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Good Morning Aron, WED 07 Jul 2010    BP's Hayward in MidEast talks as relief well advances Israel prepared to take steps for peace talks: Netanyahu Russia seeks spy swap for agents in U.S: lawyer Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law NATO airstrike kills five Afghan soldiers Hawaii's governor vetoes gay civil union bill Manuel Noriega sentenced to 7 years Soldier charged over leaked video of attack U.S. on track to double exports in 5 years: Obama UK inquiry finds emails do not undermine climate science Whaling protester sentenced in Japan Queen meets families of 9/11 victims Tax hike weighs over Japan vote, PM BP's Hayward in MidEast talks as relief well advances July 07, 2010 08:44 AM ET ABU DHABI/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP's boss met officials from an Abu Dhabi state fund on Wednesday as hopes for fresh investment and progress toward closing a leaking U.S. oil well lifted the company's battered shares. Full Article Israel prepared to take steps for peace talks: Netanyahu July 07, 2010 09:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel is prepared to take additional steps to ease Palestinian movement in the West Bank in a bid to coax Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas into direct peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Full Article Russia seeks spy swap for agents in U.S: lawyer July 07, 2010 08:29 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - In an espionage drama worthy of the Cold War, Russia wants a spy swap to return home its suspected agents arrested in the United States last month, a lawyer involved in the affair said on Wednesday. Full Article Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law July 06, 2010 11:54 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, attempting to wrestle back control over the issue but infuriating Republicans who said the border required more security. Full Article NATO airstrike kills five Afghan soldiers July 07, 2010 09:00 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Five Afghan government soldiers were accidentally killed and two others wounded in a pre-dawn NATO airstrike on Wednesday, prompting condemnation from the country's government. Full Article Hawaii's governor vetoes gay civil union bill July 07, 2010 06:57 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle on Tuesday vetoed a domestic partnership bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to gain most of the benefits and protections of marriage by registering civil unions. Full Article Manuel Noriega sentenced to 7 years July 07, 2010 08:32 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to seven years' jail in France for money laundering, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Full Article Soldier charged over leaked video of attack July 07, 2010 05:33 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had charged a soldier in connection with the leak of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists. Full Article U.S. on track to double exports in 5 years: Obama July 07, 2010 06:06 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is on track to double its exports within five years, President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday, as he fills out a high-powered private sector council to help reach that goal. Full Article UK inquiry finds emails do not undermine climate science July 07, 2010 09:12 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Emails stolen from one of the world's leading climate change research centers contained no evidence to undermine the case for manmade global warming, a report found on Wednesday. Full Article

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