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Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan

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...
U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan

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...
Obama kicks off campaign with $50 bln jobs plan

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...
Obama kicks off campaign with $50 billion jobs plan

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...
Israel PM sees deal possible in year: spokesman

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. ...
Obama to announce $50 bln infrastructure job plan

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...
Obama to announce $50 billion infrastructure job plan

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...
Obama launches big week on economy

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. ...
Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election

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...
Obama to propose permanent research tax credit

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. ...
Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort

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. ...
Peace deal requires new approach: Netanyahu

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...
Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says

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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