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Syrian President Bashar Assad issues decree establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) _ Syria's official news agency says the nation will open an embassy in Lebanon for the first time since the two countries gained independence in the 1940s. The agency, SANA, says Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree...Tags: Bashar Assad, National Government
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Bush to announce bank rescue plan with $250 billion in stock purchases to bolster reserves
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration will spend $250 billion this year to purchase stock in banks and take a number of other bold steps in an effort to combat a global credit crisis that is threatening to push the country into a deep recession,...Tags: $700 Billion Bank Bailout, CEO Pay, Wells Fargo & Co., National Government, Banking
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World markets soar after US, Europe move to shore up banks; Tokyo's Nikkei jumps 14 percent
AP Business WriterHONG KONG (AP) _ World markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a record 14 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system. Japan'...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Foreign Exchange Market, National Government, United Overseas Bank Limited
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Canadian PM, rival campaign coast to coast in push to win parliamentary majority
Associated Press WriterOTTAWA (AP) _ Canada's Conservative prime minister appeared poised to retain his job in Tuesday's national election but he faced a greater challenge in winning a parliamentary marjority to bolster his power. Both polls and pundits predicted another...Tags: Government Ministers, The White House, Mortgages, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
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Cambodian says Thailand withdraws troops from disputed border after ultimatum
Associated Press WriterPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) _ Thai troops retreated from a disputed border zone Tuesday, a Cambodian general said, averting a possible military clash after Cambodia's prime minister issued an ultimatum to Thailand to withdraw by midday. But a Thai army...Tags: Armed Forces, Tourism and Leisure, Diplomacy, Hun Sen, Defense
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North Korea to resume dismantling its nuclear program for first time in 2 months
Associated Press WriterSEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact....Tags: Mass Media, Ban Ki-moon, Defense, Nuclear Policy, Terrorism
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Ukraine's president abolishes court in battle with prime minister over parliamentary vote
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) _ Allies of Ukraine's prime minister vowed Tuesday to block President Viktor Yushchenko's efforts to push ahead with early parliamentary elections. The two leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution have turned into fierce rivals and...Tags: Parliament, Government Ministers, NATO, Court Administration, National Government
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Pakistan questions US citizen arrested in restive Afghan border region
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Pakistani police were questioning a 20-year-old U.S. citizen who was arrested close to the Afghan border, as new clashes in the region killed 17 militants, officials said Tuesday. The man was arrested late Monday at a...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Law Enforcement
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Iowa 1st District US House race a referendum on a freshman Democrat's term in Congress
Associated Press WriterIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ As a first term congressman, Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley can't run on experience. But as his first re-election bid approaches — typically the race when incumbents are most vulnerable — Braley can point to...Tags: Major League Baseball, The White House, Money and Monetary Policy, Minority Groups, National Government
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Little something for everyone
Los Angeles TimesThe Daily Beast, Tina Brown's culture and news Web site, went up Monday, and in case any puzzlement remained about what she's up to, there's a long Q&A with Brown laying it out. The site, she says, is not an "aggregator," as some have called it. Meaning...Tags: Arianna Huffington, Upper East Side, Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
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'Frontline' profiles the candidates
No one on TV does political biography as skillfully as the producers of Frontline. And every four years since 1988, they have outdone themselves with The Choice, their political life histories of the presidential candidates. The arrival of the PBS...Tags: Frontline Limited, Republican National Conventions, Dakota Fanning, NBC, Democratic National Conventions
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Bailout details due today
Associated PressThe Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government...Tags: Corporate Officers, Citigroup Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The White House, $700 Billion Bank Bailout
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