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Kyrgyz police seize weapons from U.S. officials

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's police raided an apartment rented by U.S. officials and seized dozens of firearms before finding out that the Americans were training Kyrgyz secret services, the government said on Tuesday.

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Bush and South Korea's Lee try to look past differences

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will try to move beyond past differences on Wednesday and focus on ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and promoting free trade.

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Bush gives mixed appraisal of China ahead of visit

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush offered a mixed assessment of China's role in the world but said in an interview published on Tuesday it is "important to engage" the Chinese.

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Bush signs law allowing Libya compensation deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday signed into law legislation paving the way for Libya to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate U.S. victims of bombing attacks that Washington blames on Tripoli.

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McCain touts energy plan at nuclear plant

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
NEWPORT, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited a nuclear power plant on Tuesday to tout his plan to battle rising energy costs by expanding exploration of traditional sources like nuclear power and offshore oil drilling.

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U.S. extends Mexico truck program despite objections

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Monday extended a test program allowing long-haul trucks from Mexico full access to U.S. highways for up to two years, despite pending legislation in Congress to shut it down.

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Senator urges Fed to toughen credit card rules

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve needs to push harder to protect consumers from credit card abuses, such as hidden fees and interest rates that jump unexpectedly, a senior senator urged on Monday.

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Senators seek antitrust probe of UPS/DHL plan

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers overseeing antitrust matters in the U.S. Senate urged the Bush administration on Monday to investigate a proposal for UPS Inc to fly packages in North America for Deutsche Post express unit DHL.

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Obama makes a shift, says tap oil reserves

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - Barack Obama proposed tapping the strategic oil reserve on Monday to help lower gas prices, reversing an earlier stance, and called rival John McCain a tool of big oil companies as rising energy costs took center stage in the U.S. presidential campaign.

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Paulson: China must recognize global trade role

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that China should accept greater responsibilities for its growing economic influence and he chided Beijing for what he called a protectionist stance in global trade talks.

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Obama urges sale of 70 million barrels of oil from oil stockpile

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - White House hopeful Barack Obama on Monday called for the sale of 70 million barrels of oil from the U.S. energy stockpile as part of a swap aimed at reining in the high cost of gasoline.

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Brazil's Lula says Doha deal only question of time

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that an accord in stalled global trade talks was only a question of time and that a deal was essential to tackle terrorism and immigration problems.

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Obama proposes swap of oil in strategic reserve

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama called on Monday for swapping some of the oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in a move his campaign said would be aimed at lowering the price of gasoline.

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Obama assails McCain as tool of Big Oil in ad

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Republican rival John McCain as a tool of big oil companies in a television ad released on Monday.

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Paris Hilton's mom calls McCain ad "waste of money"

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Paris Hilton's mother -- a John McCain donor -- on Sunday dismissed as a "waste of money" a television ad that used her daughter and Britney Spears to portray Democrat Barack Obama as more celebrity icon than chief executive.

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Putin says Russia needs to go back to Cuba: media

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday said it was time for Russia to rebuild links with former Cold War ally Cuba, news agencies reported.

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Massive protest called for Bush visit to South Korea

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean activists said on Monday they planned a large candlelight rally to protest U.S. President George W. Bush's visit on Tuesday and demand the two countries scrap a widely criticized beef import deal.

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Obama leads McCain among low-wage workers: poll

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a two-to-one lead over Republican John McCain among low-wage workers but many are uncommitted to either presidential candidate, to according to a new poll by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University.

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Paris Hilton mom calls McCain ad "waste of money"

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Paris Hilton's mother -- a John McCain donor -- on Sunday dismissed as a "waste of money" a television ad that used her daughter and Britney Spears to portray Democrat Barack Obama as more celebrity icon than chief executive.

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Former Treasury Sec. Rubin sees more uncertainty

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said on Sunday he sees the current uncertain economic situation continuing for "quite some period of time."

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