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Bush meets Hu in Peru at APEC, by Xian Wan, Southeast Asia Editor for Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Minneapolis and London

Lima :: Peru | 1 day ago

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Bush scrambles for North Korea breakthrough

Lima :: Peru | 1 day ago

Bush scrambled allies Saturday to secure a North Korea disarmament deal before he leaves office, rushing hard for a late, legacy-shaping win. As Bush engaged in some final diplomacy on the world stage amid a global economic slide, the White House announced...

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Five at Gitmo 'illegally held'

Washington :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago

More than seven years after the opening of Guantanamo Bay jail, a US judge Thursday for the first time acknowledged that some of its inmates were illegally detained and ordered their release. In yet another blow to the administration of President George...

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Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush

Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 days ago

With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush is about to ensure that millions of laid-off workers won't see their unemployment checks disappear as the year-end holidays approach. Bush is expected to sign into law an extension of...

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Conrad Black seeks clemency from Bush

Toronto :: Canada | 3 days ago

Conrad Black is reportedly seeking clemency from outgoing US President George W. Bush to get out of jail. Black once ran the world's third largest media empire. He is now serving a six-and-a-half-year jail term for fraud and obstruction of justice in...

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Key arrives in Peru for APEC

Lima :: Peru | 3 days ago

The Prime Minister has touched down in Lima ahead of talks with several world leaders, including Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tomorrow. Mr Key's arrival has been buoyed by a decision by the US, Australia and Peru to look at forming a...

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President for 60 more days, George Bush tearing apart protection for America's wilderness

Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago

President for 60 more days, Bush tearing apart protection for America's wilderness • Oil shale mining in Rocky Mountains gets go-ahead • 'Midnight regulations' to dismantle safeguards George Bush is working at a breakneck pace to dismantle at least 10...

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Berlusconi 'peekaboo' to Merkel

Trieste :: Italy | 5 days ago

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi hid behind a lamp post to surprise German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she arrived for an Italo-German summit in Trieste Tuesday. The fun-loving Italian premier spotted Merkel coming and sneaked behind a guard of honour...

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Wall St slides on Japan recession jitters

Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 days ago

The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index declined 11.72 points (1.34 per cent) to 861.57. The overall market suffered heavy losses last week although some analysts said they saw signs Wall Street may have found a bottom from which a new rally could begin.

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Get it right or else, Rudd warns

Sydney :: Australia | 7 days ago

Australians say they remain optimistic about the economy over the next two or three years, but a third are planning to spend less on Christmas than last year. The latest Age /Nielsen poll also shows voters are continuing to give high marks to Kevin Rudd...

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