Friday, February 26, 2010

U.S. Top News Early Edition: Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 16

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Good Morning Robert, FRI 26 Feb 2010 
 
Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 16
Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves
Haiti aid effort marred by slow U.N. response
Iran Sunni rebel says U.S. offered him military aid: report
Biden to unveil new rules on retirement savings
Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials
Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talks
Dubai cameras shine light on killers' dark arts
Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier
Petra sets record, sells diamond for $35 million


Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 16
February 26, 2010 09:17 AM ET
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters opened fire, hurled grenades and staged suicide bombings in central Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people in defiance of the Western-backed government and a NATO offensive.

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Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves
February 26, 2010 07:33 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.

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Haiti aid effort marred by slow U.N. response
February 26, 2010 09:19 AM ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Clutching automatic assault rifles, truckloads of U.N. troops patrolled the streets of Haiti's shattered capital on the day after the earthquake hit last month, seemingly oblivious to the misery around them.

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Iran Sunni rebel says U.S. offered him military aid: report
February 26, 2010 09:24 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group has "confessed" that the United States promised to provide him with financial and military aid if he agreed to work with them, Iranian state television reported on Friday.

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Biden to unveil new rules on retirement savings
February 26, 2010 08:01 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will unveil on Friday rules to help protect workers' retirement savings accounts as he delivers an annual report of his middle-class task force, a White House official said.

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Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials
February 26, 2010 09:02 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.

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Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talks
February 26, 2010 08:07 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Commentators in both India and Pakistan greeted on Friday the first official talks between their countries since the 2008 Mumbai attacks with a degree of cynicism even though no breakthrough had been expected.

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Dubai cameras shine light on killers' dark arts
February 26, 2010 07:38 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Suspected Israeli assassins have inadvertently given the world an unusual master class in clandestine killing in broadcast surveillance video of them going about their murderous trade.

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Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier
February 26, 2010 09:05 AM ET
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.

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Petra sets record, sells diamond for $35 million
February 26, 2010 08:52 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Petra Diamonds sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.

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