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Obama pushes trade initiative as jobs helper (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:31:32 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create — and how he will get it done.

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Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:22:31 +0000

AP – Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S.

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Obama outlines strategy to boost exports (Reuters)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:19:49 +0000

Reuters – President Barack Obama, anxious to spur growth and cut high unemployment, laid out a plan on Thursday to double U.S. exports through tougher enforcement of trade laws, increased government advocacy and more credit assistance for small and medium-sized companies.

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Dodd pushing ahead on plan to overhaul financial regulatory system – Washington Post

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:18:33 +0000

Reuters Dodd pushing ahead on plan to overhaul financial regulatory system Washington Post Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher J.

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Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi ‘neck and neck’ in Iraq election counts – The Guardian

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:16:25 +0000

CBC.ca Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi 'neck and neck' in Iraq election counts The Guardian Nouri al-Maliki: Early results show him almost neck and neck with Ayad Allawi. Photograph: Mohammd Ameen/Reuters Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and his predecessor, Ayad Allawi, are almost neck and neck in early counts after Sunday's general …

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Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi ‘neck and neck’ in Iraq election counts – The Guardian

Judge says Lehman examiner can make report public

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:08 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The court-appointed examiner who investigated the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holding Co is set to make his report publicly available, after a judge ruled he could do so on Thursday.

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U.S. says it believes Mideast talks still on

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:30 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it believed indirect Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were still on, saying it had no confirmation that the Palestinians had decided to drop out.

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Long-term debt prices rise after auction

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:50 +0000

Long-term U.S. debt prices rose Thursday after a government auction of $13 billion in 30-year bonds.

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BofA retirement business winning clients: CEO

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:46:43 +0000

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp’s push into the competitive realm of managing retirement assets is paying early dividends.

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Citigroup sees return to sustained profitability

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:38:35 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit told investors on Thursday that the bank is on track to return to sustained profitability, and that losses from some of its worst assets should be manageable if the economy does not deteriorate.

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