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Inquiry probes Fidelity-Goldman ties: report
26.08.2008 23:00
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(Reuters) - The New York attorney general's office is probing the relationship between Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in connection with the sale of auction-rate securities, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the investigation.
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Threat to Obama stirs painful memories
26.08.2008 23:00
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DENVER (Reuters) - The "racist ramblings" of a man in Colorado posed no threat to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama but reminded many Americans of past attempts on the lives of their leaders.
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After Hillary, Bill Clinton's turn to boost Obama
26.08.2008 23:00
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DENVER (Reuters) - Bill Clinton once vowed to fight for voters "until the last dog dies." On Wednesday he shows how hard he will fight for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on the Clintons' last big day of the 2008 campaign.
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Federer opens title defence with easy win
26.08.2008 22:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four-times champion Roger Federer launched his U.S. Open title defence with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 6-3 win over little-known Argentine Maximo Gonzalez in the first round on Tuesday.
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U.S. airports back to normal after computer glitch
26.08.2008 20:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. airports were operating normally on Tuesday evening after a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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U.S. airports back to normal after computer glitch
26.08.2008 20:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. airports were operating normally on Tuesday evening after a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Number of uninsured Americans declines modestly
26.08.2008 20:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans went without health insurance last year for the first time since President George W. Bush took office as more people received government coverage, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. immigration cops nab 595 in largest-ever raid
26.08.2008 20:01
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents have arrested 595 people at a Mississippi factory in what was the largest workplace enforcement raid in the United States to date, an immigration official said on Tuesday.
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Armed men were no "credible" threat to Obama
26.08.2008 20:01
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DENVER (Reuters) - Three men were charged with gun and drugs offenses on Tuesday but U.S. authorities dismissed reports that they had serious plans to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and said they had posed no "true threat."
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ArcelorMittal USW union members may approve strike
26.08.2008 20:01
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union is urging members to authorize a strike against ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker.
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Southwest to cut 200 flights early 2009
26.08.2008 20:01
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it plans to cut about 200 flights in the first quarter of 2009 as it tries to focus on more profitable flights to combat high fuel costs and a slow economy.
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U.S. boy in Afghan custody likely terror suspect's son
26.08.2008 20:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An 11-year-old boy detained with a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan is believed to be her son, U.S. prosecutors said in a court letter obtained on Tuesday.
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As Americans fill trains, frustration grows
26.08.2008 20:00
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Looking up at a list of delayed trains at Boston's crowded South Station on a summer afternoon, Peter Pesis asks why passenger trains in the United States are so slow, so crowded and so prone to delays.
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Mattel gets $100 mln in Bratz case, wanted billions
26.08.2008 20:00
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RIVERSIDE, Calif (Reuters) - A California jury on Tuesday awarded Mattel Inc $100 million in damages in the copyright infringement case it brought against MGA Entertainment Inc over the Bratz doll franchise, which has steadily taken market share from Mattel's iconic Barbie doll.
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Judge orders release of Rosenberg trial evidence
26.08.2008 20:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a further eight grand jury transcripts from the 1951 espionage prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a lawyer for the National Security Archives said.
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