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House votes on likely doomed bid to impeach Bush

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.

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South Korea minister goes to U.S. to rework beef deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's trade minister said on Thursday he will go to Washington to try to rework a beef import deal that has sparked massive street protests in Seoul and caused a sharp drop in support for new President Lee Myung-bak.

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McCain draws fire for troop withdrawal comment

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats accused John McCain on Wednesday of being confused and unsympathetic for saying it's "not too important" when U.S. troops leave Iraq, attacking the Republican presidential candidate on an issue he has made key in the November election.

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Obama opens race with edge over McCain: poll

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has opened the general election campaign with a six-point lead over Republican John McCain, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.

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U.S. Army lauds relevance of future weapons for today

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army brought a new hybrid electric tank, an unmanned helicopter and other weapons that make up the $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization effort to Washington on Wednesday, lauding their relevance to troops fighting in Iraq now.

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McCain, Obama tax plans to boost U.S. debt: tax group

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax breaks proposed by both presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama would increase the U.S. national debt by trillions of dollars over 10 years, but Obama's plan would hike taxes for the wealthiest Americans, a tax policy group said on Wednesday.

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House Republicans block longer jobless benefits

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday blocked an effort by Democrats to quickly pass an extension of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.

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Gaddafi warns Obama against "inferiority complex"

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would have an "inferiority complex" because he is black and if elected he might "behave worse than whites."

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Obama's VP search leader steps down

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The chief of Democrat Barack Obama's search for a vice presidential running mate stepped down from that role on Wednesday over questions about loans he received from a company involved in the U.S. housing crisis.

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House votes on likely doomed bid to impeach Bush

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.

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Deal close on service worker trade aid: senator

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and key senators are close to a deal to extend federal retraining and income support benefits for the first time to service industry workers whose jobs have moved overseas, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said on Wednesday.

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Cheney hits Democrats on taxes, trade, energy

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday called on Congress to preserve tax cuts passed by the Bush administration, approve a free trade agreement with Colombia and drill for more domestic oil.

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Senator presses South Korea to honor beef deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea must honor a deal to fully reopen its market to U.S. beef before the U.S. Congress will approve a bilateral free trade agreement, a top senator said on Wednesday.

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Bush says wants to solve Iran issue peacefully

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he wants to solve the Iran issue peacefully but reiterated that all options are on the table.

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Bush issues Iran warning on farewell Europe tour

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush threatened Iran on Wednesday with more sanctions if it failed to stop enriching uranium and said all options were on the table to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

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Bush says he regrets tough guy talk on war

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
LONDON (Reuters) - President George W Bush admitted on Wednesday that his tough rhetoric had given the world the impression was a "guy really anxious for war" and said he now wished he had used a different tone on the global stage.

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Obama stakes early claim to political turf

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama staked an ambitious claim to new political turf with the states he chose for his first two stops of the White House general election campaign -- Virginia and North Carolina.

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McCain draws fire for troop withdrawal comment

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats accused John McCain on Wednesday of being confused and unsympathetic for saying it's "not too important" when U.S. troops leave Iraq, attacking the Republican presidential candidate on an issue he has made key in the November election.

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Democrats back Obama's call for economic stimulus

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday backed a call by their party's presidential candidate, Barack Obama, for a second economic stimulus package.

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Colombia still sees chance U.S. will OK trade deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombia still sees a chance the U.S. Congress will approve a bilateral free trade agreement caught up in an election-year fight between President George W. Bush and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Colombian officials said on Tuesday.

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