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Bernanke sees sustained US growth despite ‘headwinds’

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:47:00 +0000

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

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

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

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:00 +0000

AFP – CHICAGO (AFP) – A near-empty Illinois prison is among the US locations being considered to house transferred Guantanamo detainees, officials announced Sunday.

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Japan, US to seek solution to Okinawa base row: ministry

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:15:00 +0000

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

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000

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

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:53:00 +0000

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

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000

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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Release Suu Kyi, Obama tells Myanmar PM

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000

AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama used a landmark encounter with the prime minister of military-run Myanmar on Sunday to demand freedom for detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Ford says resolves UAW disputes at Missouri plant

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:27:00 +0000

Reuters – DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers have resolved disputes over work issues at a Missouri plant that prompted workers to hold a strike authorization vote, a Ford spokeswoman said on Saturday.

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Obama bids for Russian help on Iran

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:00 +0000

AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – The US and Russian presidents meet at an Asia-Pacific summit here Sunday with Barack Obama eager to secure Moscow’s backing to break the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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