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Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:36:29 -0400]

PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.

BP and partners trade blame for oil spill [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:46:06 -0400]

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.

Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:58:07 -0400]

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Seven Mexican gunmen arrested in migrant massacre [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:40:56 -0400]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities arrested seven suspected drug cartel members believed to have killed 72 migrants heading to the United States, in what is said to be the worst massacre in the country's escalating drug war, the government said on Wednesday.

Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:39 -0400]

HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.

Fidel Castro says Cuban model no longer works [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:28:32 -0400]

HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.

Pakistan to charge three men in Times Square plot [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:24:38 -0400]

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will soon charge three men with terrorism in connection with the failed attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, a police official said on Wednesday.

Google seeks to speed up Web searches [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:27:15 -0400]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.

UK extradition review to scrutinize U.S. requests [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:37 -0400]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would review its extradition laws after criticism that treaty arrangements with other nations, in particular the United States, make it too easy to transfer suspects for trial there.

China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team [Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:28:34 -0400]

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions.