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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Former VP Cheney hospitalized through weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, was under observation at a hospital on Saturday after falling ill.
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Former VP Cheney hospitalized through weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, was under observation at a hospital on Saturday after falling ill.
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Iranian exiles demand tougher sanctions on Tehran
PARIS (Reuters) - An Iranian exile group, backed by international politicians, said on Saturday that much stiffer sanctions would have to be imposed on Tehran if world powers hoped to curtail Iran's nuclear program.
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Obama, G8 leaders boost pressure on North Korea, Iran
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama led the Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday deploring what they said was North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship, and Obama said there must be consequences for such irresponsible action.
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Adventures in Alaskan science: How I escaped from a thermokarst
Editor's Note: Vienna, Austria-based science writer Chelsea Wald is taking part in a two-week Marine Biological Laboratory journalism fellowship at Toolik Field Station , an environmental research post inside the Arctic circle. To see the current conditions in Toolik, check out the Webcam .
I was nearly eaten by a thermokarst. I just stepped in and, before I knew it, I was sucked in up to the top of my big rubber boot. [More]
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Thousands protest in Taiwan against China trade deal
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Taiwanese decried a landmark trade deal with rival China in a protest on Saturday that will not stop their government from signing the agreement to boost around $100 million in annual two-way trade.
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Death toll in flood-stricken south China nears 400
BEIJING (Reuters) - Workers struggled to repair a broken dyke in south China where persistent heavy rains and devastating floods have so far left at least 379 people dead, state media and government agencies said.
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Storm Alex to make Mexico landfall soon
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex gained speed as it approached Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where it was expected to make landfall Saturday night before heading into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Obama calls for bank tax as next step in reform
TORONTO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fresh from a win on a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street regulations, on Saturday urged Congress to take up his proposal for a $90 billion, 10-year tax on banks as the next step in reform.
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Senate set to begin Kagan confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elena Kagan, nicknamed "Shorty" by a liberal mentor before becoming a legal giant, will introduce herself to the nation next week as the widely anticipated next member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Senate set to begin Kagan court confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elena Kagan, nicknamed "Shorty" by a liberal mentor before becoming a legal giant, will introduce herself to the nation next week as the widely anticipated next member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Obama, Cameron expected to talk BP spill
TORONTO/MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were expected to discuss London-based BP Plc and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Saturday as stormy weather raised fears that clean-up operations could be disrupted.
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Leaders play down austerity split on eve of G20
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - The world's richest economies, saddled with huge debts after spending their way out of the credit crisis, papered over differences on Friday on how to clean up their finances with minimal damage to growth.
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Hurricanes Darby, Celia move away from Mexican coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Darby moved further away from Mexican coasts on Friday and was expected to lose more speed over the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Hurricanes Darby, Celia move away from Mexican coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Darby moved further away from Mexican coasts on Friday and was expected to lose more speed over the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Storm in Caribbean likely to form Saturday
MIAMI (Reuters) - The first tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was expected to form in the western Caribbean on Saturday and move toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Accused Jamaican drug lord Coke pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke pleaded not guilty to narcotics and gun trafficking charges at his first New York court appearance on Friday, having waived his right to a trial in Jamaica.
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