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Analysis: German economy to pick up but fall short of traditional pace
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy will recover from a bout of winter weakness but fall well short of the dynamic growth rates of previous years as euro zone recession and global slowdown stunt exports and investment. There are homegrown problems too....Tags: Energy, Market and Exchange, Commodity Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Africa backs Kenya call for Hague court to drop Kenyatta case
ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African nations have backed a request by Kenya for charges of crimes against humanity by its president to be referred back to the east African country, African Union documents show. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William...Tags: Eastern Africa, International Court or Tribunal, Heads of State, Prosecution, Kenya
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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on...Tags: Marco Rubio, Central Intelligence Agency, Pakistan, Human Rights, Satellite and Cable Service
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Obama's conduct at heart of scandals
I find it unbelievable that The Sun would editorialize that the story is not the IRS going after conservative groups or the Benghazi situation being mismanaged and the administration misinforming the public but how the GOP is overreaching ("GOP can't help...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Benghazi, Taxation, Barack Obama
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North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Xi Jinping, Nuclear Weapons, Park Geun-hye, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Rating agencies alert to Argentina debt ruling, souring economy
ReutersBy Hilary Burke May 24 (Reuters) - Argentina's dismal credit ratings might get a boost if U.S. courts rule in the country's favor in a long-running dispute with creditors over a 2002 default, but souring economic conditions could hold the ratings back,...Tags: Credit Ratings, Ratings, Stock Market, Credit and Debt, Bonds
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Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on a marijuana charge after she threw a bong out a window
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building...Tags: Easy A (movie), Drug Trafficking, Manufacturing and Engineering, Lobbying, Recreational Substance Use
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EU risks "too big to cooperate" bank supervision
ReutersBRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The role of the European Banking Authority must be beefed up beyond current plans to ensure that regulation of Europe's banks does not fragment into two competing systems, one of the architects of the reforms told a public...Tags: Marketing, Central Bank, European Central Bank, Homes, Money and Monetary Policy
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Kansas Senate GOP's new tax plan in House's hands
Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate don't yet know whether a new tax plan they've pushed through their chamber will find favor with GOP House members. The bill approved Thursday by the Senate would lower the state sales tax on groceries to 4.95...
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Portugal PM says may need new easing of 2014 deficit goal
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is on course to meeting this year's deficit target but the government may require further easing of the goals agreed with its EU and IMF lenders for 2014, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Friday. Under the recently...Tags: Lisbon (Portugal), Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho, Public Finance, Portugal
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Freeway bridge collapses north of Seattle, three hospitalized
WASHINGTON -- A large section of a four-lane freeway bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed yesterday, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the frigid waters of the Skagit River, authorities said. The bridge failed without warning...Tags: Government, Highway Transportation, Kim Murphy (actor), Executive Branch, Hypothermia
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Credibility of Iran's election hurt by candidates' disqualification - Kerry
ReutersTEL AVIV, May 24 (Reuters) - The Iranian Guardian Council's disqualification of candidates for Iran's election next month made it hard to view the ballot as "free, fair, open, accessible (or) accountable," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on...Tags: Elections, Robin Williams, Iran
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