Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq is over
08-31-2010
Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq...
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Jury in Blagojevich trial is deadlocked
08-13-2010
The jury in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich asks the judge for guidance, saying they are deadlocked on some of the 24 counts against the former Illinois governor.
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Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.
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Chicago Mayor Daley says won't run for reelection
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley said on Tuesday he will not run for reelection to a seventh term in February, saying simply that it was the right time for him to leave.
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Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site.
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China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to quell tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year.
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U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting the Taliban insurgency, despite waning support for the war in troop-contributing nations, NATO officials said.
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Russia signals '10 arms pact ratification up to U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to ratify a nuclear arms pact with the United States this year but the landmark treaty could face problems in the U.S. Senate, the Kremlin-backed speaker of parliament said on Tuesday.
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Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.
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Whitman leads Brown in California governor's race
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican Meg Whitman has opened up a 7-point lead over Democrat Jerry Brown in their closely watched race for California governor, the latest poll of likely voters showed on Friday.
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U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken warns official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ratified, the chief U.S. negotiator argued as a Senate panel on Friday scheduled a vote on the document.
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Interior chief Salazar voices doubt on Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday he cannot predict whether Royal Dutch Shell, which has invested $3.5 billion in an offshore Arctic oil-development program, will be allowed to drill the five wells it plans next year in Alaska's Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
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