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And who will make certain that all that is to be shipped is indeed shipped? And keep in mind that Brazil has been a staunch ally to Iran in support of its “right” to pursue its nuclear program. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran agreed Monday to ship most of its enriched uranium to Turkey in [...]

Washington (AP) – -She plays softball. Huge hint, right? She’s 50, single and has a short haircut. Yup, definitely a lesbian. Or is she? And if so (though that appears to be a big “if”), so what? Should it matter? These are questions that have circulated about Elena Kagan for a while. But since President [...]

Los Angeles Times: Increased consumer spending has fueled hopes that the current economic recovery will keep getting stronger, but behind the encouraging numbers is a little-noticed reality: Much of the new spending has come not from America’s broad middle class but from a small slice of affluent people at the top. And upper-crust spending, while [...]

Tokyo (AP) – – Asian stock markets tumbled Monday while European equities were mixed after investor concern that the Europe debt crisis will worsen sent the euro to a four-year low. In early trading in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent, Germany’s DAX index was little changed, and France’s CAC-40 slipped 0.7 percent. Investors [...]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Militants shot and killed a prominent Muslim cleric who had called for peace in insurgency-wracked Afghanistan along with two members of his family, officials said Monday, the latest in a string of killings targeting figures perceived as pro-government. Cleric Rahman Gul, his brother and a relative were gunned down in an [...]

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Business Week: President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday the expropriation of a group of iron, aluminum and transportation companies in Venezuela’s mining region. Among the expropriated companies is Materiales Siderurgicos, or Matesi, which is the Venezuelan subsidiary of Luxembourg-based steel maker Tenaris SA. Venezuela’s socialist president said in a televised that his government was going to [...]

New Orleans (AP) – – In a major step toward containing a massive Gulf of Mexico oil leak, BP said a mile-long (1.6-kilometer-long) tube was funneling crude Sunday from a blown well to a tanker ship after three days of wrestling to get the stopgap measure into place on the seafloor. The contraption was hooked [...]

Washington Times: BANGKOK | Black smoke billowed over downtown streets from rubber tires set ablaze by angry pro-democracy protesters armed with Molotov cocktails, slingshots and fireworks to fend off trained snipers and inexperienced troops. Four days of clashes between the so-called “Red Shirt” protesters and government troops have left at least 30 people dead and [...]

Times Online: With anger all around, voters in three states will signal on Tuesday the depth of the country’s anti-establishment mood, which threatens lawmakers in both parties and raises prospects for an even more polarized Congress after November. On the left, two veteran U.S. senators, Democrats Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, [...]

The Hill: A swarm of “thousands of bees” gathered outside the White House this morning. The small army of insects hovered over Obama as