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Obama administration to appeal healthcare ruling

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Lawyers for President Barack Obama will on Wednesday seek to stave off the biggest legal challenge yet to healthcare reform, his signature domestic policy achievement.... Full story

Surprise Palestinian unity deal challenges Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday a Palestinian unity deal would sabotage prospects for peace and stemmed from panic by Hamas and Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas over popular uprisings in Syria and Egypt... Full story

Economy slowed by high gas prices, bad weather

WASHINGTON – The economy slowed sharply in the first three months of the year as high gas prices cut into consumer spending, bad weather delayed construction projects and the federal government slashed defense spending by the most in six year... Full story

Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafi hometown

BIN JAWWAD, Libya – Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed... Full story

Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies

TOKYO – Opera singer Norio Ohga complained about the quality of Sony tape recorders before he was hired by the company, developed the compact disc and championed its superior sound. Love of music steered the former Sony chairman's career and in turn, he transformed the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire. ... Full story

dimanche 22 mai 2011

Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges

Posted by Unknown on 05:41




WASHINGTON – Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political upheaval in the Mideast and North Africa to the protracted war in Afghanistan.
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vendredi 20 mai 2011

Netanyahu at White House after Obama challenge

Posted by Unknown on 13:22

WASHINGTON – Indicating no progress toward peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat alongside President Barack Obama on Friday and declared that Israel would not withdraw to 1967 borders to help make way for an adjacent Palestinian state. Obama had called on Israel to be willing to do just that a day earlier.
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lundi 16 mai 2011

Police seek evidence of sex attack from IMF chief

Posted by Unknown on 09:39


NEW YORK – The head of the International Monetary Fund was examined for evidence that could incriminate him in the alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid, charges that stunned the global financial world and upended French presidential politics.
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samedi 14 mai 2011

Full face transplant patient makes 1st appearance

Posted by Unknown on 06:12




BOSTON – The nation's first full face transplant recipient said the first thing his young daughter told him when she saw him after the operation was "Daddy, you're so handsome."
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jeudi 5 mai 2011

Obama pays somber respects at 9/11 ground zero

Posted by Unknown on 13:25


NEW YORK – Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York's ground zero and declared to the city and the world, "When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."

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lundi 2 mai 2011

Threat remains after bin Laden killed by U.S. forces

Posted by Unknown on 08:00




WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Americans on Sunday night to remain vigilant even after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and while there are no known credible threats, the risk of attacks remains.
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NATO says Osama's death "success" for security

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO said on Monday the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a firefight with U.S. forces was a "significant success" for the security of NATO allies.
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