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Australia dangles tax carrot; China evaluates mine
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd faced down mining tax protesters on Wednesday and promised immediate spending in Australia's largest resource state in an effort to placate opposition to a controversial mining tax.
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U.N. council hits defiant Iran with new sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions in as many years on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing atomic weapons.
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Wealthy businesswomen win California Republican races
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two powerful Silicon Valley businesswomen won Republican nominations for California governor and the Senate on Tuesday after capitalizing on their business acumen -- and their personal fortunes.
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Mexico demands answers about shooting by U.S. agent
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico is demanding answers from Washington over the fatal shooting of a teenager by a U.S. border patrol agent and has sent a formal complaint over the incident, Mexico's foreign minister said.
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Gunmen attack NATO trucks near Pakistan capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban gunmen in Pakistan set fire to more than 50 trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan, killing at least seven people in the first such attack near the capital, police said on Wednesday.
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BP shares plunge as U.S. threatens new penalties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British energy giant BP Plc's stock price plunged to a 14-year low in U.S. trading on Wednesday as the Obama administration threatened to impose new penalties on it over the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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Texas panhandle gas pipeline blast kills 2
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday in the Texas panhandle near the border with Oklahoma, killing two people, authorities said.
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Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln survives anti-incumbent wave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Democrat who faced voter anger over her support for bank bailouts and healthcare legislation survived a strong challenge on Tuesday as U.S. voters in 11 states chose candidates for midterm elections in November.
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Mexico says U.S. border agent killed teenager
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico demanded an investigation on Tuesday into the apparent shooting death of a teenager by a U.S. border patrol agent, an incident bound to stoke cross-border tensions over illegal immigration.
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Three hurt in Texas panhandle gas pipeline blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A natural gas pipeline exploded in northeastern Texas on Tuesday, injuring three people, authorities said.
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Yemen holds three U.S. citizens on terror charges: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department said on Tuesday three U.S. citizens are in Yemeni custody on terrorism-related charges but none was arrested recently.
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Obama signals tough stance, drilling to resume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration signaled on Tuesday the oil industry faces stringent oversight after the Gulf oil disaster, even as the administration moved to partially reopen offshore drilling.
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New sanctions would be toughest yet on Iran: Clinton
QUITO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday a fourth round of U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran due for a vote on Wednesday would be the toughest Tehran has faced.
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"Volcker rule" at issue as reform bill nears finale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress got to work crafting a final Wall Street reform bill on Tuesday, new tensions surfaced over the proposed "Volcker rule" that aims to curb risky trading and investing by banks.
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Senate jobs bill would hike fund manager tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed to raise taxes on profits made by investment fund managers as part of a larger bill aimed at boosting the sluggish economy.
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Obama pitches healthcare plan to seniors
WHEATON, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured older voters his healthcare reforms will protect their benefits on Tuesday as he launched an election-year push to counter opposition to the plan after weeks focused on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 because the unit that heats the windshield washer fluid could catch fire.
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BP siphons off more oil from well
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc said on Tuesday it was capturing more oil from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well while U.S. scientists tried to figure out just how much crude was still pouring out.
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Joran Van der Sloot confesses to killing Peru woman
LIMA (Reuters) - A young Dutch man linked to the mysterious disappearance of a young American woman in Aruba has confessed to murdering a female student in Peru, police said on Tuesday.
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Rogue trader Kerviel says ex-bosses encouraged him
PARIS (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel said his bosses at Societe Generale encouraged him to take risky market positions as judges on the first day of his trial examined his role in a 4.9 billion euro trading loss that threatened to bring down the French bank.
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