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U.S. Top News Early Edition: North Korea threatens military action in disputed waters

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 25 May 2010 
 
North Korea threatens military action in disputed waters
BP plans oil spill cap options
Geithner says yuan choice is China's alone
Germany eyes wider short-selling ban
Thai court orders Thaksin arrested on terrorism charges
Gunmen kill 14 in Baghdad gold heist: police
Wall Street critic Frank to shepherd final reform bill
Toyota halts sales of certain Lexus sedans in U.S.
Covert U.S. operations authorized in secret order
Obama backs proposal to lift ban on gays in military


North Korea threatens military action in disputed waters
May 25, 2010 07:30 AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday threatened military action if the South continued to violate its waters off the west coast, further stoking tension on the peninsula after the sinking of a South Korean warship.

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BP plans oil spill cap options
May 25, 2010 06:43 AM ET
GALLIANO, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday it was exploring a new way to siphon oil from a massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico while it prepares for another attempt this week to seal a blown-out well.

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Geithner says yuan choice is China's alone
May 25, 2010 06:50 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Yuan reform is a decision for China to make by itself, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday at the end of talks in Beijing during which the two powers gingerly pressed each other to ease economic strains.

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Germany eyes wider short-selling ban
May 25, 2010 09:22 AM ET
BERLIN/ROME (Reuters) - Germany may widen its ban on speculative financial trades to cover all shares, a leaked government document showed on Tuesday, as fears about the euro zone's debt crisis sent stocks and the euro plunging further.

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Thai court orders Thaksin arrested on terrorism charges
May 25, 2010 07:33 AM ET
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court issued orders on Tuesday to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges in connection with riots over the past two months that were the worst in the country's modern history.

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Gunmen kill 14 in Baghdad gold heist: police
May 25, 2010 08:43 AM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen swooped on a row of Baghdad goldsmiths on Tuesday, killing fourteen people and making off with gold and cash in a brazen daylight robbery, an Interior Ministry source said.

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Wall Street critic Frank to shepherd final reform bill
May 24, 2010 07:32 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. representative Barney Frank, a fierce critic of Wall Street and close ally of the Obama administration, will head a House-Senate committee to hammer out a final bill on financial regulation reform.

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Toyota halts sales of certain Lexus sedans in U.S.
May 24, 2010 06:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it had temporarily suspended sales of certain Lexus LS sedans following a steering-related recall.

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Covert U.S. operations authorized in secret order
May 24, 2010 11:45 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. military commander issued a secret order last year that laid the ground for an escalation of covert operations across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, officials said on Monday.

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Obama backs proposal to lift ban on gays in military
May 24, 2010 09:36 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday backed a proposal that would put the United States on a path toward repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.

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