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At an international conference, Afghanistan’s president set in motion a delicate diplomatic process that will carry great risks for both Afghanistan and the United States.
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A crucial vote to cut off debate is expected later Thursday. If that passes, a vote on confirmation could follow.
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Fujitsu came out with a product in 2002 bearing the same name that Apple has claimed for its new tablet device.
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Jan 26 2010, 2:23 pm by Daniel Indiviglio
Verizon Darkens Jobs Picture
Yesterday, I noted Walmart’s decision to cut around 11,000 Sam’s Club jobs. Today, with Verizon’s fourth-quarter earnings release, we get more bad news on [...]
The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who died over the weekend after a disturbance at the family’s Massachusetts home. … More
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The two architects of Sri Lanka’s civil war victory will face off in a hard-fought election Tuesday to determine who will lead this troubled country’s struggle to recover from a… More
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European stock markets extended losses Monday as a Wall Street rally ground to a halt following particularly bad U.S. housing data and ongoing concerns about President Barack Obama’s plan… More
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Obama outlines plan to help middle-class people take care of children and ‘aging loved ones’ More
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(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 4TH GRAF) The Japanese government decided Monday to send the Self-Defense Forces to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to provide … More
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Biden: Obama seeking large increase in child tax credit for couples earning up to ,000. More
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Saddam Hussein’s cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, who was hanged Monday, ordered the infamous poison gas attack on the northern Iraqi Kurdish village of Halabja in 1988 that killed 5,000 people… More
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(Kyodo) _ Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou flew out Monday night to attend Honduras’s presidential inauguration and to discuss the post- quake crisis in Haiti with officials in neighboring… More
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers looked likely to grudgingly approve Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman this week after the White House stepped in to defend his… More
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The top Senate Democrat is proposing tough anti-deficit rules to make it harder to run up the deficit with new tax cuts or expansions of federal benefit programs. If approved, the plan… More
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China sharply rebuked the United States on Monday, denying involvement in any Internet attacks and defending its online restrictions as lawful after Washington urged Beijing to investigate… More
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General Motors Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre is dropping the interim from his title as the automaker’s CEO. Whitacre announced the change this morning at GM’s Detroit… More
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Pakistani-born Chicago businessman pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he aided planners of the 2008 attack in Mumbai, India, that killed more than 160 people. More
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(Kyodo) _ Mazda Motor Corp. aims to expand its 2010 sales in China by 22 percent from the previous year to 220,000 units, a senior company official said Monday. The sales target is… More
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Dozens of homes in San Antonio have been evacuated because the ground below is shifting. Engineers are trying to determine what is causing the soil to give way, leaving crevices up to… More
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Suicide bombers struck near three hotels popular with Western journalists and businessmen Monday just as Iraq announced the execution of Saddam Hussein’s notorious cousin known as… More
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Sales of US existing homes fell more than expected in December, by nearly 17 percent, following a three-month surge driven by a government tax credit, an industry organization said Monday. More
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The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who was found dead over the weekend in the family’s Massachusetts home. Woburn… More
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been moved to Slovakia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday, the latest… More
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Dozens of homes in San Antonio have been evacuated as the ground below continues to shift. Engineers are trying to determine what is causing the soil to give way, leaving crevices up… More
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Mr. Walentas is the founder and principal of the Two Trees Management Company and is credited with establishing the Dumbo neighborhood in Brooklyn.
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Movie Gallery Inc. could close another 1,000 stores, and/or file Chapter 11 (again) in efforts to restructure the company, reported the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with matter. However, a bankruptcy or official number of closures has yet… More
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Recent comments from Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain and his top economic official criticizing President Obama’s recent bank proposals highlight the growing international rift over how to reshape financial regulation. More
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