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Good Morning Aron, WED 24 Nov 2010    U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters Airlines low key in U.S. security controversy Teetering Irish government to set out 4-year plan Obama: eager to extend middle-class tax cuts All 29 trapped miners in New Zealand dead: police Oracle ruling tarnishes SAP's U.S. reputation Protests in Kabul as Afghan poll results released FBI raids send warning to hedge funds China turns up heat on Taiwan to talk politics Appeal trial for Briton sex murder starts in Italy Under water in Dubrovnik US: "Measured" response to N Korea Knox appealing murder charges U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters November 24, 2010 09:35 AM ET INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier group set off for Korean waters on Wednesday, a day after North Korea rained artillery shells on a South Korean island, in a move likely to enrage Pyongyang and unsettle its ally, China. Full Article Airlines low key in U.S. security controversy November 24, 2010 12:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines are keeping a low profile when it comes to the furor over U.S. passenger security screening, which will mainly affect leisure customers during the holiday period, not premium paying business travelers. Full Article Teetering Irish government to set out 4-year plan November 24, 2010 09:21 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's teetering government will announce plans on Wednesday to cut welfare spending sharply and raise taxes to help pay for the country's catastrophic banking crisis and meet the terms of an international bailout. Full Article Obama: eager to extend middle-class tax cuts November 24, 2010 09:32 AM ET KOKOMO, Indiana (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States must extend tax cuts for the middle class but could not afford to do so for the wealthy, laying out his position before next week's meeting on the issue with Republicans. Full Article All 29 trapped miners in New Zealand dead: police November 24, 2010 07:14 AM ET GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (Reuters) - All 29 miners trapped underground in a New Zealand mine for five days are believed to be dead following a second explosion, police said on Wednesday, as the government vowed to investigate the disaster. Full Article Oracle ruling tarnishes SAP's U.S. reputation November 24, 2010 07:43 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A record $1.3 billion fine slapped on SAP for downloading rival Oracle's software has tarnished the German software maker's reputation and is set to undermine its sales and profitability in the United States. Full Article Protests in Kabul as Afghan poll results released November 24, 2010 08:50 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan election officials announced most of the long-delayed results from a September 18 parliamentary poll on Wednesday, but the disqualification of three more candidates and angry protests further clouded the poll. Full Article FBI raids send warning to hedge funds November 24, 2010 04:45 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI raids on hedge funds were a sign that prosecutors feared evidence in a widening insider trading probe could be destroyed, but the dramatic daytime searches may also have been intended to shake up the secretive hedge fund world, legal experts said. Full Article China turns up heat on Taiwan to talk politics November 24, 2010 03:53 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese officials are mounting pressure on Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to move toward political agreements as he shrugs them off despite a recent easing of tension after decades of hostility, analysts say. Full Article Appeal trial for Briton sex murder starts in Italy November 24, 2010 07:42 AM ET PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Friends and relatives of former U.S. student Amanda Knox, jailed in Italy for the murder of her British flatmate, said on Wednesday they were confident she would be proven innocent as her appeal trial started. Full Article

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