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  Obama 'very concerned' about Greece President Obama is 'very concerned' about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors
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| May.9 |
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 'Pakistan Taliban' behind bomb plot Attorney General Eric Holder: The US has evidence the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square
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Kagan 'chosen for Supreme Court' US President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor-General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. 50-year-old is former dean of Harvard Law School
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Shahzad went to Pakistan to help attack Senior administration official: When Times Square suspect traveled to Pakistan, he was looking for help from the Taliban in carrying out a bomb...
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 Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster are set to present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing
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  Hamid Karzai set for crucial US talks Afghanistan President has arrived in the US for four days of talks aimed at repairing rocky relations between Kabul and Washington
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| May.11 |
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  Obama, in call with Abbas, praises talks President Obama praised the start of indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian leaders during a phone call with Palestinian Authority Pr...
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Blame game as US fights oil spill Oil executives frm BP and Transocean have traded blame in Congress over the Gulf Coast oil spill, as the battle to contain it continues
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'| Congressional investigators believe the device meant to stop oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well after last month's rig explosion was faulty | |
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 Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry US President has vowed to end the 'cosy relationship' between oil companies and US regulators in the light of the Gulf of Mexico disaster
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'D.C. Five' appear in court in Pakistan  Five Americans on trial in Pakistan on terrorism charges appeared at a brief hearing, but did not face the detailed questioning they had exp...
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Obama to set up oil spill panel  President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, examine industry practices and the government's role
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 Top U.S. officials urge START ratification .S. officials: The proposed U.S.-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will enhance U.S. security and diplomatic credibility
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  Sean Penn: Haiti on 'razor's edge' The Oscar-winning actor was seated before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as witness to an emergency
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street | The US Senate has passed a bill providing the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s | |
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D. Blair resigns as US intelligence chief US President Obama's national intelligence director has resigned after a 16-month tenure marked by a series of security failures
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| May.21 |
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US oil spill commission takes shape Two political veterans are expected to head a US commission investigating a huge oil spill, amid criticism of the government's response
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| May.24 |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill| The government has toughened its rhetoric towards BP as frustration builds about the company's inability to plug a leaking oil well | |
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 U.S., S. Korea to conduct joint exercises The U.S. military will conduct exercises with the S. Korean military in response to N. Korea was behind the sinking of a warship
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants| Environmental Protection Agency has instructed BP to scale back its use of oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico | |
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Obama defends oil spill response US President Barack Obama has defended his government's handling of the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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| May.28 |
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  U.S. issues travel alert for World Cup The State Department has issued a travel alert warning U.S. citizens in South Africa to be aware of increased terrorism risks during the Cup
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' Map of White House USA| White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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