Reuters: Top Global and Breaking News

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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