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| 2012-05-19T10:13:35Z Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss
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| 2012-05-19T09:31:38Z In Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issue
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| 2012-05-19T08:26:46Z Rubio's past includes political vulnerabilities Sen. Marco Rubio has close ties to a colleague accused of questionable financial dealings. The freshman senator also once was enmeshed in a controversy over the use of the state party's credit card for his personal expenses. And he has faced increased scrutiny over his personal background since bursting onto the national political scene, including conflicting details of his parents' immigration from Cuba and his recently disclosed ties to the Mormon faith. |
| 2012-05-19T10:13:35Z Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss
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| 2012-05-19T10:11:10Z Greece confirms June 17 election date ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece confirmed on Saturday that it would a hold a repeat general election on June 17, after party leaders failed to form a coalition government following an inconclusive election. "We are calling a general election for June 17. The new parliament will convene on June 28, Thursday," said a statement from the parliament's press office. The statement said President Karolos Papoulias had dissolved the parliament elected on May 6, two days after it was convened. The date of the new election was released last week but was not official until Papoulias issued Saturday's decree. ... |
| 2012-05-19T10:01:32Z Obama's Weekly Address - Implementing Wall St Reform In the wake of JP Morgan Chase’s staggering trading loss, President Obama is urging Republicans to “keep moving forward” and finish implementing Wall Street reform. “We can’t afford to go back to an era of weak regulation and little oversight, where excessive risk-taking on Wall... |
| 2012-05-19T09:58:19Z Official denies death of second girl in Italy bombing ROME (Reuters) - A second girl who was injured by a bomb blast in southern Italy on Saturday was in "very serious" condition after surgery, a civil protection official said, denying an earlier news report that she had died. A 16-year-old girl was confirmed killed in the explosion. Fabiano Amati, the region's civil protection representative, said that a second girl's condition was stable though grave after surgery. Six others suffered less serious injuries, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri said in an interview with SkyTG24. (Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Louise Ireland) |
| 2012-05-19T09:58:19Z Bomb at south Italy school kills teenager, wounds six ROME (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in front of a school in southern Italy on Saturday, killing a 16 year-old girl and wounding at least six others, two seriously, authorities said on Saturday. The explosion, near the entrance of a girls' school named after the wife of murdered anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, occurred as pupils were preparing to enter the school at the start of the school day, which in Italy includes Saturdays. ... |
| 2012-05-19T09:56:24Z AP NewsAlert
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| 2012-05-19T09:40:51Z Blind Chinese activist gets passport, to leave soon for U.S.: friend
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| 2012-05-19T09:31:38Z In Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issue
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| 2012-05-19T08:32:04Z Syrian TV: Suicide bomber carried out Deir al-Zor attack BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber carried out a car bombing in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, state television said. In a bulletin flashed over its regular programming, it said the bombing was the work of a "suicide terrorist". (Writing by Joseph Logan; Editing by Louise Ireland) |
| 2012-05-19T08:26:46Z Rubio's past includes political vulnerabilities Sen. Marco Rubio has close ties to a colleague accused of questionable financial dealings. The freshman senator also once was enmeshed in a controversy over the use of the state party's credit card for his personal expenses. And he has faced increased scrutiny over his personal background since bursting onto the national political scene, including conflicting details of his parents' immigration from Cuba and his recently disclosed ties to the Mormon faith. |
| 2012-05-19T08:18:28Z Blind Chinese activist Chen says is at Beijing airport
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| 2012-05-19T07:57:01Z Car bomb hits Syria's Deir al-Zor, casualties reported BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, state television and an opposition group said, without giving details on casualties. A bulletin on Syrian state television said there were reports of casualties but did not elaborate. An opposition group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the blast was near military intelligence offices and was followed by heavy gunfire. The group said the bomb went off on a street where a military hospital and air force intelligence offices are also located. ... |
| 2012-05-19T07:27:27Z Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: |
| 2012-05-19T05:59:28Z Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S.
