSTRE6A21H920101103)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A chastened President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to seek compromise with Republicans who won big in congressional elections and admitted he had lost touch with voters who delivered a "shellacking" to him and his Democrats.
Subdued Obama says suffered a voter "shellacking" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/GomuRdvrWQQ/idUSTRE69929420101103)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The ECB is expected to show no sign of veering off the crisis exit path at its meeting later on Thursday, amid escalating fears about debt-choked euro zone members and a renewed push by the Federal Reserve to kick-start the U.S. economy. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IRqfpl5CV24o00sWwN_qE-33Ep0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IRqfpl5CV24o00sWwN_qE-33Ep0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=1FIXobt2loE:hAyHYYwsU6Q:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=1FIXobt2loE:hAyHYYwsU6Q:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/1FIXobt2loE)
ECB to maintain exit focus after Fed stimulus push (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1FIXobt2loE/idUSTRE6A300Z20101104)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exuberant Republicans vowed on Wednesday to exercise their new power in Congress to roll back some of President Barack Obama's key accomplishments, but a somber Obama said voters wanted both parties to work harder to find common ground.
Republicans vow to roll back Obama agenda (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/rd0__oHtxi4/idUSTRE69U1KM20101104)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is open to the idea of discussing an extension of Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels, the White House said on Thursday.
Obama open to discussing broad tax cut extension (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/D0lT_yjfYtg/idUSTRE6A33QW20101104)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell unexpectedly in September, a report showed on Friday, and activity may remain volatile for months as troubles with foreclosures disrupt the market.
September pending home sales fall 1.8 percent (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5XaoeZGgj1E/idUSTRE6A43W420101105)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment surged much more than expected last month as private companies hired workers at the fastest pace since April, a sign the sluggish economy is finally starting to tick up.
Jump in hiring lifts spirits on economy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/87ye2GhRex0/idUSN1519104820101105)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway got the wrong end of a bet on future stock market prices in the third quarter, hurting profits and masking the substantial strength in his recently acquired railroad.
Buffett derivative bet pushes Berkshire to loss (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sMIqx7Uscuk/idUSTRE6A459E20101105)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan agreement to tackle huge budget deficits is achievable, though it would take a lot of work, outgoing White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Friday.
Summers sees prospects for eventual budget deal (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/R2BCNpM_-wY/idUSTRE6A507L20101106)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways hopes to have its grounded fleet of six Airbus A380s flying again "within days" following urgent checks after an engine failure, chief executive Alan Joyce said on Saturday.
Qantas A380 fleet could fly again within days: CEO (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/V836Nsqs7FE/idUSTRE6A435P20101106)
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday he hoped the outgoing Congress would approve legislation ending the military's ban on gays but was unsure of the prospects for success. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xcn4rDqe9uKiDl9HTnkMvFe9jDg/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xcn4rDqe9uKiDl9HTnkMvFe9jDg/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sKLz7Eg8ncU:4-rFO9rnw9U:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=sKLz7Eg8ncU:4-rFO9rnw9U:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/sKLz7Eg8ncU)
Defense chief Gates backs push to end "don't ask, don't tell" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sKLz7Eg8ncU/idUSTRE6A44WP20101107)
SEOUL (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Seoul on Sunday in a largely peaceful protest against this week's G20 summit as the city went on heightened alert for the meeting of world leaders. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YIMwEva9IQkywb7E0Paj1kQQX6Y/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YIMwEva9IQkywb7E0Paj1kQQX6Y/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=UYYh3vIyEcc:QJ9S-jb-TqE:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=UYYh3vIyEcc:QJ9S-jb-TqE:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/UYYh3vIyEcc)
Thousands protest in Seoul before G20 summit (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/UYYh3vIyEcc/idUSTRE6A61CP20101107)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans said on Sunday they plan a full-scale assault against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul next year but acknowledged it could take until after the 2012 presidential election to repeal it. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8nZLXwqsr8VxnSDh09vBGRzQUw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8nZLXwqsr8VxnSDh09vBGRzQUw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=p1sngee2Ms0:hB2TR7STaU0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=p1sngee2Ms0:hB2TR7STaU0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/p1sngee2Ms0)
Republicans plan assault on healthcare law (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/p1sngee2Ms0/idUSTRE6A625320101107)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended the Federal Reserve's policy of printing dollars on Monday after China and Russia stepped up criticism ahead of this week's Group of 20 meeting. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Gb5Ys_Qd4l5kH1Jn1UpD2edpuE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Gb5Ys_Qd4l5kH1Jn1UpD2edpuE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=aDXNyDnR3q8:-D7Sb6JFado:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=aDXNyDnR3q8:-D7Sb6JFado:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/aDXNyDnR3q8)
Obama returns fire after China slams Fed's move (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/aDXNyDnR3q8/idUSTRE6A00U420101108)
YANGON (Reuters) - The military will keep its grip on power after Myanmar's first election in 20 years, backed by parties that on Monday looked set to win a vote marred by fraud and denounced by President Barack Obama as stolen. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/farzwi39GOagFp2IzLdPmzW9EuQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/farzwi39GOagFp2IzLdPmzW9EuQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=413gFFV3V7g:abYc2ncmIhA:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=413gFFV3V7g:abYc2ncmIhA:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/413gFFV3V7g)
Myanmar army-backed parties set to sweep rare poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/413gFFV3V7g/idUSTRE6A600V20101108)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin on Monday weighed in on the global debate over the Federal Reserve's $600 billion plan to buy up government debt, suggesting Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke should "cease and desist." (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MGf8p_VhttHQu654XIOLtGEpTyo/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MGf8p_VhttHQu654XIOLtGEpTyo/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=US4Yc5Blqck:G2Atv-KtRkM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=US4Yc5Blqck:G2Atv-KtRkM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/US4Yc5Blqck)
