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Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.

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Pakistan needs to do more to close Afghan border: Rice

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Pakistan needed to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased terrorist activity.

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Rice shares shopping, life tips Down Under

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
PERTH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a taste of life in the Australian mining boomtown of Perth on Friday, sipping coffee with the foreign minister at his local and chatting with girls about shopping.

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Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a new mortgage refinancing program gets going on October 1.

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Congress sends Bush expanded global AIDS program

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday approved a large expansion of a program to fight AIDS and other diseases raging in Africa and elsewhere, sending the measure to President George W. Bush, who is expected to sign it into law.

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Three Spitzer aides charged in NY ethics probe

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A state ethics panel on Thursday said it filed charges against three aides to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer accused of leaking to newspapers information about his top Republican foe's travel on state aircraft.

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House passes bill to repair "deficient" bridges

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly a year after a deadly bridge collapse in Minnesota, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1 billion bill on Thursday mandating inspections and repairs of federal bridges.

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McCain takes swipe at Obama for Berlin speech

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain said on Thursday he would like to give a speech in Germany as U.S. president not as a White House candidate, taking a swipe at rival Barack Obama while the Democrat gave a major address in Berlin.

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U.S. says election won't ease pressure on Iran

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran would be wrong to believe it will be "off the hook" over its disputed nuclear program during the transition to a new U.S. administration, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

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House bid to sell oil from reserve fails

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass legislation intended to cool off gasoline prices by requiring the government to sell 70 million barrels of light sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the national stockpile.

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Bush seeks to pass baton on his "Freedom Agenda"

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday urged his successor to carry on what he called his "freedom agenda" of promoting human rights, democracy, and free trade around the world.

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Two-thirds of Hispanics back Obama: study

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Two-thirds of U.S. Hispanic voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain and the partisan gap among the United States' fastest growing voter bloc is broader than at any point this decade, a study found.

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U.S. wants counterterror funds for Pakistan F-16s

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration has proposed shifting $226.5 million in U.S. counterterrorism aid to Pakistan to upgrade Pakistani F-16 fighters, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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Ex U.S. official: Afghan leader shields drug trade

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's former point man in the fight against the heroin trade in Afghanistan has accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of obstructing counter-narcotics efforts and protecting drug lords.

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Bush, Singh seek progress in WTO talks: White House

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday discussed the need for leading trading countries to contribute to a breakthrough in the Doha round of world trade talks, the White House said.

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Veterans, military service little issue in presidential vote

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Ohio military veteran Robert Rigsby believes U.S. presidents need military experience. So does retired autoworker Mike Artz. But even as America wages two wars, neither man can decide whom to support in November's presidential election.

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U.S. to give thousands of Iraqis visas

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis who fear being killed because they worked for the American government or military in Iraq will be awarded visas allowing them to settle permanently in the United States, the U.S. embassy said.

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Obama's pro-Israel stance no surprise to Arabs

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Barack Obama has convinced Arabs and Iranians he will put Israel's interests first if he becomes U.S. president, after a Middle East tour that ended on Thursday.

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U.S. needs better farm offer to cut more: industry

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. farmers could support a bigger subsidy cut than proposed by U.S. negotiators this week in world trade talks if countries like China and India improved offers to open their markets, a U.S. farm industry leader said.

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Rice says will push Congress hard on India deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:19
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday the Bush administration would push the U.S. Congress hard to agree to a civilian nuclear deal with India before President George W. Bush leaves office.

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