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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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Fed seeking to ensure strong dollar: Bernanke

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

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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US to seize mosques, skyscraper of Iran-linked group

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000

AFP – NEW YORK (AFP) – US federal prosecutors said Thursday they were moving to seize four mosques and a 36-story New York skyscraper from a non-profit Muslim group suspected of having ties to the Iranian government.

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Deadline approaches on Guantanamo

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:08:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s administration must announce any day where it will prosecute a number of Guantanamo detainees, including five men accused of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Not sure what to give Uncle Sam this Christmas? How about a nice, fat check to help whittle away at the $7.6 trillion national debt?

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Food: Is Monsanto the answer or the problem?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0000

Reuters – ST.

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Senate intensifies climate bill efforts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called for tough trade protections that may complicate global climate change talks, while U.N

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Obama, Netanyahu meet as U.S. peace bid flounders

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama held talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, giving his visit an unusually low profile as U.S. efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks remain stalemated.

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US urges China fair trials after executions

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:11:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States urged China Monday to ensure transparent and fair trials after Beijing said it executed nine people over ethnically charged violence in the far-western city of Urumqi.

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Gates to meet victims’ families at US Army base

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Texas on Monday to meet with families of those killed in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base, his press secretary said.

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