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Good Morning Aron, FRI 13 Aug 2010 
 
Diseases pose new risks in Pakistan flood crisis
BlackBerry assures India on messenger access: official
Canadian's Guantanamo trial is halted, lawyer ill
Clinton prods Netanyahu on Mideast peace talks
California gay marriage can resume next week: judge
GM CEO steps down on cusp of IPO filing
German juggernaut propels euro zone GDP jump
Consumer agency contender Warren visits White House
Sailors press Gates on how defense budget hits them
Congressional election fails to stir voters


Diseases pose new risks in Pakistan flood crisis
August 13, 2010 09:22 AM ET
SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Disease outbreaks pose grave new risks to victims of Pakistan's worst floods in decades, aid agencies said on Friday, potentially hindering already complicated relief efforts as desperation grows.

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BlackBerry assures India on messenger access: official
August 13, 2010 08:24 AM ET
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The maker of BlackBerry smartphones has assured India of giving access to its messenger service and is working to address the government's security worries, a senior security official said on Friday.

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Canadian's Guantanamo trial is halted, lawyer ill
August 13, 2010 08:45 AM ET
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A young Canadian's Guantanamo war crimes tribunal was indefinitely suspended on Friday because his lawyer was being flown back to the United States for medical treatment.

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Clinton prods Netanyahu on Mideast peace talks
August 13, 2010 09:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about issues blocking direct peace talks with the Palestinians as the Obama administration boosted pressure for talks to begin as soon as possible, the State Department said on Friday.

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California gay marriage can resume next week: judge
August 13, 2010 07:53 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that gay marriages could resume next week in California while his landmark ruling last week that overturned a ban on same-sex matrimony is appealed.

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GM CEO steps down on cusp of IPO filing
August 13, 2010 01:29 AM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Ed Whitacre resigned on Thursday in an abrupt shift that came as the automaker hit the homestretch in preparing a stock offering to pay back its controversial bailout.

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German juggernaut propels euro zone GDP jump
August 13, 2010 07:41 AM ET
DUBLIN (Reuters) - European economic growth accelerated sharply in the second quarter of 2010 as Germany's best performance since reunification more than made up for the struggles of Spain, Ireland and recession-ravaged Greece.

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Consumer agency contender Warren visits White House
August 13, 2010 07:14 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Harvard University professor Elizabeth Warren, a top contender to head a newly created U.S. consumer financial protection agency, paid a visit to the White House on Thursday, according to an administration official.

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Sailors press Gates on how defense budget hits them
August 12, 2010 09:17 PM ET
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - For sailors aboard the USS Higgins docked in San Diego, a popular question for visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday was how the austerity drive he announced this week would affect them.

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Congressional election fails to stir voters
August 12, 2010 10:53 AM ET
GEORGETOWN, Kentucky (Reuters) - Democratic control of Congress and the fate of President Barack Obama's agenda are on the line in congressional elections this November, but some voters do not seem thrilled with their choices.

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