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| 2012-05-19T05:46:12Z Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S. : advocacy group BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday. Chen Guangcheng told Bob Fu, the president of Texas-based ChinaAid, that he and his family were heading to the Beijing airport now, according to an emailed statement from the group. Chen and his family "were informed to pack up and get ready to leave China" for the United States on Saturday, the statement said. Chen could not immediately be reached for comment. ... |
| 2012-05-19T05:13:15Z Blind activist says China's "manipulation" of nephew's case will fail BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday the authorities' drive to manipulate his nephew's case would not succeed, but instead would increase public discontent over an episode that has renewed international focus on China's human rights and legal system. Chen Guangcheng's nephew, Chen Kegui, was denied his family's choice of lawyers on Friday to defend a charge of "intentional homicide", the latest in a series of moves to deny him legal representation, and underscores the hardline stance taken against Chen Guangcheng's family. ... |
| 2012-05-19T05:04:54Z Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Eight of the world's most powerful people spent Friday night in the woods. In a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat known as Camp David is hosting by far the largest international summit in its 70-year history. President Barack Obama welcomed his peers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Canada to the verdant compound on Friday evening, describing the weather as "perfect" with clear skies visible through tall oak and poplar trees. ... |
| 2012-05-19T04:50:49Z CFTC opens probe into JPMorgan trading loss - source
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| 2012-05-19T04:02:37Z Alabama governor signs bill tweaking immigration law MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's governor signed into law revisions to the state's controversial immigration statute on Friday, despite his earlier suggestions he might veto the measure because it did not make enough changes to the toughest state crackdown against illegal immigrants. Republican Governor Robert Bentley had publicly urged lawmakers to modify sections of the law that took effect last year and which sparked lawsuits by the Obama administration and immigrant rights groups that argued it is unconstitutional. ... |
| 2012-05-19T03:51:37Z CFTC opens probe into JPMorgan trading loss: source (Reuters) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at JPMorgan Chase & Co in connection with the bank's multi-billion-dollar trading loss, a source familiar with the probe told Reuters. The agency will soon disclose the existence of the investigation, the source said on Friday. Earlier on Friday, the New York Times reported that the CFTC had opened an enforcement case, quoting people briefed on the matter. The CFTC would join the FBI and the U.S. ... |
| 2012-05-19T03:46:10Z Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO
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| 2012-05-19T03:23:05Z Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal
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| 2012-05-19T02:51:33Z German IG Metall, employers confirm 4.3 percent wage deal SINDLEFINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - A key regional branch of Germany's IG Metall union reached a deal with employers for a 4.3 percent wage increase over 12 months to April 30, 2013 after an all-night negotiating session ended early on Saturday, officials said at a news conference. The deal reached just before dawn will set the benchmark for 3.6 million engineering workers nationwide, Europe's largest industrial union. Officials from the two sides confirmed the breakthrough agreement at a news conference after Reuters had earlier quoted sources leaking the broad outlines of the deal. ... |
| 2012-05-19T01:58:29Z Police nab airline pilot with loaded gun in luggage BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - An airline pilot was arrested Friday morning at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after security screeners discovered a loaded revolver in his baggage. Brett Dieter, 52, of Barbersville, Virginia, arrived at the upstate New York airport Friday to pilot a flight to New York City's LaGuardia International Airport for Piedmont Airlines, a passenger airline that subcontracts under U.S. Airways. While at a security checkpoint, a scan of Dieter's bag revealed a .357 magnum revolver loaded with five rounds. ... |
| 2012-05-19T01:11:30Z Boehner: All options on table in gun-running probe House Speaker John Boehner says "all options are on the table" in the ongoing congressional investigation into the "Fast and Furious" operation and whether the House would move to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt should he refuse to fully comply. |
| 2012-05-19T01:11:01Z Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly died, dismissing the need for an international tribunal. |
| 2012-05-19T01:00:33Z The Camp David Showdown The president brings together world leaders to discuss the European economic crisis. Our “World News” report: -Jake Tapper |
