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Russia, U.S. swap 14 spies in Cold War-style exchange
MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia and the United States conducted the biggest spy swap since the Cold War on Friday, trading agents on Vienna airport tarmac in an evocative climax to an espionage drama that had threatened improving ties. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market [...]
read moreWest Virginia clears way to name Byrd successor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – West Virginia’s governor moved a step closer on Thursday to appointing an interim successor to the late U.S. Senator Robert Byrd who could help Democrats pass legislation to crack down on Wall Street. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts [...]
read moreObama will urge boosting clean energy tax credit
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will urge the U.S. Congress on Friday to extend a manufacturing tax credit by $5 billion to foster private investment in clean energy, a White House official said. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit [...]
read moreU.S. gives China pass on currency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration declined to label China a currency manipulator in a long-delayed report on Thursday, spurring fresh calls from U.S. lawmakers for tough new steps to pressure Beijing. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreJudge rules U.S. gay marriage ban unconstitutional
BOSTON (Reuters) – In a victory for gay rights in the United States, a U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts ruled on Thursday that a federal ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreU.N. statement "bodes well" for N.Korea nuclear talks
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council’s likely adoption of a statement on the sinking of a South Korean warship on Friday without blaming the North could shift the focus to nuclear disarmament talks aimed at reining in Pyongyang. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock [...]
read moreFlorida legislature to consider oil drilling ban
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Thursday called for a special session of the state legislature to consider a constitutional amendment to strengthen the ban on oil drilling off Florida’s coast. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreObama says U.S. will dig itself out of economic hole
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended his handling of the U.S. economy and blasted Republicans on Thursday for “peddling snake oil” as he went on a two-day campaign swing for fellow Democrats going into November’s congressional elections. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock [...]
read moreBoeing submits bid for U.S. Air Force tankers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co submitted its formal proposal to begin building a new U.S. Air Force aerial tanker fleet in a contest worth up to $50 billion that pits it once more against archrival Airbus. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts [...]
read morePentagon "sloppy" on media, not just McChrystal: Gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized the U.S. military on Thursday for being sloppy and undisciplined with the media, as he explained new rules that may help avoid mishaps like the one that cost a top U.S. general his job. Original post here Reuters: Politics For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap [...]
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