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LONDON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. regulator was "optimistic" on Monday about finding a framework for the world's top economy to use global book keeping rules for investors to compare cross-border companies. "We are hopeful we can put forward a model,"... Full Article at Reuters
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President Hamid Karzai (left) is greeted by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Italian Presidency, Antonio di Gennaro) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano issued a condolence... Full Article at Washington Times
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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) talks with Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (R) at the start of a Eurogroup meeting at the European Union council headquarters in Brussels February 20, 2012. Euro zone finance ministers are expected to... View Photo »
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Time will tell. But I anticipate that most likely I'm going to get asked to [release tax returns] in the April time period and I'll keep that open
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Arab states. In Kabul, Afghanistan, two senior members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee urged international cooperation to help supply the anti-Assad rebels with weapons and other aid. However, both Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, and... Full Article at Washington Times
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The police say a gunman drove up to the workers and opened fire. They say that the wanted man has fled the scene and they are investigating the incident. Striking workers told the AP news agency that the gunman was a factory security guard. Cambodian... Full Article at BBC News
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(AP Photo/Karim Kadim) BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq‘s embattled Sunni vice president on Monday slammed government charges that he ran death squads as politically motivated and called on “all honest Iraqi people” to rise up in his defense. In a half-hour speech,... Full Article at Washington Times
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US Republican Senator John McCain looks on during a press conference in Cairo on February 20, 2012. Egypt says it is working 'diligently' to resolve a bitter row with Washington over alleged illicit funding of NGOs for which American and other activists... View Photo »
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The Commission is determined to take any legal steps necessary to ensure that the compatibility with European Union legislation is maintained
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February 2012 Last updated at 09:02 ET By Daniel Emery Technology reporter, BBC News Over half a million Playstation Vitas have been sold in other markets so far Sony's new handheld console - the Playstation Vita - is set to launch in Europe on Tuesday. Full Article at BBC News
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February 2012 Last updated at 08:58 ET China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun visited Syria last weekend The official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party has accused the West of provoking a civil war in Syria. In a front page commentary, the... Full Article at BBC News
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