Palin tells Bernanke "cease and desist": report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/US4Yc5Blqck/idUSTRE6A74JC20101108)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House oil spill commission said on Monday it found no evidence to support accusations that the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history happened because workers for BP Plc and its partners cut corners to save money, mostly blaming the accident on a series of on-site misjudgments. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NFjRx32QeyTbXLV3GLEavI_JUag/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NFjRx32QeyTbXLV3GLEavI_JUag/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=IkQU7mKsl3k:hff49wwhq4w:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=IkQU7mKsl3k:hff49wwhq4w:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/IkQU7mKsl3k)
BP, firms did not shirk safety for money: panel (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IkQU7mKsl3k/idUSTRE6A71X620101109)
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's biggest military-backed party won the country's first election in 20 years by a landslide on Tuesday after a carefully choreographed vote denounced by pro-democracy parties as rigged to preserve authoritarian rule. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C-KCCt5_BmhejVqbyh4Cpot00qU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C-KCCt5_BmhejVqbyh4Cpot00qU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iuZ4rcuOJUQ:FAd0VI35xZo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iuZ4rcuOJUQ:FAd0VI35xZo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/iuZ4rcuOJUQ)
Myanmar army-backed party sweeps election (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iuZ4rcuOJUQ/idUSTRE6A600V20101109)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President George W. Bush may hope his memoir will help shape his legacy, but after the glow of being on Oprah and the media blitz wears off, few Americans who buy "Decision Points" are likely to read it, experts say. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4uPBcnj0VO4kygGTJfFry7Hiy5Y/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4uPBcnj0VO4kygGTJfFry7Hiy5Y/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0EiSzomvdvI:mN8X7I6H9rc:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0EiSzomvdvI:mN8X7I6H9rc:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/0EiSzomvdvI)
Bush seeks legacy, but will Americans read? (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/0EiSzomvdvI/idUSTRE6A849F20101109)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Boeing 787 test flight made an emergency landing on Tuesday in Texas with smoke in the cabin, the first incident of its kind, putting additional scrutiny on the already delayed program. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tTkrtIVWCouKwHoDkCViAHFPdK0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tTkrtIVWCouKwHoDkCViAHFPdK0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6IXQqkJbgNQ:Ycky-wrzUs8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=6IXQqkJbgNQ:Ycky-wrzUs8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/6IXQqkJbgNQ)
Boeing 787 in test flight lands with cabin smoke (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6IXQqkJbgNQ/idUSTRE6A900120101110)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If the private eyes hired by Oracle Corp to track down Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker could read Japanese, they might have already closed the case. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/98IuvlIguQURYr_AcJ1VFjTg0rk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/98IuvlIguQURYr_AcJ1VFjTg0rk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=o1cgr3k1fz8:-8rMKFPyEhs:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=o1cgr3k1fz8:-8rMKFPyEhs:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/o1cgr3k1fz8)
HP CEO Apotheker pops up in Japan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/o1cgr3k1fz8/idUSTRE6A90B620101110)
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States must prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture if his admission in a memoir that he authorized waterboarding holds true, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e7Q67ywNF9KIIFw9kSnLeNL43c/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0e7Q67ywNF9KIIFw9kSnLeNL43c/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cHUGZS9_Bag:_AZsitrUC3c:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cHUGZS9_Bag:_AZsitrUC3c:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/cHUGZS9_Bag)
Amnesty: prosecute Bush for admitted waterboarding (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/cHUGZS9_Bag/idUSTRE6A957O20101110)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of a presidential commission proposed raising taxes and the retirement age among bold ideas on Wednesday for slashing the U.S. budget deficit, but faced a difficult task in winning the support of Congress. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpF5y55K-7UZ3k4LroATdG3Ajfw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpF5y55K-7UZ3k4LroATdG3Ajfw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=fukBO0eJNeA:22NrI5z0cVk:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=fukBO0eJNeA:22NrI5z0cVk:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/fukBO0eJNeA)
Deficit panel targets Social Security and taxes (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/fukBO0eJNeA/idUSTRE6A94SH20101110)
SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded North Korea cease provocations on the divided peninsula, but held out the prospect of economic aid and respect if it abandons its nuclear arms program. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxPmJm38NBjNVrBut4TsgcWwDRQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxPmJm38NBjNVrBut4TsgcWwDRQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=TpbFVGFqRcA:PYQnsJZ-9aY:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=TpbFVGFqRcA:PYQnsJZ-9aY:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/TpbFVGFqRcA)
Obama tells North Korea to end "belligerence" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/TpbFVGFqRcA/idUSTRE6AA1AF20101111)
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea failed to revive a stalled free trade agreement on Thursday, dealing a blow to both countries' leaders and putting a brake on bilateral trade. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pWsN56pG5_JdHRlG_clXJEF-AB8/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pWsN56pG5_JdHRlG_clXJEF-AB8/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oza3ux6kpyw:OIlEKzWpSXw:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oza3ux6kpyw:OIlEKzWpSXw:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/oza3ux6kpyw)
South Korea, U.S. fail to resolve trade deal row (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oza3ux6kpyw/idUSTRE6AA11620101111)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. homes taken over by banks fell 9 percent in October as foreclosure processing was stalled by questionable paperwork, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rjgx5eBZxQfQE7f3VlyFGJgeyjc/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rjgx5eBZxQfQE7f3VlyFGJgeyjc/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ydedFe4Ak50:GIB20ReQCns:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ydedFe4Ak50:GIB20ReQCns:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ydedFe4Ak50)
October foreclosures fall as processing stalls (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ydedFe4Ak50/idUSTRE6AA33P20101111)
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The cruise ship stranded off Mexico this week by an engine fire limped back into port under tow on Thursday with 3,300 passengers bedraggled by three days at sea without hot water, air conditioning or cooked meals. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yFpnZoFNf5jASrOkBVlyZ1R0nlQ/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yFpnZoFNf5jASrOkBVlyZ1R0nlQ/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=L8fAJHp9M_w:kV7tZaJoS_4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=L8fAJHp9M_w:kV7tZaJoS_4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/L8fAJHp9M_w)
Bedraggled cruise passengers return to port (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/L8fAJHp9M_w/idUSTRE6AA4FZ20101112)
BERLIN (Reuters) - German conservative party headquarters is rocking. To the heavy thud of AC/DC, hundreds of young party members throng the foyer of Konrad Adenauer House in Berlin waving posters and talking over the music.
