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U.S. Top News Early Edition: As Mideast seethes, 3 dead in Bahrain bloodshed

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As Mideast seethes, 3 dead in Bahrain bloodshed
MANAMA (Reuters) - Police in the Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain attacked demonstrators camped out in the capital on Thursday, killing three, in a move to stifle pro-democracy protests inspired by similar movements across the Middle East. | Full Article
Fight over Dodd-Frank headlines Senate panel
February 17, 2011 07:49 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans will escalate their push to delay and defund the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms on Thursday as top regulators appear before the Senate Banking Committee with a new chairman presiding. | Full Article
Core inflation fastest in more than a year
February 17, 2011 09:26 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. core consumer prices rose at their quickest pace in more than a year in January, but the increase was not strong enough to suggest a troubling build-up in inflation pressures. | Full Article
A strong ECB president can make a difference
February 17, 2011 06:03 AM ET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - When arch-hawk Axel Weber withdrew last week from the contest to head the European Central Bank, the euro and bond yields dipped -- a sign of how crucial markets think the ECB's president may be in shaping its policy. | Full Article
Borders files for bankruptcy, to close 200 stores
February 16, 2011 07:35 PM ET
NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores, after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load. | Full Article
BUSINESS NEWS
Wall St set to fall after CPI, jobless data
February 17, 2011 09:07 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was headed for a lower open on Thursday as indexes hovered at multi-year highs after both inflation and weekly claims for jobless benefits came in higher than expected. | Full Article
Jobless claims rise 25,000 last week
February 17, 2011 08:57 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, according to a government report on Thursday that still pointed at gradual labor market recovery. | Full Article
Apple's Jobs to attend Obama meeting: source
February 17, 2011 09:19 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs will attend a meeting in California on Thursday with President Barack Obama, a source familiar with the meeting said. | Full Article
SPX Corp earnings top Wall Street expectations
February 17, 2011 09:14 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer SPX Corp topped Wall Street's profit expectations as strong demand for equipment used in food and beverage production offset lower selling prices for electrical transformers. | Full Article
Nestle emerging market growth to offset cost rises
February 17, 2011 09:03 AM ET
VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) - Nestle , the world's biggest food maker, said strong demand in emerging markets would help it offset a steep rise in input costs in 2011 after it beat sales forecasts for 2010. | Full Article
HEALTH NEWS
Confidence on healthcare spending rises: poll
Cancer drug could prevent blindness in preemies
Cameron seeks to end "sick-note" culture
Zinc will help your cold, at least a little
Report urges focus on drugs for neglected diseases
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