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World Bank Calls for WTO Breakthrough at G8 10 Jul 2006 US/Canada |
| Global trade talks are on the cusp of collapse and leaders of the world's most powerful industrialized and developing countries must break the impasse at a summit in Russia next week, World Bank |
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| U.S. Senate Raises Debt Limit to $9 Trillion 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Congress agreed to let the government borrow another $781 billion Thursday, allowing lawmakers and President Bush to pay for the war in Iraq and combat terrorism without raising taxes or cutting |
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| Medicare May Hurt Access for Seniors 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Scores of doctors will stop seeing new Medicare patients or decrease the number they see if the federal government goes ahead with a proposed cut in their reimbursement rates, the American Medical |
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| Senate Votes to Raise Debt Limit 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Congress agreed to let the government borrow another $781 billion Thursday, allowing lawmakers and President Bush to pay for the war in Iraq and combat terrorism without raising taxes or cutting |
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Bush Reaffirms Pre-Emptive Use of Force 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
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Undaunted by the difficult war in Iraq, President Bush reaffirmed his strike-first policy against terrorists and enemy nations on Thursday and said Iran may pose the biggest challenge for |
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Rice: China Must Explain Military Buildup 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that China must be more open about its military buildup and play by international economic rules as its influence grows around the world.
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| Inflation Slows Sharply in February 16 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Inflation slowed sharply in February as food costs moderated and the price of gasoline, natural gas and other energy products posted big declines.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that its |
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| Judge Orders FDA Whistleblower to Testify 15 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| The Food and Drug Administration whistleblower who has criticized the agency's handling of Vioxx will be deposed, a judge ruled, offering evidence that could aid thousands of lawsuits over the |
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| Judge Denies Grasso Request on Lawsuit 15 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| A judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss most of a complaint New York's attorney general filed against Richard A. Grasso, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, over his $187.5 million |
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Banks Retool to Meet Market Segment Needs 15 Mar 2006US/Canada |
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One of Maria Carrillo's clients said thieves jumped him on payday because they knew he'd leave the check-cashing business with his pockets full of bills. How was he to know he could open a |
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| Fed: Economy Carries Momentum In Springs 15 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| The economy headed into the spring season with solid momentum, helping to generate more employment opportunities and keep factories humming, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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| DP World Unveils Port Operation Sale Plans 15 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| A Dubai-owned company said Wednesday it plans to sell all its U.S. port operations within four to six months to an unrelated American buyer and laid out new details about how it plans to pursue the |
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| Commerce Secretary Urges China to Change 14 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Tuesday that China's failure to change its economic policies plays into the hands of American lawmakers eager to "build protectionist barriers |
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| IRS Suggests Publicizing Corporate Returns 14 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Lawmakers should consider making corporate tax returns public to encourage businesses to follow tax laws, IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said Tuesday.
"I believe this idea merits debate," |
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| Farmers Face Immigrant Workers Shortage 14 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Randy Scarbor was counting on the 15 immigrant workers who lived on his farm to harvest his 60-acre sweet-potato crop last fall, but they vanished just as the work got under way. He instead was |
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| Bernanke: Budget Deficits Endanger Economy 14 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| The persistence of big budget deficits raises risks to the country's long-term economic health and they need to be curbed, says Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
"The prospective |
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U.S. Current Account Deficit Hits $804.9B 14 Mar 2006US/Canada |
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America went deeper into debt to foreigners last year as the deficit in the broadest measure of foreign trade hit a record $804.9 billion.
The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the deficit |
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| Suit Aims to Stall Alaska Oil Development 12 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| Environmental groups are suing the Interior Department to block expanded oil and gas exploration in an ecologically sensitive area of Alaska's North Slope.
The 18-page lawsuit filed Friday in |
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| U.S. Investigates Possible Mad Cow Case 12 Mar 2006US/Canada |
| The Agriculture Department is investigating a possible case of mad cow disease, the agency's chief veterinarian said Saturday.
A routine test indicated the possible presence of mad cow |
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