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U.S. should wean itself from gas tax: gov't official

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government should begin weaning itself from gasoline taxes and unwind other programs to make way for more state involvement and private investment in road construction and transit, the Bush administration proposed on Tuesday.

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Alaska Sen. Stevens charged with hiding gifts

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was charged on Tuesday with concealing more than $250,000 worth of gifts, including home renovations, that he received from an Alaska oil services company, the Justice Department said.

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Obama to discuss economy with Bernanke: campaign

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the U.S. economy and Obama's proposals to bolster it, a campaign aide said.

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Treasury imposes new sanctions on Myanmar firms

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ratcheting up sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it moved to block assets and transactions by two government-controlled business conglomerates with operations from mining and gemstones to banking and construction.

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Russia shrugs off McCain's criticism

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday shrugged off anti-Russian remarks by U.S. presidential candidate John McCain and said Moscow could handle any unwanted turn in relations with Washington.

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Top Italian court approves U.S. base expansion

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court gave the green light on Tuesday to the expansion of a U.S. military base at Vicenza, overturning a lower court's order for it to be stopped due to locals' fears about terrorism and environmental damage.

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U.S. envoy urges Japan to continue Iraq, Afghan missions

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
TOKYO (Reuters) - Washington's ambassador to Tokyo urged Japan on Tuesday to continue its support missions for U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Obama trip leaves confidence little changed: poll

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's highly publicized foreign trip does not appear to have increased confidence in his ability to be president and may have helped energize supporters of Republican John McCain, according to a poll published on Tuesday.

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Medvedev names Iran pointman as U.S. ambassador

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Sergei Kislyak, a deputy Foreign Minister who represents Moscow in nuclear talks with Iran, as Russia's new ambassador to the United States.

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Obama win not to supplant civil rights campaign

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
ATLANTA (Reuters) - If Barack Obama wins November's election and becomes the first black president in U.S. history, will an older generation of civil rights leaders go out of business?

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Obama, Bernanke discuss U.S. economic risks

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, discussing the risk of further deterioration in a weakening U.S. economy.

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Pakistan PM tries to reassure Bush on Afghanistan

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sought on Monday to reassure U.S. President George W. Bush of his government's commitment to securing its border with Afghanistan, where Taliban and al Qaeda militants pose a growing threat.

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Marathon WTO talks collapse in U.S.-India farm row

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
GENEVA (Reuters) - Marathon talks on a new global trade pact collapsed on Tuesday as the United States and India refused to compromise over a proposal to help poor farmers deal with floods of imports.

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Senate Republicans say yes to "Dr. No"

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An effort to break a Republican hold on U.S. election-year legislation that would aid medical research, help crack down on child pornography and advance other popular measures failed in the Senate on Monday.

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McCain has spot removed from his face for biopsy

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
BAKERSFIELD, California (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has suffered from skin cancer in the past, said his doctor removed a spot from his face during a routine checkup in Phoenix on Monday.

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Pakistan PM tries to reassure Bush on Afghanistan

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sought on Monday to reassure U.S. President George W. Bush of his government's commitment to securing its border with Afghanistan, where Taliban and al Qaeda militants pose a growing threat.

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California state Senate budget vote canceled

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Citing progress in state budget talks, California Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata canceled on Monday a Tuesday vote in his chamber on a spending plan proposed by Democrats who control the state legislature.

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Justice Dept. hiring marred by politics: probe

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top aides to former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by injecting politics into what should have been the non-partisan hiring of career lawyers and immigration judges, according to a Justice Department report released on Monday.

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White House sees record budget gap in 2009

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Monday projected the U.S. budget deficit will soar to a record of nearly half a trillion dollars in fiscal 2009 as a housing-led economic slowdown cuts into government revenues.

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NY governor may order larger budget cuts: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:18
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson could order additional spending cuts to deal with mounting state deficits as Wall Street-related revenues decline, the New York Post reported on Monday.

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