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Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax

AFP Global Edition 3 hours ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition. Brown told G20 finance ministers meeting in Scotland that "a global financial transactions levy" ...

Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday

AP News 3 hours ago

Carnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama county The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday." The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official ...

Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis

Reuters US Online Report World News 3 hours ago

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier. President Manuel Zelaya, ...

Obama seeks health care votes on Capitol Hill

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Obama visits Capitol Hill to round up votes for health care overhaul bill President Barack Obama has arrived on Capitol Hill as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul. The House plans to vote Saturday evening. Republicans ...

Britain gives impetus to global tax on banks

Reuters US Online Report Business News 3 hours ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. France and Germany have led the way ...

Lebanon's Hariri set to form government with Hezbollah

Reuters US Online Report Top News 3 hours ago

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday. Lebanon has been without a functioning government since Hariri led his coalition, ...

Chinese PM reaches out to Muslims

AFP Global Edition 4 hours ago

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority. "The relationship between Chinese civilisation and ...

Madagascar political rivals reach government deal

AP News 4 hours ago

Madagascar's political rivals reach agreement on transitional government posts following talks Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, ...

2010 Election Landscape

AP News 4 hours ago

FILE - In this July 30, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a luncheon during the Republican National Committee summer meeting in San Diego. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense ...

2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

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Republicans see opportunity, Democrats see tough environment heading into 2010 Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP ...

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