CHICAGO (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker is expected to step down soon from his post as President Barack Obama's envoy to Afghanistan, departing the U.S. mission in Kabul as the United States negotiates a host of challenges on its course out of the long, costly war.
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Exclusive: U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to step down shortly
Posted by MEreporter 1 day 15 hours ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered.
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Arjun Kapoor in an exclusive contract with Yash Raj Films?
Posted by bgrnews 28 days ago (http://www.bollywoodlife.com)
Yash Raj Film’s earlier discovery Ranveer Singh wasn’t bound by any exclusivity clause in his contract, but Boney Kapoor’s son is.
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India unsurps US as world’s top source of spam
Posted by bgrnews 30 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Security firm Sophos has published a report stating that in Q1 of 2012, India overtook the US the world’s number one source of spam. While the report noted the overall amount of spam had decreased globally due to better control from ISPs, India’s rise was highlighted because of the growing Internet using population. The top 12 spam-relaying countries for January to March 2012 are as follows
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My new neighbour is a source of bother for me
Posted by iamkameena 68 days ago (http://feeds.mid-day.com)
Dear Diana,I'm a middle-aged single mother. Recently, a young woman moved into the flat next to mine on rent. She is a source of bother for me. I have spotted guys getting out of her room every other morning. It's embarrassing for me since I've got an eight-old son. I don't want him to ask me uncomfortable questions. I'm even thinking of putting her case in front of the building society but at th
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Exclusive: Mortgage problems? Turn your house into a billboard
Posted by ReutersNews 100 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
BUENA PARK, California (Reuters) - When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler's neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.
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Exclusive: Walnut growers seek to stop sales to Diamond
Posted by ReutersNews 102 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
(Reuters) - Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's chief executive and chief financial officer.
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Exclusive: Facebook governance a concern for Calif pension fund
Posted by ReutersNews 106 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System.
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Exclusive: Germany wants Greece to give up budget control
Posted by ReutersNews 116 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, a European source told Reuters on Friday.
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BofA told Fed it could sell branches in emergency: source
Posted by ReutersNews 129 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp told Federal Reserve officials in June that it could shed branches in some parts of the country if it needed to raise capital in an emergency, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Exclusive: Angelides to lead distressed mortgage firm
Posted by ReutersNews 130 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
New York (Reuters) - Phil Angelides, formerly the chairman of a federal commission who led investigations into why the financial markets collapsed, is heading an investment group that hopes to "do a good thing" for America while turning a profit from the wreckage of the housing market.
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FTC expands Google antitrust probe: source
Posted by ReutersNews 130 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators looking at whether Google manipulates its search results to favor its own products have expanded the probe to include Google+, the search giant's new social networking tool, a source familiar with the probe said on Friday.
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Exclusive: Borrowers turn lenders as banks tap firms for cash
Posted by ReutersNews 134 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
LONDON (Reuters) - Blue-chip names like Johnson & Johnson , Pfizer and Peugeot are among firms bailing out Europe's ailing banks in a reversal of the established roles of clients and lenders.
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Exclusive: U.S. defense firms blast Pentagon on contract changes
Posted by ReutersNews 168 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 100 U.S. aerospace and defense industry executives are urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to hold off on proposed changes to Pentagon contracts with industry, warning they would dampen competition, raise costs and lead to further layoffs at a difficult time.
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Corzine expected to testify at House hearing: source
Posted by ReutersNews 178 days ago (http://feeds.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global Chief Executive Jon Corzine is expected to testify at a congressional hearing next month, a committee aide said on Friday, tamping down speculation that the former head of the bankrupt brokerage would decline to take part.
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