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Obama hails latest job report as good news

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:26:04 -0500

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday a slowdown in job losses was a welcome sign of better days ahead but cautioned that "we still have a long way to go" in the U.S. economic recovery.

NATO allies commit 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:37:14 -0500

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Friday 25 countries had pledged a total of around 7,000 more troops to support the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's commitment of 30,000 extra U.S. troops.

GM, China partner take aim at booming India market

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:33:47 -0500

SHANGHAI/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor are to make small cars and commercial vehicles in India, taking a successful 12-year Chinese partnership into one of the world's fastest growing auto markets.

Bernanke defends record in bid for second term

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:51:57 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.

In Massachusetts, hopefuls clutch at Kennedy aura

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:13:25 -0500

Four Democratic hopefuls are vying to fill the shoes of the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, such beloved shoes that many voters can't imagine anyone filling them.

Comcast lands NBC in deal that reshapes media

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:50:54 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home.

Iran, Afghanistan to test Turkish-U.S. ties

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:34:48 -0500

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan may face probing questions about whether NATO member Turkey is tilting away from the West and toward Iran when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama next week.

Mob witness links Berlusconi to Mafia bombings

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:17:31 -0500

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - A jailed Mafia hitman linked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to the Cosa Nostra on Friday, telling a court that a godfather convicted for a 1993 bombing campaign had boasted of his links to the media mogul.

Wounded Guinea leader flown to Morocco after attack

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:09:39 -0500

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea junta chief Captain Moussa Dadis Camara flew to Morocco on Friday for hospital treatment after being wounded in a gun attack by a former military aide, Moroccan authorities said.

Suicide bombers kills scores at Pakistan mosque

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:56:49 -0500

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque and two other militants fired on worshipers near Pakistan's military headquarters after Friday prayers, killing at least 40 people, including army officials.