Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:27:27 -0500
Santorum takes heavy fire in Arizona Republican debate
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rivals heaped criticism on surprise front-runner Rick Santorum in a debate among Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, hoping to stall his surge at a pivotal period in the 2012 campaign.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:04:06 -0500
Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made an opening offer in what could be a long negotiation with corporate America on Wednesday, putting forward his first detailed plan to cut the corporate tax rate.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:01:17 -0500
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:29 -0500
Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan
ATHENS (Reuters) - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:42:22 -0500
Congress members threatened with biological attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several members of the Congress received mail threatening a biological attack and containing a suspicious powder later found to be harmless as law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that more letters could be on their way.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:32:11 -0500
Judge strikes down law mandating sale of
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:03:21 -0500
Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:42:20 -0500
Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail
VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:23:45 -0500
U.S. advisers back experimental obesity pill
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Experimental obesity drug Qnexa won the backing of U.S. health advisors on Wednesday, raising hopes for approval of the first prescription weight-loss pill in 13 years.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:21:45 -0500
Japan cuts in Iran crude imports could be over 20 percent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is in final talks with Washington on an agreement on cuts in Iranian crude oil imports that could amount to a higher-than-expected 20 percent or more a year, a newspaper reported on Thursday, as Tokyo seeks to win waivers from U.S. sanctions.
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