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Obama and McCain turn focus back to economy

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain shifted the campaign focus back to the faltering U.S. economy on Monday, with Obama convening an all-star panel of advisers to help him hatch new approaches to a deepening problem.

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U.S. deficit seen near $490 bln in fiscal 2009: source

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Monday plans to project the U.S. budget deficit will soar to nearly half a trillion dollars in fiscal 2009 as the economic outlook darkens.

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World trade talks stall, atmosphere tense

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
GENEVA (Reuters) - Progress towards a global trade deal ground to a halt on Monday as the United States clashed with China and India over access to their rapidly growing markets and key European Union states demanded better terms.

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U.S. to pilot Internet travel authorization scheme

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States will launch a pilot scheme on Friday which will require travelers covered by its visa waiver program to get prior Internet authorization before boarding flights to America.

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India, China putting WTO talks at grave risk: U.S.

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
GENEVA (Reuters) - Resistance by India and China to opening up their markets to more imports has thrown global trade talks into their "gravest jeopardy" since their launch in 2001, a senior U.S. trade official said on Monday.

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China says concerned by McCain, Dalai Lama meeting

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "deep concern" on Monday over a meeting last week between U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

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Obama to turn campaign focus back to economy

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will convene an all-star panel of advisers on Monday as he shifts his campaign focus from world affairs to the top issue for American voters -- the faltering U.S. economy.

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Obama gives Fed's Bernanke vote of confidence

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a vote of confidence to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, saying he had made some good decisions in difficult circumstances.

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Obama: Iran should take U.S. seriously

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama said President George W. Bush's decision to send a senior diplomat to nuclear talks with Iran was a substantive move and should be taken seriously by Tehran.

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Obama, back in U.S., defends his globe trotting

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, back in the United States on Sunday, came under fresh attack from Republican rival John McCain and defended his weeklong globe trotting, saying "we did it really well."

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Obama: Iran should take U.S. seriously

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama said President George W. Bush's decision to send a senior diplomat to nuclear talks with Iran was a substantive move and should be taken seriously by Tehran.

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Obama defends his globe trotting

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Barack Obama returned to a tight U.S. presidential campaign on Sunday and defended his weeklong globe trotting, saying "we did it really well."

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Debate over black personal responsibility grows

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
MIAMI (Reuters) - When Paulette Richards' kids grew up and left home she thought she was done parenting. Instead, she has joined the growing ranks of black U.S. grandparents raising grandchildren because their own children can't -- or won't.

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Congress approves housing bill

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved a massive housing market rescue bill on Saturday, offering emergency financing to mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and setting up a $300-billion fund to help hundreds of thousands of troubled homeowners.

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Obama gives Bernanke vote of confidence

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a vote of confidence to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, saying he had made some good decisions in difficult circumstances.

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Obama says conditions to dictate final Iraq force

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday the size of a residual U.S. force left in Iraq after the withdrawal of combat troops would be "entirely conditions-based."

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Obama defends foreign tour as visit closes

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, wrapping up an overseas tour where he got a rock star reception, defended his decision to take the trip despite mixed signals about its impact on his popularity at home.

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Senate blocks bill to help poor pay energy costs

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare Saturday session, the U.S. Senate voted against moving forward with legislation that would boost funding for a federal program that helps low- income families pay their cooling and heating bills.

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U.S. wants Georgia, Abkhazia talks without preconditions

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
TBILISI (Reuters) - The United States wants Georgia and officials from its breakaway region Abkhazia to sit down for face to face talks without preconditions to try to resolve tensions in the Black Sea region, a U.S. envoy said on Saturday.

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Obama defends scrubbing visit to wounded troops

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:11
LONDON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to cancel a visit with U.S. troops at a military hospital in Germany because of concerns it would be viewed as a political event.

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