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Rich countries like the U.S., Japan and Britain need to move quickly to get their deficits under control, the head of the European Central Bank said Monday. Speaking on behalf of the world's major central banks, Jean-Claude Trichet said governments' financial situation in the developed world "has to be aggressively improved." Rich countries have seen debts and deficits rise due to the financial

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's hunt for Osama bin Laden has left the country questioning whether the tactics used to interrogate suspected terrorists were successful and lawful. With his death, both sides of the debate have regrouped along familiar lines, claiming they were right all along. But America's greatest counterterrorism success does not represent a victory for either camp. Rather,

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HARVEST, Ala. (AP) -- The Rev. Michael Katschke is worried, but not about running out of the food, diapers and other supplies he hands out to tornado victims at the Crosswinds United Methodist Church in northern Alabama. Katschke is worried about the rest of the country just moving on. "They're going to forget us just like they forgot about Japan," he said. The search for bodies is still going on

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ROME (AP) -- Commuters in Italy scrambled on Friday to find the few buses and subway trains running during a one-day general strike that also affected air and rail travel, banks, public offices and schools. The nationwide strike was called by Italy's biggest labor confederation to push for more investment in job creation and for reform of a tax system that is widely seen as penalizing salaried

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. remains atop the Fortune 500 list even as it struggled to keep its U.S. customers coming in the door. The world's largest retailer held onto the top spot for the second year in a row thanks to gains at its international stores. The company's U.S. division has had seven straight quarters of declines in revenue at stores open at least a year compared with the

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AMSTERDAM (AP) -- ING Groep NV on Thursday reported first quarter earnings grew 12 percent on fat banking margins and improvements at its insurance business, and said it intends to pay back euro3 billion ($4.45 billion) in bailout money and penalties it owes the Dutch state. Net profit was euro1.38 billion ($2 billion), up from euro1.23 billion in the same period a year ago. The banking

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Geronimo: The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee didn't know when it scheduled a hearing on racial stereotypes that members would have such an emotionally charged name to discuss. But the use of the Apache leader's moniker as a code name for Osama bin Laden has appalled many Native Americans and drawn calls for an apology. The legendary warrior was known for his ability to walk without leaving

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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's time to take the doughnuts public. Dunkin' Donuts made "Munchkins" something to eat rather than characters on "The Wizard of Oz." It created Fred the Baker and coined the "Time to Make the Donuts" catchphrase. President Barack Obama worked at its sister company, Baskin-Robbins, when he was a teenager. And the next move for the company? It's going public, so it will be not

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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Patrons in bars across the country are raising toasts in the air, hoping the gesture of gratitude would somehow reach the clandestine Navy SEAL team that took down Osama bin Laden. Millions of others are turning to social networks with their thoughts. For many of them, it feels frustratingly incomplete to be deprived the chance to see the faces of those they consider heroes for

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MOSCOW (AP) -- The kidnapped son of a Russian software tycoon had been freed unharmed by Russian special forces, police and the tycoon's company said Monday. Police spokesman Viktor Biryukov told Russian television that intelligence officers and OMON special forces took part in the operation to free 20-year-old Ivan Kaspersky. Five people were detained on suspicion of kidnapping. Kaspersky Lab,

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration told a government watchdog nearly two years ago that it was prepared to let air traffic controllers sleep or rest during work shifts when they weren't directing aircraft. It still hasn't happened. When the FAA proposed new limits on airline pilots' work schedules to prevent fatigue last year, it rejected its own research recommending that

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- In his 33 years raising sheep in West Texas, Glen Fisher has never seen it so good. Demand by U.S. consumers is up, imports are down and prices have soared. "You have almost what you can call a perfect storm," said Fisher, 64, who has about 3,100 animals on his acreage near Sonora. "The great part is we have record prices for lambs - the highest ever by a whole lot." Last

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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI, leading a huge crowd at Palm Sunday outdoor Mass, lauded man's technological accomplishments but lamented that his increasing abilities can also be used for evil. Waving palm fronds and olive branches - symbols of peace - pilgrims, tourists and Romans packed St. Peter's Square on a sunny, breezy day for the start of Holy Week ceremonies. When the ceremony

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Health insurance plans could appear like an added fixed cost that you can not really want. However, health insurance can be helpful for a list of causes. You can seek through health insurance plans to get the better one for you, whether it is something that only covers the some and far-between doctor's visits you might want throughout the year, or disability coverage that takes into account any

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Drew Doughty had two goals and two assists, Jonathan Quick made 34 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-0 in Game 2 on Saturday night to even their first-round series at one game apiece. Jack Johnson and Kyle Clifford also scored for the Kings, who bounced back from an overtime loss in Game 1 to seize home-ice advantage heading back to Los Angeles

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The six-month day of remembrance] of the act of the health care overtake, more of the law's provisions will be effectively. Nearly consumers, nevertheless, will not insure whatever modifies till subsequently January 1, while their recently health insurance plan class starts. Meantime, employees will be starting set for drops "open registration" point, while they selection their health coverage

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NEW YORK (AP) -- At age 75, Mon Ling Ng is hard of hearing and often lonely - a resident of Manhattan's Chinatown who finds a way to fill his days: by gambling. "I go almost every day; it's exciting, and I have company," said Ng, who takes a bus to a casino hours away. About 30,000 Chinese New Yorkers per week board discount buses that take them from Chinatown to casinos outside the city - buses

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