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Good Morning Aron, THU 11 Mar 2010 
 
Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay
Greek workers strike as anger at austerity grows
PM Maliki leads Iraq vote in two provinces
Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks
BP to pay Devon $7 billion for oil fields
Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
Iran warns neighbors over U.S. presence in the Gulf
We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says
House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns


Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay
March 11, 2010 08:21 AM ET
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to start without delay despite Palestinian insistence that Israel first cancel a settlement project condemned by Washington.

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Greek workers strike as anger at austerity grows
March 11, 2010 07:32 AM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans.

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PM Maliki leads Iraq vote in two provinces
March 11, 2010 09:02 AM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results from Iraq's national election began to trickle in on Thursday, showing Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead in the country's largely Shi'ite south.

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Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks
March 11, 2010 05:17 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial "Volcker rule" to curb risky trading by banks got a boost in the Senate on Wednesday, as two Democrats introduced a bill that would enact and expand the rule.

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BP to pay Devon $7 billion for oil fields
March 11, 2010 09:00 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, as the U.S. producer refocuses on onshore U.S. fields.

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Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
March 10, 2010 08:51 PM ET
ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.

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Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
March 10, 2010 11:45 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.

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Iran warns neighbors over U.S. presence in the Gulf
March 11, 2010 05:09 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Gulf countries on Thursday against the U.S. presence in the region, saying Washington aimed to dominate their energy resources in the name of fighting terrorism.

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We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says
March 11, 2010 09:01 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday during a visit to Pakistan.

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House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns
March 10, 2010 07:12 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.

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