Special Report: The two lives of Angela Merkel (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/NZxAk9Hio0U/idUSTRE6AB24W20101112)
PARIS (Reuters) - An engine problem forced a Boeing 767 operated by the Australian airline Qantas to turn back to Perth on Friday, Australia's AAP news agency reported.
Qantas plane turns back after engine problem: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/mU4_-dBrf1c/idUSTRE6AB39X20101112)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent task force cautioned President Barack Obama on Friday about the high cost of the Afghanistan war and said he should consider a narrow military mission if his December review finds the current strategy is not working.
Report cautions Obama on high cost of Afghan war (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/TBhUvnmU340/idUSTRE6AB0NC20101112)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. military, a decision that turns the focus on the issue to Congress when lawmakers return to work next week.
Supreme Court declines to lift military ban on gays (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oNzOh-ROIC8/idUSTRE6AB46T20101112)
SEOUL (Reuters) - G20 leaders closed ranks on Friday and agreed to a watered-down commitment to watch out for dangerous imbalances, yet offered investors little proof the world was any safer from economic catastrophe.
G20 closes ranks but skims over toughest tasks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hNcKA5Jan30/idUSTRE6A852Z20101112)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co's landmark initial public offering has already garnered $60 billion in orders, six times the amount it had planned to raise, in a sign of healthy investor interest for the massive automaker that was in desperate straits just over a year ago.
GM has orders for $60 billion in stock: sources (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/y7zV2Bx3n8k/idUSTRE6AB43H20101113)
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland can manage on its own, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday, a day after euro zone sources told Reuters the former "Celtic Tiger" was in talks about a possible EU rescue.
IMF says Ireland can manage amid EU rescue talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vY2JnREUTk0/idUSTRE6AC1JP20101113)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A diamond engagement ring that belonged to the wife of Bernie Madoff fetched $550,000 at an auction on Saturday, while a pair of black velveteen slippers embroidered with the convicted swindler's initials went for $6,000, U.S. marshals said.
Auction of Madoff effects raises $2 million (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/MXdzsZ9X1nU/idUSTRE6AD06O20101114)
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's most powerful economies went home on Sunday after four days of summitry that left them little closer to agreeing how best to rebalance the global economy and stave off fresh crises. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXPcLa3q4LfM5S5t0RiZUh5plQk/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXPcLa3q4LfM5S5t0RiZUh5plQk/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=OuYiHkY1oms:TiZgkvvz3bo:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=OuYiHkY1oms:TiZgkvvz3bo:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/OuYiHkY1oms)
Amid economic strains, APEC trumpets free trade (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/OuYiHkY1oms/idUSTRE6AC0BB20101114)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably win narrow approval from his coalition government for a U.S. proposal to extend a freeze on West Bank settlement building, Israeli political sources said Sunday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6V3atqizk4dRDtcpsGTcQFcjko/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6V3atqizk4dRDtcpsGTcQFcjko/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=SQe1r4JeZ0I:rT7Guhz6nY0:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=SQe1r4JeZ0I:rT7Guhz6nY0:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/SQe1r4JeZ0I)
Israeli government seen accepting new settlement freeze (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SQe1r4JeZ0I/idUSLDE6AD0EJ20101114)
YANGON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for freedom of speech in army-ruled Myanmar, urged thousands of supporters to stand up for their rights, and indicated she may urge the West to end sanctions.
Suu Kyi urges freedom of speech in army-ruled Myanmar (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/MtT1souFtO0/idUSTRE6AB1P120101114)
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker indicated on Sunday he opposed the central bank's new round of monetary easing, saying he believed the policy was potentially dangerous and likely ineffective.
Lacker says Fed's new easing push too risky (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/scsN3ob4-20/idUSTRE6AE06620101115)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he was hopeful of working out a deal with Republicans over tax cuts and of winning ratification of a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.
Obama sees prospect of deals on tax cuts, START (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uZP-2H4v43o/idUSTRE6AE03S20101115)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The NATO summit in Lisbon this weekend will mark a turning point in the prosecution of the war in Afghanistan as it lays out a roadmap to end combat operations by 2014, the top U.S. envoy to the region said on Monday.
NATO summit a turning point in Afghan war: U.S. envoy (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/TgAKbN6uX78/idUSTRE6AE1XE20101115)
GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists at the CERN research center say their "Big Bang" project is going beyond all expectations and the first proof of the existence of dimensions beyond the known four could emerge next year.
