Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan
By Steve Holland
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish economy, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild aging roads, railways and runways with an initial...
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U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting the Taliban insurgency, despite waning support for the war in troop-contributing...
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Obama kicks off campaign with $50 bln jobs plan
By Steve Holland
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish U.S. economy, announced on Monday a six-year plan to revamp aging roads, railways and airport runways with...
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Obama kicks off campaign with $50 billion jobs plan
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish U.S. economy, will announce on Monday a six-year plan to revamp aging roads, railways and airport runways...
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Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.
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Obama to announce $50 bln infrastructure job plan
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a six-year plan to revamp the United States' aging roads, railways and runways with a $50 billion up-front investment to jump-start...
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Obama to announce $50 billion infrastructure job plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a six-year infrastructure revamp plan with an initial investment of $50 billion to jump-start job creation, a white house official said.
Obama is committed...
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Obama launches big week on economy
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launches several economic initiatives this week aimed at generating some desperately needed U.S. job growth and limiting predicted Democratic losses in November 2 congressional elections.
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Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by...
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Obama to propose permanent research tax credit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will ask the U.S. Congress to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration official said on Sunday.
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Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort
CAIRO (Reuters) - The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will take place in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on September 14-15, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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Peace deal requires new approach: Netanyahu
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A peace deal with the Palestinians will require a creative, new approach to issues that have defied resolution in past negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on...
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Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says
By Paul Tait
KABUL (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower...
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