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Bernanke sees sustained US growth despite ‘headwinds’
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he expects the US economy to sustain its growth into 2010 despite “important headwinds” including tight credit and weak employment.
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Top Rwanda genocide fugitive in Kenya: US envoy
AFP – NAIROBI (AFP) – Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of financing the 1994 Rwandan genocide and is one of the most wanted men in Africa, is currently in Kenya, a senior US official said here Monday.
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Illinois prison mulled for Guantanamo detainees
AFP – CHICAGO (AFP) – A near-empty Illinois prison is among the US locations being considered to house transferred Guantanamo detainees, officials announced Sunday.
Japan, US to seek solution to Okinawa base row: ministry
AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – Japan and the United States will hold talks here on Tuesday to seek ways to solve a sticking row over the relocation of a US military base on the island of Okinawa, the foreign ministry said.
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Anti-Castro Cubans shift funding to US Democrats
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Groups opposing Cuba’s communist regime have dramatically shifted funding toward the US Democrats since the party took control of Congress in last year’s elections, according to a study published on Monday.
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Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.
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Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi
AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar’s military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime’s prime minister, the White House said.
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