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Ex-spokesman says Bush used propaganda on Iraq

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan charges in an explosive new book that President George W. Bush used propaganda to sell the Iraq war, prompting angry rebukes from current and former Bush aides.

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Do Republicans want Bush's help on the '08 trail?

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
PHOENIX (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday helped raise about $2.5 million for the man he hopes will succeed him, but did it in private amid questions about whether the unpopular president hurts John McCain's chances in the November election.

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McCain edges away from Bush but seeks his help

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate John McCain edged further away from U.S. President George W. Bush on foreign policy on Tuesday even as he accepted Bush's help in raising much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.

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Bond bill for California prison health care fails

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state Senate failed on Tuesday to pass a bill approving nearly $7 billion in bond financing for prison health-care facilities but its advocates plan to bring the legislation back for a vote on Thursday.

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Obama admits reference to Auschwitz was wrong

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama admitted on Tuesday he was wrong to say his uncle helped liberate the Nazis' Auschwitz concentration camp after Republicans said Soviet troops freed the camp.

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Lawmaker quizzes regulators on oil speculators

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. senator on Tuesday pressed the top futures market regulator for more information about speculation by big investment funds in crude oil futures and other energy markets.

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Senators want detailed credit card fee info

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. senators want Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, the dominant electronic payment companies, to break down detailed costs associated with transactions called interchange fees, according to letters obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

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Rice not expected to meet with Iran, Syria at conference

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice does not expect to meet with her counterparts from foes Iran and Syria at an international conference on Iraq in Stockholm this week, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

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WTO members tussle over industry proposals

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
GENEVA (Reuters) - Rich and poor countries clashed on Tuesday about whether new proposals to free up trade in industrial goods did enough to open markets or help developing countries.

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Court rejects appeal by ex-Illinois Gov. Ryan

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan on Tuesday lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal that sought to overturn his corruption conviction on the grounds his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury had been violated.

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Bush hits 2008 trail but do Republicans want his help?

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has made it clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this election year to help Republicans keep the White House and retake Congress -- but do they want his help?

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Obama qualifies position on talking to enemies

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is distancing himself from expectations he would meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and taking a more cautious stand on talking to other U.S. adversaries.

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McCain edges away from Bush but seeks his help

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate John McCain edged further away from U.S. President George W. Bush on foreign policy on Tuesday even as he accepted Bush's help in raising much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.

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Corporate political ties impact share prices: study

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Companies with a board member who has ties to a winning political party enjoy a significant bounce in their share price following an election, according to a study released on Monday.

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Senate set to debate emissions cuts

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The international fight to control climate change heads to a new arena in June when the Senate is to debate a bill that could cut total U.S. global warming emissions by 66 percent by 2050.

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McCain "sick at heart" over mistakes in Iraq war

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain sought on Monday to distance himself from President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, telling veterans on Memorial Day he was "sick at heart" at mistakes made in the conflict now in its sixth year.

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Farm bill attracts criticism at WTO talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
GENEVA (Reuters) - Several countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) criticized the new U.S. farm bill on Monday for raising farm support when the WTO is trying to reach a deal to cut agricultural subsidies.

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Poland expects same U.S arms aid as other allies

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States should grant Poland the same level of aid to modernize its armed forces as it does to other key allies if it wants to site part of its missile defense shield there, Poland's defense minister said on Monday.

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Castro calls Obama speech "formula for hunger"

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Monday called Democrat Barack Obama the candidate most advanced on social issues running for U.S. president but said his speech on Cuba last week was a "formula for hunger."

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U.S., Iran and Arab neighbors to meet on Iraq

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:40
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States will prod Sunni Arab states to offer more support to the Iraqi government at a conference in Sweden this week as a way of countering the growing influence of non-Arab Iran in Iraq.

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