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Obama to target overseas tax loopholes
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 'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu' Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano: The virus appears to be no more dangerous than the regular flu virus that makes its rounds each year
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Peres: Iran leaders on wrong history side
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Obama to hold talks on Taliban
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US needs 'digital warfare force'
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 Biden prods Israel on settlements Vice President prodded Israel to halt the expansion of its settlements on the West Bank toward ending the conflict
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 Pakistan urged over Taliban fight Richard Holbrooke, Washington's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan has said the US must put more pressure on Islamabad
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Karzai: Taliban in Pakistan threaten Afg-n
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| May.6 |
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 Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda| US President has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda | |
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 Time short to stop Iran, investigator says New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau: the Islamic republic is 'deadly serious' about developing nuclear weapons and long-range missi...
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| May.8 |
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Aide resigns over NY plane scare
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| May.11 |
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 US sacks top Afghanistan general  The US defence secretary has asked Gen David McKiernan to step down, saying the battle against the Taleban needs 'new thinking'
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| May.13 |
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 Obama stopped to detainee photo releases President told government lawyers to object to a court-ordered release of additional images showing alleged abuse of detainees
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Pittsburgh wins series over Washington
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US plans derivatives regulations
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| May.14 |
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Clinton hopeful for detained journalists
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| May.15 |
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 Obama to resurrect military tribunals| President is planning to resume the Bush administration's military commission system for some Guantanamo detainees | |
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| May.18 |
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 Obama presses Netanyahu over 2-states | US President has urged visiting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a Palestinian state. Obama said the US would be 'engaged in the process' | |
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| May.19 |
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 Obama to curb vehicle emissions President is to announce limits on pollution that will set national standards on car and lorry emissions in the US for the first time
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Netanyahu presses U.S. over Iran threat
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| May.20 |
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U.S.: Airstrike deaths 'likely' accidental
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Guantanamo detainee move blocked The Senate has overwhelmingly rejected plans to transfer detainees out of Guantanamo, and refused funding to close down the prison camp
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Gitmo detainee to face trial in New York Ahmed Ghailani, a terror suspect detained at the U.S. prison, will be transported to the United States for trial in a civilian court
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| May.21 |
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Obama: Gitmo 'weakens US security' President Barack Obama: The US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay has weakened national security and served as a rallying call for enemies
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US CO2 goals 'to be compromised'
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 US commander in Pakistan warning Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: A US troop build-up in Afghanistan could push Taliban deeper into Pakistan, further destabilising...
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| May.22 |
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Journalist jailed by Iran returns to U.S.
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| May.25 |
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 US backs North Korea's neighbours| President Obama has spoken to the leaders of Japan and South Korea to assure them of US defence support after the nuclear test | |
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| May.26 |
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Obama chooses Supreme Court judge President Barack Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor, 54, to serve on the Supreme Court. She would replace Justice David Souter
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Obama calls for Suu Kyi release
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| May.27 |
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U.S. warns N. Korea of 'consequences'| Secretary of State Clinton is saying the secretive communist nation 'has ignored the international community' | |
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 Clinton: No exception on Israeli settlement US Secretary of State has said there must be no exceptions to President Obama's demand that Israel stop its settlement activity
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| May.28 |
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 Obama talks with Abbas US President says he is confident that Israel will recognise that a two-state solution is in the best interests of its security
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U.S. officials eye N. Korea in Asia talks A high-level U.S. delegation is going to Asia for intensive consultations on what North Korea's behavior means for U.S. security alliances
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| May.29 |
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US launches cyber security plan President Obama has announced plans for securing American computer networks against cyber attacks and the creation of a cyber security offic...
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 Senator: Cheney's lying about CIA memos Carl Levin says former VP's claims -- that classified memos show enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding worked -- are wrong
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| May.31 |
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 Treasury sec. to meet with China leaders Tim Geithner is set to meet with several high-ranking members of the Chinese leadership. Chinese exports to the U.S. have dominated trade
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