miércoles, 22 de septiembre de 2010

U.S. Top News Early Edition: White House tries to give healthcare a human face

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Good Morning Aron, WED 22 Sep 2010 
 
White House tries to give healthcare a human face
White House adviser Summers stepping down
Geithner: New Basel bank rules good for stability
Japan PM warns of more action versus yen
Blast in Iranian city kills 10 and injures dozens
New Woodward expose details Afghan policy battles
China's Wen threatens to step up Japan row
Holocaust denier Irving's Polish trip upsets Jews
Big powers seek early nuclear talks with Iran
Quartet keeps pressure on Israel over settlements


White House tries to give healthcare a human face
September 22, 2010 09:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launches a new attempt to convince Americans of the advantages of his healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, just six weeks before an election in which the plan has proved more of a liability than a benefit for his fellow Democrats.

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White House adviser Summers stepping down
September 21, 2010 10:40 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brilliant but blunt-spoken White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Tuesday he will leave his job, marking a major staff shake-up for President Barack Obama as he faces growing pressure to revive the sluggish economy.

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Geithner: New Basel bank rules good for stability
September 22, 2010 09:06 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that new international bank rules will "significantly" tighten capital requirements and make the financial system more stable.

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Japan PM warns of more action versus yen
September 22, 2010 08:04 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tokyo was ready to act again if the yen moved sharply, keeping traders on guard against further intervention as expectations of U.S. monetary easing weighed on the dollar.

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Blast in Iranian city kills 10 and injures dozens
September 22, 2010 07:35 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb exploded among a crowd watching a military parade in northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and a local official blamed anti-revolutionary militants.

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New Woodward expose details Afghan policy battles
September 22, 2010 09:20 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of President Barack Obama's national security team have waged an internal battle over Afghan policy that has been marked by bitter infighting, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

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China's Wen threatens to step up Japan row
September 22, 2010 05:55 AM ET
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao threatened more retaliation against Japan unless it releases a trawler captain whom Tokyo accuses of deliberately colliding with two Japanese coastguard ships near disputed islands.

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Holocaust denier Irving's Polish trip upsets Jews
September 22, 2010 09:34 AM ET
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Jewish leaders expressed disgust on Wednesday over a visit to Poland by British writer and convicted Holocaust denier David Irving, and an anti-racist group called for legal action against him.

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Big powers seek early nuclear talks with Iran
September 22, 2010 08:25 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of major powers will tell Iran on Wednesday they hope for an early negotiated solution to the stand-off over its nuclear program as well as fresh talks on a potential atomic fuel swap plan, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

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Quartet keeps pressure on Israel over settlements
September 21, 2010 09:51 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators urged Israel on Tuesday to extend its settlement moratorium and called on Palestinian and Israeli officials to ensure their nascent direct peace talks continue.

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