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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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