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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Old foes England and Germany face off
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - European rivals Germany and England do battle yet again on Sunday while Diego Maradona's free-flowing Argentina expect to knock out Mexico for a second consecutive World Cup in the day's other big clash.
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N.Korea rejects U.N. truce talks over ship sinking
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it was ready for direct military talk with South Korea to discuss the sinking of one of Seoul's warships, but only if the armistice commission overseeing the Korean War truce does not get involved.
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N.Korea rejects U.N. truce talks over ship sinking
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it was ready for direct military talk with South Korea to discuss the sinking of one of Seoul's warships, but only if the armistice commission overseeing the Korean War truce does not get involved.
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Kyrgyz turn out for referendum despite violence
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan held an historic referendum on Sunday to create Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy, with turn-out appearing high despite months of political turmoil and a wave of ethnic violence.
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Kyrgyz turn out for referendum despite violence
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan held an historic referendum on Sunday to create Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy, with turn-out appearing high despite months of political turmoil and a wave of ethnic violence.
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Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously
GRANDE ISLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is posing an uncertain threat to the Gulf of Mexico, even as efforts to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history are set to ramp up.
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G20 leaders to strike balance between debt and growth
TORONTO (Reuters) - With a global recession behind them, world leaders meeting on Sunday will seek to show they can bolster a fragile economic recovery while also cutting massive government debt levels.
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Tropical Storm Alex makes landfall in Belize
CHETUMAL, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex weakened slightly after it made landfall in Belize, but the storm continued to produce gusting winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.
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Court to rule on corporate reform law and gun rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term.
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Court to rule on Sarbanes-Oxley and gun rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term.
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Thick oil soils Mississippi shore, storm looms
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss./CAMPECHE, Mexico (Reuters) - Large patches of thick oil from BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill washed ashore in Mississippi for the first time on Sunday while the Atlantic hurricane season's first named storm posed an uncertain threat to the gulf.
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Venezuela says will pay for nationalized H&P rigs
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will pay Helmerich and Payne for a fleet of oil rigs it seized from the U.S. company, the oil minister said on Saturday, warning that five drills at a Chevron venture were also at risk of nationalization.
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Venezuela says will pay for nationalized H&P rigs
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will pay Helmerich and Payne for a fleet of oil rigs it seized from the U.S. company, the oil minister said on Saturday, warning that five drills at a Chevron venture were also at risk of nationalization.
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Alex moves into Gulf of Mexico, ports close
CAMPECHE, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical depression Alex moved into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, prompting the closure of two key Mexican oil ports and was likely to regain storm status on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Venezuela says will pay for nationalized H&P rigs
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will pay Helmerich and Payne for a fleet of oil rigs it seized from the U.S. company, the oil minister said on Saturday, warning that five drills at a Chevron venture were also at risk of nationalization.
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G20 parts ways in search of lasting recovery
TORONTO (Reuters) - World leaders agreed on Sunday to take different paths for cutting budget deficits and making their banking systems safer, a reflection of the uneven and fragile economic recovery in many countries.
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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Former VP Cheney hospitalized through weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, was under observation at a hospital on Saturday after falling ill.
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