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U.S. has "growing confidence" on N.Korea declaration

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday there is "growing confidence" North Korea will make its long-overdue declaration of its nuclear programs.

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Ethics panel examines lawmakers' Countrywide loans

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Congressional ethics panel is examining allegations that two Senate Democrats, including the sponsor of a major housing bill, received preferential loans by troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp, a member of Congress said on Thursday.

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Paulson hosts Chinese officials, U.S. lawmakers

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson played host at a breakfast meeting on Wednesday to introduce recently installed top Chinese officials to members of Congress, a Treasury spokeswoman said.

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Obama to forgo public funds for election campaign

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Thursday he has decided to forgo public financing of his election campaign against Republican John McCain.

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U.S., Asian allies call for quick North Korea action

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and its key Asian allies agreed on Thursday to push North Korea to take quick action to abandon its nuclear weapons programs, but they stopped short of thrashing out details to achieve their goal.

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Ardent Clinton supporters eyed in election

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Homemaker Mary Mardis, 52, liked U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but now she's not sure who she'll vote for in November. Maybe Barack Obama, who beat Clinton to win the Democratic nomination. Maybe Republican John McCain.

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Obama rejects public financing against McCain

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama said on Thursday he would reject public financing of his campaign against Republican John McCain, reversing an earlier stance and positioning himself to outspend McCain in the White House race.

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House leaders reach deal on war funding bill

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives struck a deal on Wednesday on legislation to provide $162 billion in new funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ending a long standoff with the White House.

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McCain wants 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican John McCain promised on Wednesday to put the United States on course to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 if elected president as part of a plan to move the country toward energy independence.

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Congressman's sister pleads guilty in scheme

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The sister of indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson pleaded guilty to concealing a crime on Wednesday, the fourth relative of the Louisiana lawmaker to become entangled in the family's legal troubles.

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Lawmakers mull oil trading ban on big banks

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Joseph Lieberman on Wednesday unveiled three draft legislative proposals aimed at limiting speculation in crude oil futures markets, including one that would ban participation by big institutional investors.

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Senate presses ahead on housing

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will begin debate on a major housing market rescue bill on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday, spurning calls for delay by Republicans who cited concerns about a controversy involving two Democrats and a mortgage lender.

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Senate panel approves tougher sanctions on Iran

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to strengthen U.S. sanctions on Iran in an effort to get that country to drop its nuclear program.

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Obama: U.S. should avoid making bin Laden a martyr

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if Osama bin Laden is captured alive, the United States should bring him to justice but in a way that avoids turning the al Qaeda leader into a martyr.

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House overrides Bush's second farm law veto

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to overturn President George W. Bush's second veto of the 2008 farm law, a step that would enact 35 pages on trade programs accidentally omitted from the original bill in May.

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McCain says wants 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican John McCain would put the United States on course to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 if elected president, the Arizona senator said on Wednesday.

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Immunity likely for phone companies in spy bill

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. phone companies would be shielded from potentially billions of dollars in lawsuits under an anti-terror spy measure that appears headed toward approval, congressional sources said on Wednesday.

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Lawmakers push to stop World Bank loans to Iran

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers considering new funding for the World Bank on Wednesday sought assurances that the development agency will not provide loans to Iran, which Washington accuses of seeking to develop nuclear bombs.

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N.Korea will soon give nuclear declaration: Rice

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea will soon produce a long-overdue declaration of its nuclear programs, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.

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Three battleground states have worst job markets

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:34
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michigan, Ohio and Florida, three states seen as critical in November's U.S. election, have the worst job-market conditions among the so-called battleground states, a study showed on Wednesday.

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