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Wal-Mart warns managers about labor bill

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it has warned U.S. store managers in recent weeks about the possible consequences of a labor-friendly bill backed by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama that would make it easier for workers to form unions.

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Australia to back India-U.S. nuclear deal at IAEA

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will back an India-U.S. nuclear agreement at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting in Vienna, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Friday.

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Bush to walk careful line in South Korea visit

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will likely have to walk a careful line when he visits South Korea next week -- pushing to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons while sidestepping several other tense fights.

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House panel backs curbs on credit card practices

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at curbing credit card billing practices that surprise borrowers with unexpected interest rate increases and fees was approved on Thursday by a U.S. House of Representatives committee.

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House asks FDA to turn over Vytorin study analysis: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The House Energy and Commerce committee wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to turn over the results of an analysis about the potential links between cancer and cholesterol drug Vytorin, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Sen. Stevens pleads not guilty to hiding gifts

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Sen. Ted Stevens pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services company, and he will get a chance to clear his name at trial before the November election.

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Congress paves way for Libya compensation deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday passed legislation smoothing 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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Congress approves student loan bill

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that seeks to protect college students from lending abuses while boosting student aid was approved by Congress on Thursday.

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McCain camp accuses Obama of playing race card

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
RACINE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.

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Congress sends consumer safety bill to Bush

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill that aims to improve U.S. consumer product safety after millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled last summer cleared Congress on Thursday and now goes to President George W. Bush for his signature into law.

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McCain camp accuses Obama of playing race card

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
RACINE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.

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U.S. Senate move helps Libya compensation deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation smoothing 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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Bipartisan group broker energy deal in Senate

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on another comprehensive energy bill to try to break the Congressional deadlock over how to contain the price of gasoline, which looming as one of the biggest issues in U.S. elections, a Democratic aide said on Thursday.

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Sen. Stevens pleads not guilty to hiding gifts

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Sen. Ted Stevens pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services company, and his lawyer asked for a quick trial in an effort to clear his name before the November election.

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House approves higher education bill

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that seeks to protect college students from lending abuses and expands scholarship aid was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.

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Judge: Congress can subpoena Bush aides

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Congress in its fight with the Bush administration can subpoena current and former top White House aides in its investigation over the firing of U.S. attorneys.

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McCain camp accuses Obama of playing race card

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
RACINE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign accused Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.

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CORRECTED: Out-of-stage gay marriage closer in Massachusetts

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
Corrects in paragraph 11 to Robert Spellane, a Democrat, from Paul Loscocco, a Republican.

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Bush says economy has strong foundation

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday that the latest economic data showed the foundations of the U.S. economy are strong.

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Bush holds out prospect of Iraq troop cuts

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday held out the prospect of further troop reductions in Iraq later this year as he hailed a new "degree of durability" in security gains there.

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