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| Obama plans to boost security aid to Abbas's forces
March 5, 2009 at 3:34 am
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| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to expand a program to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces in the occupied West Bank as part of a push for statehood, officials said on Thursday. |
| Obama extends U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe
March 5, 2009 at 2:23 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the troubled African nation had not resolved its political crisis. |
| Obama begins health reform drive with White House forum
March 5, 2009 at 1:34 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes on healthcare reform at a White House forum on Thursday, seeking to design an overhaul of a costly and inefficient system he believes is threatening the U.S. economy. |
| Clinton criticizes Israel over East Jerusalem demolition
March 4, 2009 at 7:41 pm
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| RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Israel Wednesday over plans to demolish Palestinian homes in Arab East Jerusalem and said Washington would engage Israeli leaders on Jewish settlements. |
| Rove, Miers to testify before U.S. House panel
March 4, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Bush administration officials Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will testify before a congressional panel investigating the firings of nine federal prosecutors under a long-sought accord announced Wednesday. |
| Obama taps experienced emergency boss as FEMA chief
March 4, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama picked a seasoned emergency response coordinator from Florida |
| Senate Democrats try to wrap up 2009 spending bill
March 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats moved on Wednesday to wrap up a massive $410 billion spending bill covering most government operations in 2009, setting up a vote that is likely on Friday. |
| Congress to examine mark-to-market accounting: source
March 4, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House financial services subcommittee plans a hearing on mark-to-market accounting rules, which have been blamed for forcing banks to report billions of dollars in write-downs, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. |
| U.S. lawmakers want easier Afghan, Pakistan imports
March 4, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to allow duty-free import of goods made in special zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan in an effort to combat extremism there through investment and job creation. |
| U.S. launches mortgage plan as homeowners struggle
March 4, 2009 at 3:05 pm
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| WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday launched a $75 billion foreclosure relief plan, as new data showed one in five U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more than their house is worth. |
| Clinton says U.S. may consult Iran on Afghanistan
March 4, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Washington might consider consulting Iran over Afghanistan but accused Tehran of interference in the Middle East. |
| Obama sends $27 billion to states for roads, bridges
March 4, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday sent states an initial $27 billion for repairing and building highways, roads and bridges as part of the stimulus plan signed into law two weeks ago. |
| Clinton wants "serious" talks with Russia on shield
March 4, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she wanted to put on a "serious track" talks with Russia on a missile defense shield to counter nuclear threats from Iran. |
| Clinton wants "serious" talks with Russia on shield
March 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she wanted to put on a "serious track" talks with Russia on a missile defense shield to counter nuclear threats from Iran. |
| Obama names Florida emergency boss as FEMA chief
March 4, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked Craig Fugate, the top emergency response official in Florida, on Wednesday to head the federal agency that was widely panned for its response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
| UK's Brown says U.S. should lead world out of recession
March 4, 2009 at 11:12 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should seize the moment and lead the world out of recession but other countries need to do their bit too, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday. |
| Clinton urges Brazil to return son of U.S. man
March 4, 2009 at 10:57 am
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| RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she has asked the Brazilian government to return an 8-year-old boy to his U.S. father, intervening in an international custody dispute. |
| Obama: Must end blank check for defense firms
March 4, 2009 at 10:53 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Wednesday for a crackdown on waste in defense spending and said more competition must be introduced into the contracting process. | | |
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