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Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year

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Regulators shut Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida; marks 124th US bank failure this year Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan ...

Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids

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UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings ...

Obama Afghan decision to come after Thanksgiving

AFP American Edition 4 hours ago

President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. Asked whether Obama would wait until after next week's annual holiday to make ...

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" ...

Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan

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Sen. Levin: Fort Hoot probe may reveal more troubling e-mails involving alleged shooter Hasan A Democratic senator says there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on ...

Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed ...

Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister

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LONDON (Reuters) - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. "If international forces leave, you can choose a time -- five minutes, 24 hours or seven ...

Burris Ethics

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. is seen during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, the Senate ethics committee admonished Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or ...

Amazon countries to hold climate talks

AFP Global Edition 5 hours ago

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling a meeting of eight Amazon countries next week to forge a common stand ahead of next month's key climate talks, officials said Friday. The leaders are set to be joined by French President ...

US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales

AFP Asian Edition 5 hours ago

Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress on Friday pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China. Obama sought warmer relations with China on his maiden visit this week ...

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