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U.S. Top News Early Edition: Obama has strong words as Gulf spill spreads

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 08 Jun 2010 
 
Obama has strong words as Gulf spill spreads
EU ministers talk austerity, Spanish strike over cuts
New Japan PM launches cabinet
Anti-incumbent mood as 11 states pick candidates
Iran warns Russia over sanctions at Istanbul summit
Hungary cuts plan eyes new taxes
Beijing says North Korea killed three Chinese at border
Iran says will not swap U.S. detainees for scientist
Thais appoint violence investigator but opposition wary
Helen Thomas retires after Israel remarks


Obama has strong words as Gulf spill spreads
June 08, 2010 06:40 AM ET
VENICE, La/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he wanted to know "whose ass to kick" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, adding to the pressure on energy giant BP Plc as it sought to capture more of the leak from its gushing well.

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EU ministers talk austerity, Spanish strike over cuts
June 08, 2010 07:51 AM ET
LUXEMBOURG/MADRID (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers tried to broaden efforts to contain the region's debt crisis on Tuesday and Spanish public sector workers protested over government cutbacks.

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New Japan PM launches cabinet
June 08, 2010 05:45 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese leader Naoto Kan vowed to tackle Japan's huge public debt and keep ties with ally Washington on track as he launched a cabinet that also aims to sideline a scandal-tainted party power broker before an election.

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Anti-incumbent mood as 11 states pick candidates
June 08, 2010 01:04 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An anti-incumbent mood in the United States threatens to claim another victim on Tuesday as voters in 11 states pick Democratic and Republican candidates to face off in November congressional elections.

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Iran warns Russia over sanctions at Istanbul summit
June 08, 2010 06:20 AM ET
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran warned Russia on Tuesday against siding with Tehran's foes in supporting fresh U.N. sanctions over its nuclear dispute with the West.

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Hungary cuts plan eyes new taxes
June 08, 2010 08:58 AM ET
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's new prime minister said on Tuesday he would cut public wages, overhaul the tax system and ban mortgage lending in foreign currencies as he strove to reassure nervous investors he can contain the budget deficit.

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Beijing says North Korea killed three Chinese at border
June 08, 2010 07:10 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean border guards shot and killed three Chinese suspected smugglers and wounded a fourth last week, prompting a complaint from Pyongyang's only major ally, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Iran says will not swap U.S. detainees for scientist
June 08, 2010 08:37 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not propose to Washington the release of three U.S. detainees in return for an Iranian nuclear scientist it says was kidnapped by the CIA, the foreign minister's spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Thais appoint violence investigator but opposition wary
June 08, 2010 05:59 AM ET
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government appointed a former attorney general on Tuesday to investigate recent political violence in which 89 people were killed, but the opposition rejected the nominee as biased.

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Helen Thomas retires after Israel remarks
June 07, 2010 04:28 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas, who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy, abruptly retired on Monday amid a storm of criticism over her controversial remarks about Israel.

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