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- Foreign news digest for Thursday, Feb. 12
- Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of
- Q+A - Will North Korea resume nuclear talks? If so, so what?
- Head of U.S. drug trade group resigns - reports
- India, South Africa set for absorbing finale (AFP)
- FACTBOX - Sources of tension between China and U.S.
- SCENARIOS - How Rio Tinto trials may play out in China
- Toyota to expand disclosure to win back trust (AP)
- N.Korea nuclear negotiator to visit US: report
- Obama fixes date for Dalai Lama
- Is It Safe To Do Business In China?
- Iran On The Brink
- Paul Ryan's Budgetary Holy Grail
- Chinese court upholds prominent scholar's 11-year punishment
- In eastern Congo, handmade chukudu scooters rule the road
- Two Sunni politicians barred from Iraqi election
- Aid groups fear Haitian relief diverts funds from other needs
- 2 leading Sunni politicians barred from Iraqi election
| Rep. Patrick Kennedy won't seek reelection Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) will not seek reelection, a source said, bringing an end to his House career after eight terms in office. 
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| Foreign news digest for Thursday, Feb. 12 Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST PAKISTAN Two suicide bombers struck outside a police complex in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring 30. The attacks in Bannu underscored the security threat that persists in the region despite army operations and U.S. missile strikes there against al-Qaeda and the...
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| Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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| Q+A - Will North Korea resume nuclear talks? If so, so what? Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:46 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's chief nuclear envoy is expected to visit to the United States next month in a move analysts said indicates Pyongyang is set to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has shunned for a year.
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| Head of U.S. drug trade group resigns - reports Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:46 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin, a major player in the healthcare reform debate, resigned as head of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, according to media reports on Thursday.
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| India, South Africa set for absorbing finale (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:10 PM PST
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| FACTBOX - Sources of tension between China and U.S. Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:16 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Feb. 18, a move immediately denounced by China.
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| SCENARIOS - How Rio Tinto trials may play out in China Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:16 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China has indicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto on charges of bribery and stealing commercial secrets, in a case that has unnerved foreign investors in China.
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| Toyota to expand disclosure to win back trust (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:05 PM PST
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| N.Korea nuclear negotiator to visit US: report Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST SEOUL -North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator plans to visit the United States next month, a media report said Friday, amid renewed efforts to bring the communist nation back to international disarmament talks.
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| Obama fixes date for Dalai Lama Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:17 PM PST White House confirms February 18 meeting despite angry protests from Beijing.
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| Is It Safe To Do Business In China? Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST Here's a technique to resist Beijing pressure.
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| Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST The country's regime faces a long, hard season of adversity.
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| Paul Ryan's Budgetary Holy Grail Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST Major spending cuts are the only way to avoid higher taxes.
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| Chinese court upholds prominent scholar's 11-year punishment Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST BEIJING -- A Chinese court upheld Thursday the unprecedented 11-year sentence given to a prominent scholar who had called for political reform, the latest in a string of harsh punishments for dissenters.
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| In eastern Congo, handmade chukudu scooters rule the road Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST African cities often have forms of transport that reflect some facet of their character. In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, tiny, blue, Soviet-made Ladas buzz along the wide avenues, mementos of the country's Cold War alliance. In the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a corrupt syndicate runs a fleet of banged-up ...
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| Two Sunni politicians barred from Iraqi election Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST BAGHDAD -- The two most prominent Sunni politicians under scrutiny for alleged sympathy to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party have been barred from participating in the March 7 parliamentary election, Iraqi officials confirmed Thursday.
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| Aid groups fear Haitian relief diverts funds from other needs Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST The U.S. government's disaster-assistance program has committed more than half its annual budget to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti, raising concern among humanitarian groups that programs for the needy in countries such as Sudan or Somalia could face cuts.
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| 2 leading Sunni politicians barred from Iraqi election Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:39 PM PST BAGHDAD -- The two most prominent Sunni politicians under scrutiny for alleged sympathy to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party have been barred from participating in the March 7 parliamentary election, Iraqi officials confirmed Thursday.
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