Proof of extra dimensions possible next year: CERN (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Nr6BHQANh9g/idUSTRE6AE3QU20101115)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that he would join his fellow Republicans in opposing earmarks, bowing to pressure from Tea Party activists who see the special project funding as a prime example of out-of-control government spending.
In switch, top Senate Republican backs earmark ban (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WPSurxbxShM/idUSTRE6AE4BQ20101115)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said billions of dollars could be saved from the defense budget by cutting lawmakers' pet projects, known as earmarks, and fixing troubled arms programs.
Billions can be saved in defense budget: McCain (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KKYwImuPUIs/idUSTRE6AE4RT20101116)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began what it said was its biggest ever air defense drill on Tuesday to test its ability to deter air strikes, which the United States and Israel have not ruled out to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
Iran starts "biggest" air defense war games (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/IG13yaktOb0/idUSTRE6AF4P320101116)
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday he hoped the outgoing Congress would approve legislation ending the military's ban on gays but was unsure of the prospects for success.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry to Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, the first living recipient of the top military honor for a post-Vietnam era conflict. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZZibYCb9WCKPFdhCV9g0LlOwg/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZZibYCb9WCKPFdhCV9g0LlOwg/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pRXJMybRjFM:NyQXbhrIE-E:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=pRXJMybRjFM:NyQXbhrIE-E:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/pRXJMybRjFM)
Top medal given to 1st post-Vietnam living winner (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/pRXJMybRjFM/idUSTRE6AF5HE20101116)
KABUL (Reuters) - The military handover from NATO-led forces to Afghans should start in the first half of 2011 but poor security in some areas could see it run past a 2014 target, a NATO official said on Wednesday before an important summit. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZ5FTwDCfPfaaFu4QwEO5LL-GwU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZ5FTwDCfPfaaFu4QwEO5LL-GwU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=YKHz9tojdrc:l03ZZxyMxK8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=YKHz9tojdrc:l03ZZxyMxK8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/YKHz9tojdrc)
Afghan handover could run past 2015 in areas: NATO (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YKHz9tojdrc/idUSTRE6AG1L920101117)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should use all available tools, including labeling China a currency manipulator, to put pressure on Beijing to raise the value of its yuan, a U.S. watchdog panel said on Wednesday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YoQ_R9JJPLcdz3L2tElme1PHmfU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YoQ_R9JJPLcdz3L2tElme1PHmfU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uCh0qEgAkuA:G7ckUgcbPA4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=uCh0qEgAkuA:G7ckUgcbPA4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/uCh0qEgAkuA)
Panel urges U.S. to label China currency manipulator (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uCh0qEgAkuA/idUSTRE6AF4I020101117)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting planned on Thursday between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders following big Republican gains at the expense of Obama's Democrats in the November 2 elections has been postponed until November 30. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Al6vdJdYq541cCqPINMAovUhDIU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Al6vdJdYq541cCqPINMAovUhDIU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=C8Shsi1cqpQ:gc_dnCIRTrE:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=C8Shsi1cqpQ:gc_dnCIRTrE:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/C8Shsi1cqpQ)
Obama meeting with Republicans postponed (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/C8Shsi1cqpQ/idUSTRE6AF6E220101117)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The OECD gave its blessing to the U.S. Federal Reserve's ultra-loose monetary policy on Thursday, dismissing criticism the central bank's asset-buying spree spawned inflation or asset bubbles. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4YhY0yx9oXL8Z3XDyUv0eQ6DspU/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4YhY0yx9oXL8Z3XDyUv0eQ6DspU/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ScnoMAFSbSk:db3pwvVxYwg:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ScnoMAFSbSk:db3pwvVxYwg:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ScnoMAFSbSk)
OECD backs much-criticized Fed easing steps (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ScnoMAFSbSk/idUSTRE6AH1UB20101118)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian diplomat said on Thursday that U.S. authorities pressured suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout to admit guilt during his extradition flight to the United States, offering him unspecified benefits in return. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAMuiUFzh6RPXKdeNfK3Oro1el0/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAMuiUFzh6RPXKdeNfK3Oro1el0/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=yAcfBaabiTw:Gk0U95H2zgY:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=yAcfBaabiTw:Gk0U95H2zgY:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/yAcfBaabiTw)
Russia says U.S. offers deal to arms suspect Bout (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/yAcfBaabiTw/idUSTRE6AH1OA20101118)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of jobless Americans could see unemployment benefits run out in coming weeks after an effort to extend them failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x0N2jok509qgAU6W2jwqPE5G75Q/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x0N2jok509qgAU6W2jwqPE5G75Q/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iC1BFhTzwz4:BieSU34qWos:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iC1BFhTzwz4:BieSU34qWos:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/iC1BFhTzwz4)
Jobless benefits extension fails in House (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iC1BFhTzwz4/idUSTRE6AH5JU20101118)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Obama administration auto industry czar Steven Rattner was sued by New York's attorney general on Thursday for allegedly paying kickbacks to win investments from the state's $130 billion pension fund. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9cF13uQn4pLET7W7FNuJLdiTxE/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o9cF13uQn4pLET7W7FNuJLdiTxE/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xV0GWGz3JJA:JkIUOZRt04k:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xV0GWGz3JJA:JkIUOZRt04k:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/xV0GWGz3JJA)
Ex-car czar Rattner sued by Cuomo, settles with SEC (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xV0GWGz3JJA/idUSTRE6AH3HB20101118)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's $814 billion stimulus package has "by some measures" exceeded its goal of saving or creating millions of jobs, the White House Council of Economic Advisers said on Thursday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v6rf-DobAItAcw9_8x7mUnTRDdw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v6rf-DobAItAcw9_8x7mUnTRDdw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=S2xybn7Wc9w:805hyQr3djg:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=S2xybn7Wc9w:805hyQr3djg:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/S2xybn7Wc9w)
White House says stimulus package exceeds jobs goal (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/S2xybn7Wc9w/idUSTRE6AH6CV20101118)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional critics of a free trade deal with South Korea he would consider asking Seoul for changes to labor, investment and financial provisions of the pact to help win approval of the deal in Congress, a lawmaker said on Thursday. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B7b4jQUOxvQzSV8lalCFyqeYxfw/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B7b4jQUOxvQzSV8lalCFyqeYxfw/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=2kR5QYDqxZA:fnvukYQJmA8:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=2kR5QYDqxZA:fnvukYQJmA8:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/2kR5QYDqxZA)
Obama mulling more demands on Korea in trade talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2kR5QYDqxZA/idUSTRE6AI06020101119)
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's army chief insisted on Friday that dialogue was the only way to end a standoff with rebel officers holed up in barracks in the capital, despite earlier government orders to quash the mutiny.
