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Good Morning Aron, TUE 17 Aug 2010    Suicide bomber kills 47 as Iraq army recruits line up No quick fix for Fannie and Freddie seen from meeting Afghanistan orders ban on private security firms U.N. battles donor fatigue for funds for Pakistan Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business Housing starts rise less than expected GM to recall more than 243,000 vehicles California gay marriage on hold as case appealed Technical twists delay timing of BP final well kill Israeli in Facebook storm defends prisoner photos Fears grow of disease in Pakistan Firecracker factory set ablaze Mexico debates drug legalization Suicide bomber kills 47 as Iraq army recruits line up August 17, 2010 09:25 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 47 recruits and soldiers were killed and 77 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an army recruitment center in Baghdad on Tuesday, two weeks before the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. Full Article No quick fix for Fannie and Freddie seen from meeting August 17, 2010 09:10 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will pick the brains of housing finance leaders on how to fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but made one thing clear on Tuesday: there is no going back to their pre-crisis structure. Full Article Afghanistan orders ban on private security firms August 17, 2010 08:50 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree on Tuesday setting a deadline of four months to disband private security companies, less than a week after Washington expressed some reservations about the plan. Full Article U.N. battles donor fatigue for funds for Pakistan August 17, 2010 08:35 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Only a small fraction of the six million Pakistanis desperate for food and clean water have received any help as the United Nations battled donor fatigue and appealed urgently on Tuesday for more funds. Full Article Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business August 17, 2010 02:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama painted Republicans as obstructionist allies of corporate America on Monday as he crossed the United States campaigning for his fellow Democrats fighting to keep control of the Congress and for state governorships in November's elections. Full Article Housing starts rise less than expected August 17, 2010 09:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rose but to a much weaker rate than expected in July, while permits for future home construction fell to their lowest level in more than a year, pointing to a weak economic recovery. Full Article GM to recall more than 243,000 vehicles August 17, 2010 09:29 AM ET DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co will recall more than 243,000 model year 2009/2010 crossover sport utilities, mainly in the United States, to inspect safety belts for possible damage, the automaker said on Tuesday. Full Article California gay marriage on hold as case appealed August 16, 2010 09:37 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that same-sex couples could not marry in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's ban on gay marriage. Full Article Technical twists delay timing of BP final well kill August 17, 2010 08:01 AM ET HOUSTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Technical issues on Monday muddled the timing of BP's planned final kill of its blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well as concerns lingered over the environmental and health fallout from the world's worst offshore oil spill. Full Article Israeli in Facebook storm defends prisoner photos August 17, 2010 08:09 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former Israeli soldier said on Tuesday she saw nothing wrong in having posted pictures of herself on Facebook posing next to handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees. Full Article

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