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March 13, 2010

Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 3:17 pm

SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.

Netanyahu’s position is “perilous”: U.S. official

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 5:52 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political standing is “perilous” because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

March 12, 2010

Obama delays trip for final healthcare push

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 7:33 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.

Iraq’s election race tight, results slow to come

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 7:53 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi’ites, partial results in Iraq’s tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.

Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:41 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.

March 11, 2010

Chile maintains tsunami alert, no big waves yet

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:29 pm

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks in Chile on Thursday have not so far caused a tsunami, but officials are maintaining an alert in some coastal regions, the country’s new Interior minister, Rodrigo Hinzpeter, told reporters.

Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 7:21 am

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to start without delay despite Palestinian insistence that Israel first cancel a settlement project condemned by Washington.

March 10, 2010

Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 7:51 pm

ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the “time for talk is over” and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.

Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 5:12 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives — a persuasive arm twister and deal maker — faces her toughest challenge yet: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.

March 9, 2010

Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 8:23 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House’s March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.

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