Madagascar army rejects use of force against rebels (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/SRKrbrC_NQM/idUSTRE6AI3O620101119)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Talks between Israeli and U.S. officials aimed at reviving Middle East peace talks have hit snags over incentives promised by Washington to persuade Israel to resume a freeze of Jewish settlement building.
Israel and U.S. struggle to conclude settlement pact (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3cHwWNNLUbU/idUSTRE6AI1AM20101119)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hit back on Friday at critics of the U.S. central bank's bond-buying program and issued a thinly veiled attack on China's policy of keeping its currency on a leash.
Bernanke hits back at Fed critics (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/R4CBIlIKJ94/idUSTRE6AI2AQ20101119)
LISBON (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it could not yet commit to the head of NATO's aim of ending the foreign combat role in Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but would make its own decision based on security conditions.
U.S. says can't commit to cease Afghan combat by 2015 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/f-G4difOmPs/idUSTRE6AJ10820101120)
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish public that has quietly endured harsh cuts so far may finally run out of patience and take to the streets when the deeply unpopular government unveils its next austerity measures, labor unions said on Saturday.
Unions say cuts may finally drive Irish to the streets (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/5aGOFnk_vDI/idUSTRE6AJ1DH20101120)
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Saturday that failure to ratify the New START nuclear treaty would have "significant consequences" and could affect U.S.-Russian cooperation on issues like Iran's nuclear program and the Afghanistan war.
Nuclear treaty failure could hit U.S.-Russia ties: Gates (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ViiPrMdnEZQ/idUSTRE6AJ1C020101120)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to send non-combat troops for the first time to its westernmost island in response to Chinese naval maneuvers in the East China Sea, a move which could infuriate its giant neighbor, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
Japan plans troop deployment near disputed islands: Nikkei (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FkAikfmZ78Y/idUSTRE6AK0DM20101121)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian lawmaker dealing with foreign policy said on Sunday Iran will increase its production of nuclear fuel despite a possible resumption of talks with major powers over its disputed uranium enrichment program.
Iran to hike atomic output despite possible talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CySjO_v88B4/idUSTRE6AK1FA20101121)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities may file a series of insider trading cases against hedge fund traders, consultants and Wall Street bankers within weeks, several lawyers familiar with the situation said.
Authorities may be close to filing insider trader cases (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/A0GlY0XdWgw/idUSTRE6AK1QV20101121)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homeland security officials have no plans to back away from airline passenger security patdowns despite traveler complaints that they violate constitutional rights and growing congressional concerns about the policy.
U.S. has no plans to retreat from traveler patdowns (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iDK4a_elBXo/idUSTRE6AK1S220101121)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Coaxing China into a global grand bargain to fight climate change that also satisfies the United States and other rich nations threatens to be even more daunting and elusive than fixing the economic rifts dividing them.
China feels heat of climate change rifts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/8NQDneEeCUA/idUSTRE6AL0MF20101122)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steps by the Federal Reserve to pump more money into the U.S. economy through government bond purchases could stoke inflation, even though growth will remain moderate through 2011, a survey showed on Monday.
Economists worried about U.S. inflation: survey (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dPqKl10hmhI/idUSTRE6AL0QC20101122)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012 as many voters question whether he deserves a second term, a new poll said on Monday.
Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nqERbtiHuGQ/idUSTRE6AK1VO20101122)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities will reconsider airline passenger screening procedures that have caused a public uproar on the eve of the busy holiday travel season, the top transport security official said on Monday.
U.S. security rethinking airline screening (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/b6TcWEIYx38/idUSTRE6AK1S220101122)
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller filed suit in Alaska state court on Monday challenging the election victory of incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski and effectively halting certification of results.
Alaska candidate Miller sues over Senate election results (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xOcicS67vVI/idUSTRE6AM0I820101123)
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama is considering plans to retire from his role as the figurehead of the Tibetan parliament next year, but will remain the Tibetans' spiritual leader, an aide said.
Dalai Lama may give up ceremonial duties by 2011: aide (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bSliD0AJ-Vw/idUSTRE6AM3SG20101123)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - From traditional lures like slashed prices on hot electronics to a "Santa-Sing-A-Ma-Jig" toy, U.S. retailers are pushing to attract shoppers into their doors on Black Friday.
