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Good Morning Aron, THU 08 Apr 2010    Obama and Medvedev sign arms treaty, press Iran Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves parliament U.S. Iraq command: no current plans to reopen attack probe Sri Lanka's first post-war parliamentary poll ends Poison gas hampers rescue effort at West Virginia mine Republicans ponder 2010, and 2012, in New Orleans Qatari diplomat causes security scare on U.S. flight Thai "red shirt" protesters vow defiant mass rally Fed officials warn on bubbles but Bernanke cautious U.S. forecaster sees increased 2010 hurricane threat Security scare aboard U.S. flight Obama in Prague for nuclear treaty Business Update: GM's road trip Obama and Medvedev sign arms treaty, press Iran April 08, 2010 09:01 AM ET PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States and Russia signed a landmark strategic nuclear disarmament treaty on Thursday and said new sanctions may be necessary to put pressure on Iran to renounce its nuclear ambitions. Full Article Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves parliament April 08, 2010 08:58 AM ET BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's opposition said on Thursday it had seized power in the impoverished and strategically important Central Asian state after an uprising forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital. Full Article U.S. Iraq command: no current plans to reopen attack probe April 08, 2010 02:16 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's Central Command said on Wednesday it has no current plans to reopen an investigation into a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, amid rights groups' appeals after graphic video footage was leaked. Full Article Sri Lanka's first post-war parliamentary poll ends April 08, 2010 09:21 AM ET COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankans voted on Thursday in an election likely to further entrench President Mahinda Rajapaksa's political dominance, the first parliamentary poll since last year's end of a quarter-century of war. Full Article Poison gas hampers rescue effort at West Virginia mine April 07, 2010 09:19 PM ET MONTCOAL, West Virginia (Reuters) - High levels of poisonous gases stopped rescuers on Wednesday from venturing inside a West Virginia coal mine to reach four miners missing since an explosion killed 25 others in the largest U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century. Full Article Republicans ponder 2010, and 2012, in New Orleans April 08, 2010 08:57 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Who will rise from the Republican Party to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012? The first blush of an answer could come this weekend in New Orleans. Full Article Qatari diplomat causes security scare on U.S. flight April 08, 2010 06:53 AM ET DENVER (Reuters) - A Qatari diplomat on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver caused a security alert after he was apparently caught smoking in the toilet and made a remark that was perceived as a threat. Full Article Thai "red shirt" protesters vow defiant mass rally April 08, 2010 09:29 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protesters vowed to go ahead with a mass street rally on Friday in defiance of an emergency decree imposed in the capital to quell nearly a month of protests demanding new elections. Full Article Fed officials warn on bubbles but Bernanke cautious April 07, 2010 05:48 PM ET SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Two top U.S. Federal Reserve officials warned about the risks to the economy from asset bubbles on Wednesday, and one suggested raising interest rates to halt risky behavior that could trigger another bust. Full Article U.S. forecaster sees increased 2010 hurricane threat April 07, 2010 01:30 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will produce an above-average eight hurricanes, four of them major, posing a heightened threat to the U.S. coastline, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team predicted on Wednesday. Full Article

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