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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 – 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) – 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) – Two senators unveiled legislation Monday to double US nuclear energy output in 20 years and foster clean energy options with “mini-Manhattan Projects” named for the original US atomic bomb push.

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US senators push to ramp up nuclear energy

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Federal Reserve is “attentive” to the sliding US dollar and is working to “help ensure that the dollar is strong and a source of global financial stability,” Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.

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Fed seeking to ensure strong dollar: Bernanke

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – A key US Senate committee said Monday it had postponed a briefing with top army officials on the Fort Hood shooting, as lawmakers sought clues that might have averted the deadly rampage.

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US lawmakers seek answers on Fort Hood

AFP – BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AFP) – Eager to dispel its image as a rights abuser after “war on terror” prison scandals, the US has opened a new Afghan jail that critics say still falls short of basic legal standards.

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New US prison in Afghanistan seeks to reverse bad image