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Obama sets up battle over tax cuts with Ohio trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, wi...

Florida pastor says going ahead with Koran burning
MIAMI (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on Septem...

BP blames contractors for oil spill
LONDON (Reuters) - BP attempted to place much of the blame for the rig blast that led to the United...

UK extradition review to scrutinize U.S. requests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would review its extradition laws after criticism t...

BP says Transocean didn't test blowout shut off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc officials said on Wednesday there was "no indication" that Transocean...

Koran-burning plan draws worldwide condemnation
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan police went on alert on Wednesday to guard against demonstrations triggere...

Factbox: Key findings of BP probe
LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc's internal investigation blames a series of human and mechanical failures...

Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human em...

German Jews condemn planned Florida Koran burning
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leading Jewish group condemned plans by a Florida pastor to burn the K...