Black Friday lures include price cuts, Sing-A-Ma-Jig (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/558Walq7v2g/idUSTRE6AH24820101123)
DAKAR (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's qualified backing of condom use to help prevent AIDS marks a small breakthrough for efforts to fight the scourge in Africa, giving health workers and clergy more scope to broach a still-taboo subject. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o60MI6IYMSpdnphBHtq9UIMFfEA/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o60MI6IYMSpdnphBHtq9UIMFfEA/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=y4jWotDMOZo:ApryYw89OWQ:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=y4jWotDMOZo:ApryYw89OWQ:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/y4jWotDMOZo)
Pope words on condoms bolster AIDS fight in Africa (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/y4jWotDMOZo/idUSTRE6AM42K20101123)
KOKOMO, Indiana (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States must extend tax cuts for the middle class but could not afford to do so for the wealthy, laying out his position before next week's meeting on the issue with Republicans. (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9oSC6GtsteB9fzoXcrL2wHWBmdo/0/di) (http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9oSC6GtsteB9fzoXcrL2wHWBmdo/1/di) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=LHi0g33RBng:EP25NpvsbUM:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=LHi0g33RBng:EP25NpvsbUM:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/LHi0g33RBng)
Obama: eager to extend middle-class tax cuts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/LHi0g33RBng/idUSTRE6AM5V320101123)
GENEVA (Reuters) - Major advances in enforcing an international ban on landmines were made in 2009 as casualties fell sharply and Russia reported it was no longer deploying the weapon, campaigners said Wednesday.
Big progress seen in landmine ban, worries persist (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/94Jkq_pHkO8/idUSTRE6AN3G320101124)
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese labor unions mounted a general strike on Wednesday, pressing the government to scrap austerity measures intended to ward off a debt crisis that is spreading through the euro zone.
Portugal unions strike over austerity measures (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/3CexE4kUSVI/idUSTRE6AN3ZX20101124)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More Americans will be out shopping this year on Black Friday -- or at least that's how it looks from outer space.
Crowded parking lots hint at Black Friday sales (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/N1tf5se79y0/idUSTRE6AN5I520101124)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans took to the skies on Wednesday for the start of the Thanksgiving holiday but air travel flowed smoothly as passengers largely ignored calls to protest more invasive security procedures.
Holiday travel smooth despite new security (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dTWSYC0mvSM/idUSTRE6AN3VJ20101124)
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas jury on Wednesday found former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, dubbed "The Hammer" for his hard-driving style, guilty of money laundering and conspiracy.
Ex-House leader Tom DeLay guilty of money-laundering (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sMGJxs5KUUc/idUSTRE6AN6O520101125)
PARIS (Reuters) - The search for the wreckage and black boxes of an Air France aircraft which crashed into the Atlantic last year killing all 228 people on board will resume in February, the French government said on Thursday.
Search for Air France crash black box revived (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gItangeMfjE/idUSTRE6AO3Q920101125)
LONDON (Reuters) - A man posing as a Taliban leader who had talks with Afghanistan's president was paid and promoted by British intelligence, a newspaper said on Friday.
Afghan "peace talks" impostor paid by MI6: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/FBsQ70f9TGI/idUSTRE6AP1OZ20101126)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Three teenage boys set adrift for 50 days in a small boat in the South Pacific survived on coconuts, a seagull they managed to catch and by drinking rain and then sea water, rescuers said on Friday.
Teenage boys survive 50 days adrift in South Pacific (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/CYmnYFyphTU/idUSTRE6AP3L620101126)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was accidentally elbowed in the face while playing basketball on Friday and received 12 stitches to his lip, the White House said.
Obama hit during basketball game, gets stitches (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/vGFjfagJfP0/idUSTRE6AP4DX20101127)
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption police have raided the offices of the U.S. oilfield services group Halliburton and arrested 12 people in a bribery case involving the former Halliburton unit KBR Inc, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Nigeria detains 12 in Halliburton bribery case (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bKR0SX5c3pk/idUSTRE6AQ1SX20101127)
CARACAS (Reuters) - Russia gave Venezuela a $4 billion credit to buy weapons when President Hugo Chavez visited Moscow last month, adding to billions the socialist leader has already spent on re-equipping the army.
Hugo Chavez says Russia lends Venezuela $4 billion for arms (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/-34yF4J134I/idUSTRE6AQ1VT20101127)
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Retailers scaled back discounts and shoppers were less frenzied on Saturday, a day after the mad rush for "Black Friday" bargains kicked off the holiday shopping season.
Retailers slow discounts after "Black Friday" (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/uAl7yRO70bA/idUSTRE6AQ1E420101127)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Early discounts may have taken some of the shine off Cyber Monday but the key online holiday shopping day is still expected to attract bargain hunters who may not have had their fill over the weekend.
Online bargain-hunting spreads beyond Cyber Monday (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/C2ypNemij3w/idUSTRE6AR02820101128)
KARACHI (Reuters) - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire.
Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/eeR_ZV5ZQYs/idUSTRE6AQ1UM20101128)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was consulting with South Korea and Japan on China's proposal for emergency talks on the North Korean crisis, and it again called on Beijing to act to curb Pyongyang's "provocations"
U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HaZKOgco8N4/idUSTRE6AR36M20101128)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list, topped by a dispute over expiring tax cuts, when they return to work on Monday in a session that offers an early gauge of the chances for bipartisanship when the new Congress convenes in January.
Congress returns to work with long to-do list (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/obmL1TUo2R8/idUSTRE6AS0WZ20101129)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials said on Monday they had shut down 82 websites selling thousands of counterfeit and pirated goods in a move timed with the start of the online holiday shopping season.
