Saturday, February 14, 2009

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Senate on brink of passing stimulus bill
February 13, 2009 at 8:49 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday was on the brink of passing a $787 billion package of spending and tax cuts aimed at rescuing the struggling economy, hours after the House of Representatives approved the measure.

Plane crashes into home near Buffalo, killing 50
February 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A commuter plane suddenly nosedived and slammed into a home in snowy western New York state late on Thursday, killing all 49 people aboard and one on the ground as it burst into a giant ball of flames.

G7 strains to couple crisis response and free trade
February 13, 2009 at 7:37 pm

ROME (Reuters) - The G7 industrial powers, fearing a rise of protectionism, will do all they can to combat recession and avoid distorting free trade, according to a statement being prepared for publication on Saturday.

Clinton makes offer to North Korea, appeals to China
February 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday offered North Korea a peace treaty, normal ties and aid if it eliminates its nuclear arms program and stressed her desire to work more cooperatively with China.

U.S. links Moscow help on Iran to missile shield
February 13, 2009 at 7:23 pm

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States signaled a willingness on Friday to slow plans for a missile defense shield in eastern Europe if Russia agreed to help stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

British investor in Madoff scheme kills himself
February 13, 2009 at 7:11 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - A former British soldier killed himself after losing his life savings in an alleged $50 billion fraud run by Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff, news reports said on Friday.

Key human rights advocate dies in U.S. plane crash
February 13, 2009 at 6:15 pm

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A prominent human rights advocate who documented genocide in Rwanda was among the victims of Thursday's commuter plane crash near Buffalo, associates said on Friday.

Peanut Corp of America files for bankruptcy
February 13, 2009 at 3:15 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peanut Corp of America sought bankruptcy protection on Friday after product recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak.

U.S. offers Moscow concession on missile shield
February 13, 2009 at 3:08 pm

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday signaled a willingness to slow down plans for a missile defense shield in eastern Europe if Russia agreed to help stop Iran's nuclear weapons programs.

Clinton makes offer to N.Korea, appeals to China
February 13, 2009 at 2:52 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday offered North Korea a peace treaty, normal ties and aid if it eliminates its nuclear arms program and stressed her desire to work more cooperatively with China.

Female bomber kills 39 on Iraqi pilgrimage route
February 13, 2009 at 1:57 pm

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowd of Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Friday, killing 39 people and wounding 69 others during one of the holiest events of the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, police said.

No spread of cancer for Supreme Court's Ginsburg
February 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's pancreatic cancer had not spread and she was released from the hospital.

Obama: Crucial to confront U.S. housing crisis
February 13, 2009 at 11:15 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who plans to unveil a plan soon to stem home foreclosures, said on Friday that grappling with that problem was crucial to getting the economy moving again.
 

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