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General election ad spending tops $50 million: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates have spent some $50 million and aired more than 100,000 TV ads since the start of the general election campaign in early June, far outpacing the rate of the 2004 campaign, a report showed on Wednesday.

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EU points at U.S. for WTO collapse

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday the United States helped to bring down global trade talks this week when its negotiators shunned a compromise proposal at a key juncture in the talks.

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U.S. says Pakistani spies forewarn al Qaeda allies

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States has accused members of Pakistan's main spy agency of tipping off al Qaeda-linked militants before U.S. missile attacks on targets in Pakistani tribal lands, Pakistan's defense minister said.

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White House unveils intelligence powers overhaul

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday unveiled an overhaul of intelligence powers that concentrates power in the national intelligence director and drew immediate criticism from Congress for failing to consult on the changes.

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Gore likely to star at Democratic convention

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Gore, long mocked as an exaggerating bore, seems certain to land a lead role at the Democratic National Convention as an internationally recognized defender of the Earth.

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Bush signs housing bill as Fannie Mae grows

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping rescue package aimed at resurrecting the housing market from its worst slump since the Great Depression and stabilizing the two largest mortgage finance companies.

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U.S., Libya near deal to compensate terror victims

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libya would pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate U.S. victims of terrorism under a tentative agreement that hinges on action by the U.S. Congress, sources familiar with the accord said on Wednesday.

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China criticizes Bush meeting with exiled dissidents

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has condemned U.S. President George W. Bush's meeting with a group of exiled Chinese dissidents, saying it "sent a seriously wrong message to anti-Chinese forces".

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Broad tobacco regulation bill clears House

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate cigarettes and other forms of tobacco cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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Obama, McCain duel over celebrity ad, attacks

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama accused White House rival John McCain of trying on Wednesday to scare voters with attacks on his character, as McCain launched a new ad labeling Obama more of a celebrity than a leader.

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Bush signs expansion of global AIDS programs

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed into law a big expansion of U.S. efforts to fight AIDS in Africa and elsewhere, warning that defeating this scourge requires an unprecedented investment over generations.

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General election ad spending tops $50 million: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates have spent some $50 million and aired more than 100,000 TV ads since the start of the general election campaign in early June, far outpacing the rate of the 2004 campaign, a report showed on Wednesday.

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Senate, deadlocked on energy, grinds to halt

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A partisan election-year battle over high gasoline prices and a Republican push to open more U.S. coastal waters and federal land to oil and gas drilling has brought work in the U.S. Senate to a halt.

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McCain says Stevens' indictment a "sad reminder"

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 30, Reuters - Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign said on Wednesday the indictment of fellow Republican Sen. Ted Stevens was a "sad reminder" the next president will face a tough task rebuilding the public trust.

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Bush pushes oil drilling, but more fuel exported

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday made a new push for expanded offshore drilling to help lower fuel prices, days after new government data showed American petroleum product exports hit record levels.

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EU points at U.S. for WTO collapse

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday the United States helped to bring down global trade talks this week when its negotiators shunned a compromise proposal at a key juncture in the talks.

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Oil-drilling row trips House speculation bill

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill aimed at preventing excessive speculation in oil and other futures trading did not get enough votes to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, as Republicans complained the measure did not also open more offshore areas to oil drilling.

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McCain camp portrays Obama as celebrity, not leader

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain opened up a new line of attack on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, labeling him a celebrity without the strength to bring change to Washington.

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Obama pushes economic relief in Missouri

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama pushed his plans for middle-class economic relief in a Republican area of Missouri on Wednesday, and said White House rival John McCain was trying to scare voters about an Obama presidency.

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U.S. envoy goes to China to push N.Korea verification

Tue, 2024-11-26 20:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A State Department official will visit Beijing this week to discuss with Chinese and North Korean officials ways to verify Pyongyang's account of its nuclear program, a U.S. spokesman said on Wednesday.

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