Archive for December, 2009
ATT ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods
December 31st, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - ATamp;T Inc said on Thursday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal.div class="feedflare"
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Fed’s balance sheet shrinks slightly
December 31st, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.div class="feedflare"
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CORRECTED - CORRECTED-Tennis-Nadal ready for 2010 despite short preparation
December 30th, 2009
MADRID, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal believes he is ready
for the start of the 2010 tennis season despite having had a
relatively short time to prepare.div class="feedflare"
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Iran’s police chief warns opposition
December 30th, 2009
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's police chief on Wednesday warned supporters of opposition leader Mihossein Mousavi only to expect harsh treatment if they participate in illegal rallies, three days after eight protesters were killed in protests.div class="feedflare"
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Pakistan Taliban says carried out Karachi bombing
December 30th, 2009
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in the commercial capital Karachi, and threatened more attacks on the U.S. ally.div class="feedflare"
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North Korea pilfering nuclear reactor site: report
December 30th, 2009
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been taking equipment left at a nuclear reactor site that was mothballed when an international consortium halted work on grounds the communist state was breaking an agreement, a news report said on Wednesday.div class="feedflare"
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Signs of movement seen in stalled Mideast process
December 30th, 2009
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hints of possible movement in the deadlocked Middle East process have emerged in talks between the leaders of Egypt and Israel, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday, without giving details.div class="feedflare"
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Bombs kill at least 20 in western Iraq
December 30th, 2009
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Twin suicide bombs killed at least 20 in western Iraq on Wednesday in an attack that appeared to target the governor of Anbar province and other senior officials in Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland.div class="feedflare"
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GMAC to get $3.5 billion in added aid from government: report
December 30th, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - GMAC Financial Services is close to getting about $3.5 billion in added aid from the U.S. government, on top of the $12.5 billion already received since December 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported.div class="feedflare"
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Obama blames “systemic failures” for plane attack
December 30th, 2009
KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed "human and systemic failures" for allowing a botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound airliner and a U.S. official said the incident was linked to al Qaeda.div class="feedflare"
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