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Good Morning Aron, WED 28 Apr 2010    Pressure grows on Germany to back Greek bailout Thai troop clash with protesters kills 1, wounds 18 UK's Brown calls voter "bigoted," apologizes Sunni-backed vote winner seeks caretaker government Fed seen maintaining promise to keep rates low Americans losing confidence in healthcare Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in Afghanistan Egyptian court convicts 26 men of Hezbollah links Goldman CEO, under siege, concedes changes coming Amid stalemate, Republicans float bank-reform plan Thai troops clash with protesters EU: Greek debt talks on track Pakistan suicide attack kills five Pressure grows on Germany to back Greek bailout April 28, 2010 08:38 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians came under pressure Wednesday to cast aside their doubts over a bailout for Greece, with markets increasingly alarmed that Athens may default on its debt and trigger a meltdown elsewhere in Europe. Full Article Thai troop clash with protesters kills 1, wounds 18 April 28, 2010 08:56 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired live rounds and rubber bullets at charging anti-government protesters in a chaotic clash that killed a soldier and wounded 18 people on a congested highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday. Full Article UK's Brown calls voter "bigoted," apologizes April 28, 2010 09:24 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was caught on tape describing a voter as "a bigoted woman" on Wednesday after she confronted him on immigration and the economy in an election campaign walkabout in northern England. Full Article Sunni-backed vote winner seeks caretaker government April 28, 2010 09:34 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Sunni-backed bloc that came out ahead in Iraq's election but whose slim lead is threatened by efforts to disqualify candidates called Wednesday for the creation of an internationally monitored caretaker government. Full Article Fed seen maintaining promise to keep rates low April 28, 2010 12:32 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to repeat its vow to keep interest rates at rock bottom levels for "an extended period" while acknowledging that the U.S. economic recovery is getting stronger. Full Article Americans losing confidence in healthcare April 28, 2010 12:30 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are steadily losing confidence in their ability to get healthcare and pay for it, despite the passage of healthcare reform legislation, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Full Article Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in Afghanistan April 28, 2010 04:59 AM ET KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb struck a passenger van in southeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 12 civilians, a local official said. Full Article Egyptian court convicts 26 men of Hezbollah links April 28, 2010 06:39 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Wednesday convicted 26 men it linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah of planning attacks inside the country, in a case that has underscored Sunni Arab concerns about the rising influence of the Iranian-backed group. Full Article Goldman CEO, under siege, concedes changes coming April 27, 2010 09:38 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The masters of the universe were forced down to earth on Tuesday. Full Article Amid stalemate, Republicans float bank-reform plan April 27, 2010 07:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Tuesday floated their first counterproposal to rewrite financial regulations after blocking a more sweeping Democratic plan for a second straight day. Full Article

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