U.S. seizes websites in fake goods crackdown (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/nGZZaiEOHYY/idUSTRE6AS4PW20101129)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York grocery clerk, fearing he might be late for work, jumped onto city subway tracks to haul an injured passenger to safety after he fainted, authorities said.
NY man jumps to save subway rider - and get to work (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/1UTr-_56W7w/idUSTRE6AS60320101129)
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Washington claimed progress on Monday in easing rifts with Beijing on ways to fight global warming as U.N. climate talks got under way in Mexico with warnings about the rising costs of inaction.
U.S. sees progress in easing climate row with China (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hRpFbRVVFnw/idUSTRE6AR1OI20101130)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed the largest overhaul of the U.S. food safety system in decades on Tuesday, a response to massive recalls such as last summer's recall of half a billion eggs in a salmonella outbreak.
Senate passes overhaul of food safety system (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HKFzHT-v84I/idUSTRE6AT54C20101130)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon unveiled a study on Tuesday that predicted little impact if the U.S. military ended its ban on gays, bolstering President Barack Obama's push to get Congress to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by year-end.
Military study gives green light to end gay ban (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/9fTJ1Tlj6Es/idUSTRE6AT4RW20101130)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican leaders sought to break a "logjam" over the fate of Bush-era tax cuts on Tuesday, forming a new panel the White House hopes will reach a compromise within days.
Obama and Republicans agree to negotiate on taxes (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wneEMrgLgx8/idUSTRE6A44K020101201)
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government gave secret assurances to Washington it would limit the scope of an inquiry into the Iraq war to protect U.S. interests, according to diplomatic messages leaked by a whistle-blowing website.
UK agreed to shield U.S. interests in Iraq probe: WiKiLeaks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/m29fQHLA2K0/idUSTRE6B024Q20101201)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators backed the creation of a "do not track" option for the Internet that would limit the ability of advertisers to collect consumers' data.
FTC backs "do not track" tool for Web users (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/j3Gg12UdEIk/idUSTRE6B03JG20101202)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top economic advisers sought to break a deadlock over taxes with congressional leaders on Wednesday, haggling over how to extend Bush-era rates while the country struggles with sky-high debt.
Geithner and lawmakers seek deal on Bush-era tax cuts (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ej4l54ETKeU/idUSTRE6A44K020101202)
LONDON (Reuters) - Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe on Thursday, keeping London's Gatwick airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany and Switzerland.
Northern Europe counts cost of big freeze (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/iiRx2LTXnlI/idUSTRE6B122920101202)
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA gave its ultimate recognition to emerging markets on Thursday by awarding the 2018 and 2022 editions of the prestigious and lucrative World Cup soccer finals to Russia and Qatar, both new hosts.
Russia and Qatar take World Cup to new lands (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KcfS3xRkuiU/idUSTRE6AT5QW20101202)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican warned on Thursday it might be too soon to end the U.S. military's ban on gays, as the party geared up to block President Barack Obama's bid to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy this year.
Senator McCain says too soon to end military ban on gays (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xz3e-E5xHBA/idUSTRE6B134T20101202)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives censured veteran Democrat Charles Rangel for ethics violations on Thursday, forcing the former chief tax writer to face a humiliating public rebuke before his colleagues.
House votes to censure Rangel on ethics charges (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/oZOWwu5iZHQ/idUSTRE6B200S20101203)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A snowstorm forecast to bring up to half a foot of snow to the northern Plains and Midwest churned across North Dakota on Friday, while the eastern shore of Lake Erie was hit by more lake effect snow.
Snowstorm churns across U.S. Plains, Midwest (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/Z5FGjQnG-ko/idUSTRE6B24GX20101203)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rare first edition of the lyrics and music of the U.S. national anthem was sold in spirited bidding at auction on Friday to an anonymous buyer for $500,500, exceeding pre-sale estimates.
Rare U.S. national anthem score sells for $500,500 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/gGSfKvNWsJI/idUSTRE6B26MR20101203)
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - China accused some developed nations on Friday at U.N. climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming, in a damaging standoff with Japan, Russia and Canada.
China says some at climate talks want to kill Kyoto (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/l0kYNuuXHE4/idUSTRE6AR1OI20101204)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday of sending spies from foreign intelligence services to the Islamic state, underlining worsening relations between Tehran and the U.N. atomic watchdog.
Iran accuses U.N. nuclear agency of sending spies (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/55YasgxEa1M/idUSLDE6B305720101204)
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police located a cache of guns and explosives believed to belong to leftist urban guerrillas in a central Athens apartment Saturday.
Greek police find suspected guerrilla arms cache (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/g161GnN8OMs/idUSTRE6B32BS20101204)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic measures to extend tax cuts for most Americans failed in the Senate on Saturday as Republicans -- and some Democrats -- blocked them because they did not also extend low rates for the wealthy.
Senate bid to renew "middle-class" tax cuts fails (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/hNauGwgDRFA/idUSTRE6B31NN20101205)
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed at the weekend to work with Republicans and Democrats to pass a free-trade pact with South Korea that he said was a model for future agreements he would seek in Asia and around the world.
Obama touts South Korea trade deal (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/EvpWJTX_iBM/idUSL3E6N503H20101205)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's GDP figures are "man-made" and therefore unreliable, the man who is expected to be the country's next head of government said in 2007, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
China's GDP is "man-made," unreliable: top leader (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/4YJGI0fkwbA/idUSTRE6B527D20101206)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 32 senators on Monday urged China to show "concrete progress" on beef, intellectual property and other trade irritants at a high-level meeting next week with U.S. officials.
