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AFP – BEIJING (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan.

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Obama, Hu set for key talks in Beijing

AFP – NEW YORK (AFP) – A US court has handed 19-and-a-half years in prison to an actor convicted of abusing children as young as six on trips to Thailand and posting the images on the Internet.

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US man gets nearly 20 years for Thai pedophilia

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States Monday praised the Kosovo government for its handling of its first elections since its independence last year, calling them “a significant milestone” on the road to democracy.

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Kosovo elections ‘significant milestone:’ US

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – More than 40 US lawmakers, all Republicans, have signed on to a legal brief opposing a lawsuit aimed at removing “In God We Trust” from the US Capitol’s tourist hub, the Politico web site said Monday.

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US lawmakers rally for ‘In God We Trust’

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US envoy Scott Gration will return to Khartoum and Darfur this week as part of US diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region, the State Department said Monday.

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US envoy back in Sudan this week

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Postal Service said Monday it lost 3.8 billion dollars in the just-ended fiscal year, prompting the need for deeper cost cuts and additional help from Congress.

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US Postal Service loses 3.8 billion dollars, eyes new steps

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Agriculture Department on Monday released bleak figures on the state of hunger in the United States, showing that more American families are having difficulty feeding their members.

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Bleak US hunger figures released