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Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals.
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McCain and Palin hit the road
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin kicked off a two-month battle for the White House on Friday with a promise that "change is coming," a theme co-opted from their Democratic rivals.
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Rice set for historic Libya visit
LISBON (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice travels to Libya on Friday, the first trip there by a U.S. secretary of state in 55 years, signalling improved ties between the two countries.
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Hurricane Ike threatens Bahamas
GONAIVES, Haiti (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ike weakened slightly as it charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the United States on Thursday while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods in Haiti grew to 136.
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Bush advised to back modest troop cuts in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. defence officials have recommended that President George W. Bush withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq but not until early next year, Pentagon sources said on Thursday.
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Cheney vows backing for Georgia
TBILISI (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney vowed on Thursday to stand by Georgia in its showdown with Russia, calling Moscow's war against the ex-Soviet state an illegitimate act that cast doubt on its reliability.
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Thai PM's referendum plan finds little support
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A national referendum proposed by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to end a political crisis in Thailand was dismissed by critics on Friday as a stalling tactic that would resolve little and simply prolong the unrest.
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South Korea wants North to keep nuclear plant shut
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's chief nuclear envoy on Friday pressed North Korea to halt plans to rebuild a mothballed nuclear plant that makes arms-grade plutonium and instead return to the bargaining table to discuss disarmament.
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Iraq to go ahead with local polls this year
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will go ahead this year with local elections, which could alter the country's political balance, even if lawmakers fail to pass a contentious elections law, a senior Iraqi official said on Thursday.
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Maasai warrior hairdressers break taboos
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Maasai warrior Lempuris Lalasho went to Kenya's tourist haven Mombasa to find a white woman to marry, but he ended up working as a hairdresser, a profession that is taboo in his culture.
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Pakistan raid may signal more U.S. attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. commandos attacked an al Qaeda target in Pakistan this week in an operation that could signal more intense American efforts to thwart militant attacks in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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