Senators press China for action on trade, yuan (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/YWf_RJuhlgg/idUSTRE6B55IU20101206)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is likely to raise interest rates in the coming days in a demonstration of the government's resolve to tame inflation, an official newspaper said on Tuesday.
China rate rise talk builds as loans and inflation rise (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/sdJ2T4SNNi0/idUSTRE6B60XG20101207)
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption agency filed charges against former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney and the head of oil services giant Halliburton Co on Tuesday over an alleged scheme to bribe Nigerian officials.
Nigeria graft agency charges Cheney, Halliburton boss (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/VbCFuvXFLeE/idUSTRE6B63Q520101207)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union formally backed Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, clearing the way for Moscow to join the body in 2011 after 17 years of trying.
EU agrees to back Russia's WTO entry (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/bHYA6euH3dA/idUSTRE6B621R20101207)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Elizabeth Edwards, abest-selling author and a driving force behind her husband John Edwards' political career before it was destroyed by his infidelity, died on Tuesday at age 61.
Elizabeth Edwards dies (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/DVpEXjoXq_o/idUSTRE6B66O820101208)
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar will be a safe investment for the next six to 12 months because global markets are focused on the euro zone's troubles but America's fiscal health is worse than Europe's, an adviser to the Chinese central bank said on Wednesday.
U.S. fiscal health worse than Europe's: China adviser (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/WtzU0GkRb8s/idUSTRE6B71KO20101208)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Treasury plans to sell about one-fifth of insurer AIG through a stock offering in the first half of 2011, an important test of the government's ability to profitably exit one of its most controversial bailouts.
Treasury to cut AIG stake in big stock sale (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/99VSLNr4WRI/idUSTRE6B73UX20101208)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators plan to explore actions to keep customers from losing television service when broadcasters are in fee fights with cable and satellite TV providers, an official said on Wednesday.
FCC to look at new fee dispute rules: official (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/fcKlKM_12V4/idUSTRE6B809420101209)
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China and North Korea reached consensus on the Korean peninsula crisis after "candid" talks, Chinese state media reported, which analysts said suggested Pyongyang likely agreed not to inflame the situation.
China, North Korea reach consensus over crisis: report (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/w1Et58i7ZW4/idUSTRE6B50KX20101209)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Gomez created a shopping list on Amazon.com just to keep track of some auto parts he wanted to buy. But as the holidays approached, he thought it wouldn't hurt to share the list with family and friends.
Stores, shoppers turn to holiday online wish lists (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/6bdo5kKdwYM/idUSTRE6B836S20101209)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson issued a recall of its Softchews Rolaids antacids on Thursday after consumers reported finding wood and metal bits in the tablets.
J&J "Softchews" recall grows as wood, metal found (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/apSio333CdU/idUSTRE6B869F20101209)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Angry Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday rejected President Barack Obama's plan to extend low tax rates, as the Senate scheduled a vote on the measure, which has significant Republican support.
Democrats defy Obama on tax deal as Senate sets vote (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wL6z53U2P5o/idUSTRE6A44K020101210)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank on Friday raised the amount of money the country's lenders must keep on reserve for the third time in a month, following a spate of robust data that strengthened the case for policy tightening.
China raises bank reserves 3rd time in a month (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/2jd_OfqakjY/idUSTRE6B919920101210)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - General David Petraeus, the top military commander in Afghanistan, has been named the "most fascinating person of 2010", beating the cast of MTV reality show "The Jersey Shore" and teen singer Justin Bieber.
General Petraeus "most fascinating person" of 2010 (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/E0JyhYR0tVc/idUSTRE6B950W20101210)
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Friday to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military, saying he was disappointed by the Senate's failure to act this week and fearful of leaving the issue to the uncertainty of the courts.
Defense chief Robert Gates keeps pushing for repeal of gay ban (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/KsT5D7IfvYA/idUSTRE6B867K20101210)
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Think of hedge fund hubs in the United States, and the names that tend to come to mind are New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. Yet when it comes to a major U.S. insider trading investigation, Boston is taking center stage.
Boston emerges as a major hub in insider probe (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/U6FWEDqyzFM/idUSTRE6B95X820101210)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on a battle-scarred dealmaker, former President Bill Clinton, to help convince reluctant Democrats to back a compromise tax plan before rates rise for most Americans in January.
Obama calls in Clinton to help with tax fight (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/qZ2ZPfePSE4/idUSTRE6A44K020101211)
PARIS (Reuters) - France wants a wide international debate as it takes over the G20 presidency to drive its plans for an overhaul of the global monetary system and economic governance, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Saturday.
France wants broad debate to push G20 goals: Lagarde (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/dNb1OH1Wenk/idUSTRE6BA15Z20101211)
LONDON (Reuters) - A loose grouping of cyber activists supporting WikiLeaks has abandoned its strategy of online attacks on organizations seen as hostile to the site in favor of spreading the leaked documents far and wide online.
WikiLeaks supporters' group abandons cyber attacks (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/xTeXJ6eClz8/idUSTRE6BA1AH20101211)
QUITO (Reuters) - Leading OPEC producer Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it still favored a $70-$80 price range for oil, a restatement of a two-year-old policy that will be welcomed by consumer nations worried that rising oil prices may get out of control and hamper global economic recovery.
Saudi still favors $70-$80 oil, OPEC holds supply (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/HVAtvw_nY-M/idUSTRE6BA1CY20101211)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Richard Holbrooke, the veteran diplomat President Barack Obama tapped as his special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was in critical condition on Saturday after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, the State Department said.
Diplomat Richard Holbrooke in critical condition (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/DlfteIBTK1c/idUSTRE6B955420101212)