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Housing starts post sharp rebound
Obama ups nuclear investment for climate fight
Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
White House adviser says U.S. employment stable
U.S. to return envoy to Syria after five-year absence
U.S. warship on schedule in HK despite China tension
Pakistan's Karachi, a refuge but no base for Taliban
Group to reveal laundering, terror funding blacklist
Iran leader accuses U.S. of "war-mongering"
Obama stimulus plan halted economic freefall: White House


Housing starts post sharp rebound
February 17, 2010 09:01 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded more strongly than expected to their highest level in six months in January, while permits fell slightly less than forecast, pointing a mild housing market recovery.

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Obama ups nuclear investment for climate fight
February 16, 2010 05:32 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees Tuesday to build the first U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, a move designed to help advance climate legislation in Congress.

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Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
February 17, 2010 08:42 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani military confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.

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White House adviser says U.S. employment stable
February 17, 2010 09:27 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Christina Romer said on Wednesday that the U.S. employment picture was stable, with job growth expected by spring.

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U.S. to return envoy to Syria after five-year absence
February 17, 2010 07:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a major step toward improving strained ties with Syria on Tuesday, announcing his intention to reappoint a U.S. ambassador to Damascus after a five-year absence.

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U.S. warship on schedule in HK despite China tension
February 17, 2010 07:14 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sailed into Hong Kong on schedule on Wednesday despite a Chinese pledge to suspend military exchanges with the United States after its announced arms sales to Taiwan.

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Pakistan's Karachi, a refuge but no base for Taliban
February 17, 2010 07:39 AM ET
KARACHI (Reuters) - The arrest of the Afghan Taliban's top military commander in Karachi has raised concern about militants in the city but security analysts said Pakistan's commercial capital was unlikely to become an Islamist bastion.

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Group to reveal laundering, terror funding blacklist
February 17, 2010 07:39 AM ET
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - An international body fighting money laundering and terrorist financing will publish a blacklist this week of countries which are failing to crack down on financial crime, officials said on Wednesday.

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Iran leader accuses U.S. of "war-mongering"
February 17, 2010 08:18 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Wednesday of war-mongering and of turning the Gulf into an "arms depot," hitting back at U.S. accusations that the Islamic state was moving toward a military dictatorship.

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Obama stimulus plan halted economic freefall: White House
February 17, 2010 08:54 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus prevented another Great Depression while creating or preserving 2 million jobs, according to a White House report to be released on Wednesday.

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