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 Neumann's assets could be as high as $16.38 million
| In his financial disclosure form filed with the Senate Ethics Committee, former congressman Mark Neumann lists a salary of $68,000 as vice president and director of Neu... (photo: AP / Andy Manis) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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 Europe's banks on the brink
| LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as presid... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters
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 Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
| LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters
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 Greek caretaker government sworn in
Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) Zeenews
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 Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro
Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders ... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau) The Times Of India
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 Obama Can't Knock the Hustle
| How did we end up with such smart scoundrels? Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon's bank blew more than $2 billion on the same suspect derivatives trading that has... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza) Huffington Post
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 North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
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 5 Alternatives to Obama and Romney in the Presidential Race
May 17, 2012 4:45 AM EDT The third-party group Americans Elect may have missed the deadline to select a presidential candidate, but there are still other candidates besid... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza) The Daily Beast
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 ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes
| The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
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 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
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 Notices served to 14 corrupt central ministers: Anna Hazare
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | BHANDARA : "Fourteen central ministers involved in corruption have been served notices. If they do not give a reply by June, we will launch a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times Of India
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 U.S. sends warning to Saleh backers in Yemen
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday it may freeze their assets if they hamper the tran... (photo: US Army / D. Myles Cullen) Daily Press
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 David Cameron: it is 'make or break' for the euro
David Cameron has warned eurozone leaders it is now “make or break” for the single currency as the financial turmoil threatens to cause another global meltdow... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Daily Telegraph
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 Facebook: is it really worth $100bn?
Facebook has 70 per cent of the world’s internet users signed up, but can it justify such a high flotation? | Because he’s worth it: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Daily Telegraph
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 Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
Berlin, May 16: | Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily
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 Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and thre... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The Daily Telegraph
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 European leaders scramble to contain Greek debt crisis
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoneyInvest May 16, 2012: 12:16 PM ET0:00 / 04:49Merkel: We want Greece to stay in euro | NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Leaders across Europe rushed to try ... (photo: EC / EC) CNN
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 Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Strawberry Festival, Mark Gold Seafood Demo, EggFest, Chocolate Lecture, Beer and Brunch Bike Ride, Hudson Block Party + Smog City Beer Dinner
| California Strawberry Festival | California Strawberry Festival | Strawberry shortcake? Boring. How about strawberry pizza, nachos or kabobs, along with strawberry beer... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) LA Weekly
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 Mitt Romney Actually Worth Around $230 Million
| When asked how much he was worth earlier this year, Mitt Romney could only offer a broad range. "It’s between $150 and about $200 some-odd million dollars, I thin... (photo: Creative Commons / Terence Burlij/PBS NewsHour) New York Magazine
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 Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
| The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era d... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Novosti
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