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ECB FOCUS-Europe rates to lead U.S. as global power shifts
FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) - After following the Federal Reserve's lead for over a decade, the European Central Bank is poised to launch a series...
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Libya: The Rebels Retreat
The second Libyan rebel advance didn’t last very long. Sparked by the withdrawal of Qaddafi’s forces from Ajdabiya last weekend under devastating allied air strikes,...
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Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon expects inflation
U.S. consumers face "serious" inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, the head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations warned Wednesday.
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Japan plant radioactivity 10,000 times standard
TOKYO - Officials with the company that operates Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear plant say radioactive contamination in groundwater underneath a reactor has been measured at 10,000...
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Japan’s Nuclear Rescuers: ‘Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks’
Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they expect to die from radiation sickness as a result of their efforts to bring...
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Oil climbs to highest since 2008 on Libya conflict
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil rose to a 30-month high on Thursday as fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi pushed back rebels from...
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Could Declining House Values Spark The Next Taxpayer Rebellion?
You might think property taxes have declined 30%, paralleling declines in housing values. But nope--property tax revenues have shot up 27% just since 2006.
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Israeli minister proposes Gaza artificial island
JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel is considering building an artificial island with sea and air ports off blockaded Gaza, as a long-term solution to...
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Obama Raises American Hypocrisy To A Higher Level
What does the world think? Obama has been using air strikes and drones against civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and probably Somalia. In his March...
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Kucinich: ‘We are not lapdogs for the president’
In a recent House debate on the president’s war powers, Congressman Dennis Kucinich delivered a fiery, impassioned speech in support of ending the Afghanistan war,...
