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U.S. Top News Early Edition: BP launches image overhaul and ditches Tony Hayward

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 27 Jul 2010 
 
BP launches image overhaul and ditches Tony Hayward
Missing U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan
UBS outshines Deutsche Bank as wealth turnaround nears
Home prices rise 0.5 percent in May
Leaked archive fuels doubts on Afghan war
Ahmadinejad: Conditions still apply for nuclear talks
Home sales surge in June with inventory at 42-year low
"Glimmers of improvement," but state woes remain
Ahmadinejad says expects U.S. to attack MidEast soon
Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat


BP launches image overhaul and ditches Tony Hayward
July 27, 2010 09:28 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil giant BP Plc launched a plan to repair its battered image in the United States on Tuesday, ditching its gaffe-prone chief executive and promising to slim down by trebling an asset sale target to $30 billion.

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Missing U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan
July 27, 2010 07:40 AM ET
KABUL (Reuters) - The remains of one of two U.S. sailors who went missing in Afghanistan last week have been found in the east of the country, the NATO-led force said on Tuesday, and troops were still searching for the second man.

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UBS outshines Deutsche Bank as wealth turnaround nears
July 27, 2010 09:22 AM ET
ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - UBS flagged a return to client inflows this year as strong equities and forex trading gains helped it outdo Deutsche Bank and other rivals, which were hit hard by Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

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Home prices rise 0.5 percent in May
July 27, 2010 09:30 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices rose more than expected in May, still reflecting robust spring sales spurred by homebuyer tax credits, Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller home price indexes showed on Tuesday.

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Leaked archive fuels doubts on Afghan war
July 27, 2010 09:07 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration scrambled on Monday to manage the explosive leak of secret military records that paint a grim picture of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and raise new doubts about key ally Pakistan.

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Ahmadinejad: Conditions still apply for nuclear talks
July 27, 2010 09:31 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will only resume nuclear negotiations on certain conditions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a TV interview aired on Tuesday, after the European Union imposed tough new sanctions.

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Home sales surge in June with inventory at 42-year low
July 26, 2010 06:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new homes rebounded strongly in June from May's record low, pushing the number of houses on the market to the lowest level in nearly 42 years.

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"Glimmers of improvement," but state woes remain
July 27, 2010 09:01 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State tax revenue is improving, but only slightly, and may not be enough to end steep spending cuts or replace the loss of assistance from the federal stimulus plan that expires in December, according to a report on Tuesday.

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Ahmadinejad says expects U.S. to attack MidEast soon
July 27, 2010 07:41 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran expects the United States to launch a military strike on "at least two countries" in the Middle East in the next three months, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told state-run Press TV.

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Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat
July 27, 2010 08:09 AM ET
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela said it beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia as its neighbor's incoming finance minister vowed on Monday to restore trade between the feuding Andean nations.

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