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U.S. Top News Early Edition: Russia says U.S. spy accusations baseless and improper

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 29 Jun 2010 
 
Russia says U.S. spy accusations baseless and improper
Delay looms as Wall St bill seen "too big to fail"
Google tweaks rerouting in fight for China business
Hurricane Alex to hamper BP's oil spill containment
Vatican says not liable in U.S. sexual abuse case
Strikes hit Greece and Spain as ECB deadline looms
Senate set to OK Petraeus as U.S. Afghan commander
Accused airport bomb plotters face New York trial
China fends off Obama pressure over North Korea
General McChrystal to retire from U.S. Army: official


Russia says U.S. spy accusations baseless and improper
June 29, 2010 08:42 AM ET
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday said U.S. allegations that it had broken up a major Russian spy ring just days after President Dmitry Medvedev met Barack Obama in Washington were baseless and improper.

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Delay looms as Wall St bill seen "too big to fail"
June 29, 2010 01:10 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political momentum was expected to carry a sweeping Wall Street reform bill to approval in the U.S. Congress, but the death of Senator Robert Byrd threatened to delay final action until mid-July.

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Google tweaks rerouting in fight for China business
June 29, 2010 07:30 AM ET
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc said it will stop automatically redirecting Web searchers in China to an uncensored portal in Hong Kong as it hopes to convince Beijing to renew its operating license in the world's largest Internet market.

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Hurricane Alex to hamper BP's oil spill containment
June 29, 2010 05:56 AM ET
HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex is expected to reach hurricane strength on Tuesday, with high winds and vast waves set to hamper BP Plc's latest efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

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Vatican says not liable in U.S. sexual abuse case
June 29, 2010 08:51 AM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, struggling to control the damage to its image from a sexual abuse scandal, said Tuesday it would prove it cannot be held legally responsible for a predatory priest in a pivotal U.S. lawsuit.

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Strikes hit Greece and Spain as ECB deadline looms
June 29, 2010 09:13 AM ET
ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Strikes in Greece and Spain highlighted resistance to Europe-wide austerity measures on Tuesday as the euro and shares tumbled ahead of a deadline for banks to repay a giant European Central Bank cash injection.

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Senate set to OK Petraeus as U.S. Afghan commander
June 29, 2010 01:02 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus faces a confirmation hearing in the Senate on Tuesday expected to expose growing doubts about the U.S. effort in Afghanistan but broad support for the four-star general chosen to lead it.

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Accused airport bomb plotters face New York trial
June 29, 2010 01:06 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two accused Islamist extremists charged with planning to bomb a New York airport are due to stand trial this week in the first case involving an alleged plot against the city to go before a local jury since 2006.

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China fends off Obama pressure over North Korea
June 29, 2010 09:21 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday rejected President Barack Obama's suggestion that it was hiding from the risks posed by North Korea, and said it felt the dangers on the divided Korean peninsula more deeply than Washington.

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General McChrystal to retire from U.S. Army: official
June 28, 2010 09:26 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Stanley McChrystal, who President Barack Obama fired last week as the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, has informed the U.S. Army he plans to retire, an official said on Monday.

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