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| | Good Morning Aron, | THU 20 May 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | May 19, 2010 10:00 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a setback for the Obama administration, Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes on Wednesday to end debate on the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s, delaying a vote on passage. | | | | May 20, 2010 08:37 AM ET | BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities restored order over most of Bangkok on Thursday but the peace looked fragile, a day after rioting and fires that veered toward anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by anti-government protesters. | | | | May 20, 2010 07:06 AM ET | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea accused the reclusive North on Thursday of torpedoing one of its warships, heightening tension in the economically powerful region and testing the international position of China, Pyongyang's only major backer. | | | | | May 20, 2010 04:41 AM ET | VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Heavy oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill threatened Louisiana marshlands on Thursday after washing ashore for the first time since a BP-operated rig exploded a month ago, sparking ecological disaster. | | | | May 20, 2010 03:45 AM ET | BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis has laid bare the fragility of global finances and the United States, too, must tame its fiscal deficit, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday, spelling out Beijing's concerns before talks with Washington. | | | | May 20, 2010 07:15 AM ET | KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of American soldiers were responsible for the "unlawful deaths" of at least three Afghan civilians, the U.S. military said on Thursday. | | | | | May 20, 2010 08:50 AM ET | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material, officials said on Thursday. | | | | | May 20, 2010 08:57 AM ET | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could cancel its agreement with Turkey and Brazil to transfer some of its uranium abroad if the U.N. Security Council approves a new round of sanctions against it, a member of parliament said on Thursday. | | | | | May 20, 2010 08:03 AM ET | LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into military and government networks has won more time to fight against extradition, his lawyer said on Thursday. | | | | | May 20, 2010 07:28 AM ET | TEHRAN (Reuters) - The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran since last July were allowed to see them on Thursday and called on the government to set them free. | | | | | | | | |
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